Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed deep concern over the escalating wave of terrorist attacks across parts of the country, warning that Nigeria risks sliding into anarchy if urgent and decisive measures are not taken. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Prof. T. A. Muhammad-Baba, the...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna
Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has announced that the new moon of Shawwal 1447AH was not sighted across Nigeria. According to the Sultan, reports from the National Moon Sighting Committee and various local committees nationwide...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday visited victims of the recent multiple bomb explosions in Maiduguri, Borno State, who are currently receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH). The Vice President, accompanied by the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Hajiya Zubaida Umar, toured...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), will officially launch the ECOWAS Regional Community Health Policy (RCHP) on March 24, 2026 at the Sofitel Hotel in Cotonou, Benin. This high-level event will bring together political and health authorities, representatives of ECOWAS...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has presented cheques to One Thousand and Seventy-Five (1,075) beneficiaries and next-of-kin of deceased police officers under the Group Life Assurance and IGP Family Welfare Schemes, at a ceremony held at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The cheques, amounting to a total sum...
King Charles III and Queen Camilla welcomed President Tinubu and First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu at Datchet Road in Windsor on March 18, 2026, marking the start of his two-day state visit to the United Kingdom.
Nigerian Army has once again demonstrated its unwavering resolve to defeat terrorism, successfully repelling a coordinated night attack by insurgents in Mallam Fatori, Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday 18 March 2026 at about 12:50 a.m., saw terrorists...
Barely four months after their arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for importing 20 kilograms of cocaine from Santos Brazil into Nigeria through the Apapa seaport in Lagos, 10 Filipino sailors and their merchant vessel marked MV Nord Bosporus have been convicted and fined...
Deputy Governor of Borno State, Umar Usman Kadafur, has visited victims of the recent bomb blasts in Maiduguri who are currently receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. The visit follows multiple explosions that occurred across parts of Maiduguri, leaving several people dead and many others injured....
Ahead of the Sallah celebrations, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District, has reinforced his longstanding support for frontline military personnel by donating twenty bulls to troops across the district, including the Theatre Command and the Seven Division at the Maimalari Military Cantonment. The gesture extends to...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Monday at Ivara Esu Estate in Odukpani Local Government Area, Cross River State, arrested one suspected gunrunner, Kelvin Ebikeniye Dugo. Security sources disclosed that the arrest followed credible intelligence on Dugo’s plan to buy 832 rounds of live ammunition from...
Senegal has firmly rejected the recent rulings from the Confederation of African Football (CAF), insisting it will remain the reigning champions of AFCON.The decision has sparked a flurry of reactions online, with fans and commentators weighing in. Daniel Regha, a well-known online critic known for weighing in on various...
The National Museum in Jos has highlighted Plateau State’s place in Nigeria’s cultural heritage with the launch of a new exhibition titled *“Plateau in the Classical Works of Nigerian Art.”* Unveiled on Tuesday, the exhibition explores how Plateau has been represented in classical Nigerian artworks housed in museums around...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has directed all political appointees under his administration who intend to contest elective offices in the forthcoming 2027 general elections to resign their appointments on or before March 31, 2026. The directive is pursuant to the provisions of Section 88(1) of the Electoral Act,...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has busted and dismantled a Visa mill Syndicate in Lagos State, just as it secured the conviction of one Michael Kuyoro, a staff member of Ikeja Local Government, for his involvement in a visa fraud scheme involving forgery, conspiracy,...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially ruled on the outcome of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 final, declaring Morocco as winners following Senegal’s forfeiture. In a decision released by @CAF_media, the CAF Appeal Board confirmed that the Senegal national team forfeited the final...
Real Madrid are through to the Champions League quarterfinals after beating Manchester City 2–1 on Tuesday night, making it 5–1 on aggregate. Vinicius Junior put Madrid ahead with a penalty in the 22nd minute and showed his class throughout the match, even laughing off a banner from the stands...
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) started fast and quickly put Chelsea on the back foot, winning 3-0 on the night and 8-2 over the two legs to reach the next round of the Champions League. Chelsea went into the match already behind from the first leg and were without Reece James,...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna Kaduna State has been recognised as a leading state in land administration and selected as one of the pilot states for the Nigeria Land Titling, Registration and Documentation Programme (NLTRDP). The Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, disclosed this on Monday when officials from the Federal...
Fresh violence linked to fighters loyal to Bello Turji has left at least two people dead and forced residents of Bargaja town in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State to flee their homes. Locals who spoke on the incident said the attack, which occurred over the weekend, triggered...