Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the immediate release of a carpenter, Mustapha Marwana, who was cleared of allegations linking him to terrorist activities. According to a security source, the release followed a thorough investigation of his case by a DSS investigation...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja
Kogi State Police Command has successfully rescued sixteen (16) victims abducted along the Itobe–Anyigba Highway in Ofu Local Government Area, following an intense gun battle with their abductors. The incident occurred at about 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, 9th August 2026, between Ojuwo Ajengo and Mamerebo, an identified kidnapping flashpoint...
Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has urged political leaders in Osun State to shun violence ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. IPAC National Chairman, Yusuf Dantalle, expressed concern over rising political tension and reported incidents of violence in parts of the state. He said it was wrong for politicians to attack...
Popular Nigerian music star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has stirred political debate ahead of the August 15, 2026, Osun State governorship election after declaring that anyone supporting the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state is “an enemy of progress.” The award-winning singer made the remark in...
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has approved the appointment of 4,800 Special Assistants to expand government presence across the state’s 192 wards. The governor announced the decision on Monday during a meeting with leaders and members of the APC from the 18 local government areas at the Government House...
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has dissolved the board of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC) plc with immediate effect. The Commission in a statement on Monday said the development follows severe financial insolvency accumulating to the tune of 456.5 billion Naira. It explained that the utility remitted only 41.93...
Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal has stated that Nigeria remained steadfast in its commitment to global climate action while advancing national development priorities, through the Climate Change Act, Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC3.0), the National Adaptation Plan, the Energy Transition Plan, the National Clean Cooking Policy, the National Carbon...
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has expressed profound gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and security agencies for the successful release of victims abducted from communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State and Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State....
The Government of The Gambia has announced plans to undertake a study tour of Nigeria’s Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) as part of efforts to strengthen its newly established tertiary education funding agency. The announcement was made on Monday in Abuja when Gambia’s Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concern over the European Union’s (EU) decision to withdraw from observing Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, describing the move as a troubling indication of declining confidence in the country’s electoral process. In a statement issued on Monday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Comrade...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday arrived in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, to participate in the grand finale of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship campaign ahead of Saturday’s election. Atiku, who disclosed his arrival in a post on his official X account, said he was accompanied...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have successfully contained an attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Gajiram, Nganzai Local Government Area, Borno State. Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation...
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has debunked reports in some section of the media suggesting that he was lobbying to be made Director-General (DG) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). The Minister, who reiterated his unflinching support for the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said that he does not need to be the DG or even member of the President’s Campaign Council to deliver ensure that the President wins massively in Rivers State and the FCT. A report in some section of the media had listed the FCT among top party chieftains and government officials lobbying or being mentioned for the position of the APC Presidential Campaign Council DG. However, reacting through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the FCT described the report as false, saying he did not at any time discuss leadership or even membership of the Presidential Campaign Council with anyone. He said; “I am outside Nigeria, resting and relaxing after spending over 30 days, commissioning projects, flagging off new ones and inspecting ongoing ones, especially those scheduled for commissioning in December and January, next year. “When I return, our focus will be the continuous delivery of our mandate in line with the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda and to further enhance his electoral fortune in Rivers State and the FCT. “Therefore, I do not need to be the DG or even member of the Presidential Campaign Council of Mr President’s political party to contribute my quota by ensuring that he wins handsomely in Rivers State and the FCT.”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the growing continental recognition of Nigeria’s customs modernisation programme and commended the selection of a subsidiary of Nigerian-owned Bergmans Security Consultant and Supplies Limited for a 20-year, multi-billion-dollar AfCFTA Customs Modernisation Project. The project, to be implemented through Bergmans’ subsidiary, AfriTrade CMP Limited,...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is targeting more than doubling the contribution of Nigeria’s livestock sector to the national economy as part of efforts to boost food security, create jobs and diversify the economy. Tinubu, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,...
Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested one Nuhu Dahiru for impersonation and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N3,000,000.00 (Three Million Naira). The suspect was arrested in Tashan Bama, along Bama Road, Maiduguri, Borno State, following credible...
Chairman of the Northern Christian Association (NCA), Rev. Joseph John Hayab, has said the controversial remarks by Islamic cleric, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, have exposed what Christians in Northern Nigeria have described as years of religious discrimination and marginalisation. Hayab made the remarks in kaduna on Monday while reacting...
Vice President Kashim Shettima is using his ongoing two-week leave to focus on reading, reflection and personal development, underscoring his belief in continuous learning as a key ingredient of effective leadership. According to a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, the Vice President has...
Ogun State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its ongoing fight against violent crime, rescuing seven kidnapped victims, neutralising three suspected kidnappers and arresting 38 suspects during a series of coordinated operations across the state. The command said the arrests included 23 foreign nationals linked to an alleged...