The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed claims circulating on social media alleging that its officers were arresting and extorting dispatch riders operating along the newly constructed coastal road in Lagos. The clarification followed a viral post by an online…

The All Progressives Congress has replaced Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, with former Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, as Chairman of the National Convention Central Coordination Committee ahead of the party’s March 27 and 28, 2026 convention. This was…

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has warned political actors with violent dispositions and vote buyers against such acts in the forthcoming Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election and the by-elections in Rivers and Kano states. Mr Ribadu…

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has said his administration is ready to join hands with investors to develop the state and create jobs for citizens. Otti stated this at the Government House, Umuahia, during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding,…

The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has warned political actors with violent dispositions and vote buyers against such acts in the forthcoming Federal Capital Territory Area Council election and the by-elections in Rivers and Kano states. Ribadu gave the…

An audit conducted by the Auditor-General for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Councils has uncovered financial irregularities exceeding N100 billion across the six councils of the territory. Consequently, the House has summoned the leadership of the councils, namely Abaji,…

An association of Igbo clergymen, Concerned Igbo Ministers’ Commission, has reacted to the recent killings in Kwara State, saying leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, was jailed for warning against ‘Jihadist incursion’ into Nigeria’s southern territories.…

The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia has climbed to 74, authorities said Friday, extending the search for missing people and bodies nearly two weeks since it began. Heavy rain triggered the landslide that tore through a mountain village…

Former lawmaker, Dino Melaye Esq, has raised concerns over the Senate’s reported rejection of the electronic transmission of election results. The move, according to Melaye, is a clear endorsement of election rigging and an indication of a sinister plan to…

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has cautioned Nigerian senators that they are “playing with fire” by retaining ambiguities in the amended Electoral Act. This is as she insisted that Nigerians are calling for the real-time electronic upload of election…

For decades, the oil-rich creeks of the Niger Delta symbolised both Nigeria’s economic lifeline and one of its gravest national security challenges. Vast mangrove forests concealed illegal refineries, crude oil thieves and armed criminal networks that siphoned national wealth, devastated…

Kaduna State Commissioner for Information, Ahmed Maiyaki, has described how the state government secured the safe return of victims of the Kajuru abduction. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Friday, Maiyaki said what is happening in…

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has called on former players turned pundits to show greater responsibility when commenting on young footballers, warning that harsh criticism can have serious mental health consequences. Speaking to Sky Sports presenter Gary Neville, Van Dijk…

The Board of Peace launched by United States (US) President Donald Trump last month has been widely criticised as an attempt by America’s leader to usurp the United Nations (UN) Security Council. For sub-Saharan Africa, there is an additional grievance:…

Troops of Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, have neutralised armed bandits and apprehended criminal suspects in Ayamba Village, Katsina -Ala  Local Government Area in Benue.The Acting Media Information Officer, OPWS Headquarters, Makurdi, Lt. Ahmad Zubairu stated this in…