Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Christopher Musa, has said the government will ensure families of military officers accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu are not abandoned. Mr Musa made the statement during an interview with TRT World, a Turkish broadcaster,…

The Chairman of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Amalau Samuel Amalau, has announced the immediate suspension of mining activities, both legal and illegal, in the council. The decision followed a renewed wave of attacks on local miners leading…

The Ogun State Government has reaffirmed its territorial jurisdiction over Eba Island in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area, dismissing claims from some quarters in Ondo State as misleading and capable of triggering avoidable communal tension. The clarification followed public debates…

The Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese and Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Niger State, Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna, has raised alarm over renewed terrorist attacks in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. Yohanna called on the…

Delta State Governor, Mr Sheriff Oborevwori, has charged graduates of the Delta State College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ofuoma-Ughelli, to deploy their skills in service to humanity as the institution held its 8th convocation ceremony. The governor, who was…

The Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon, Lagos, on Sunday, reiterated that land ownership disputes are civil matters to be settled in court and not by the police. The FCID spokesperson, Aminat Mayegun, made this known in an interview with…

Governor Uba Sani has been commended for the progress that Kaduna State has been witnessing since he assumed office, in spite of the state’s history of ethno-religious crises. The 105th Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace Justin Portal Welby, gave the…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has said that its operatives rescued a helpless truck driver trapped in the tractor head along Shagamu Road at Oke Gbegun, near LASPOTECH, Ikorodu The development was disclosed on Sunday on the official LASTMA…

The Police Command in Ebonyi State says it has arrested 10 suspects in connection with the killing and beheading of four people in Okporojọr Village, Oso Edda Community, Edda Local Government Area of the state. The attack, which occurred on…

Spokesman of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Comrade Emma Powerful, has insisted that the February 2, 2026 sit-at-home in the South-East, ordered by the group to show solidarity with traders in Onitsha Main Market, will hold. Powerful spoke in…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited over its alleged failure to account for N22.3bn, $49.7m, £14.3m and €5.2m in oil revenue. This was disclosed in a statement issued by…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I Area Command, Idiroko, has confirmed another violent assault on its officers by suspected smugglers along a bush path at Alapoti in Ado/Odo-Ota Local Government Area. Zakari Chado, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the incident…

A coalition of Muslim women in Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to revisit the uniforms of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to better accommodate female corps members who wear the hijab. Speaking at a news briefing in Abuja…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to proceed with the arraignment of former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, in absentia, following his continued failure to appear before the Federal High Court in Lagos. Sylva, who also served as…

The National President of Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Musedeeq Adeniji-Kazeem, has urged citizens to always strive to make the society better by building lasting legacies. Mr Adeniji-Kazeem, a former Lagos State attorney-general, said this in Lagos, at a programme to…