Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has fired back at critics over his 2017 “grass cutting” scandal. In a statement titled Kachalla 2, and posted, Lawal dismissed widespread attacks from Nigeria’s Fulani community and Atiku Abubakar ...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued 360 women and children who were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Counter-terrorism expert Zagazola Makama said the rescue operation was conducted by ...
The Presidency has said President Bola Tinubu has taken full responsibility for the abduction of schoolchildren from two schools in Oyo State. Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, stated that, unlike the Goodluck Jonathan administration, the ...
Hon. Akin Alabi, member of the House of Representatives from Oyo state, has urged security agencies to sustain efforts towards securing the release of pupils and teachers abducted in Ogbomosho. Alabi made the appeal while reacting to the rescue of ...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has intensified efforts to persuade former Kano State Deputy Governor and 2023 gubernatorial candidate, Nasiru Gawuna, to contest the 2027 governorship election on its platform. Sources familiar with the development state that influential figures within ...
One person has been killed following an attack by some armed men on Mbasa community in Utange Council Ward of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. The assailants, suspected to be members of an armed militia group, invaded the ...
Video footage has emerged showing the moments operatives of the Nigeria Police Force breached a kidnappers’ hideout to rescue Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul. In the video, operatives are seen entering the ...
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the rescue of Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, the younger sister of former Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu, along with her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul. The victims were freed alive following a ...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has appointed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi to its Campaign Committee for the upcoming Ekiti State governorship election. The appointments bring together the politicians who previously vied ...
Photographs showing children with bruises, cuts and welts have been shared on social media with claims that they show pupils abducted during the May 2026 attack on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The posts claim the ...
The Enugu East Senatorial Zone on Saturday declared its support for the re-election bids of President Bola Tinubu and Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The endorsement was announced during a solidarity rally tagged “Ofu ...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has met with ally and the publisher of Ovation International, Dele Momodu, at his residence in Abuja. Momodu shared details and photographs of the afternoon meeting on his social media platform, X, indicating that their ...
A London court has sentenced a 36-year-old Nigerian man, Fawaz Abdulkareem, to life imprisonment for the fatal stabbing of a man following a dispute at a flat in Vauxhall. Abdulkareem was found guilty of murdering 32-year-old Daniel Manuel and possessing ...
Armed bandits holding retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former Director of Defence Information, and his wife have demanded the release of some of their detained members and the return of confiscated livestock before the couple can regain their freedom. ...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have apprehended a notorious criminal suspect popularly known as ‘Sule Yellow’, who gained social media prominence by documenting his unlawful activities on social media. The suspected criminal was intercepted by military personnel during a tactical ...
The governorship candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in Abia State, Doris Ogala, has been hospitalised after she reportedly collapsed during a political consultation in the state. The actress-turned-politician disclosed the development on Friday night, revealing that she was ...
An APC chieftain, Joe Igbokwe, has recounted how he narrowly escaped being attacked by a group of youths at the popular Ladipo Market in Lagos State. Igbokwe disclosed the incident in a video shared on his official Facebook page on ...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to dismantle the 12-year monopoly enjoyed by South African technology firm Optasia (formerly Channel VAS) in Nigeria’s airtime credit lending and data advance market. The directive aims ...
The Presidency has hit back at Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), following his criticisms of the Federal Government’s approach to national security. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, ...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has held talks with healthcare professionals and experts in the United States as part of efforts to explore ways of improving Nigeria’s healthcare system. Obi disclosed this in a post on ...