The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has expressed sorrow over the death of former Director of Defence Information, Major General Rabe Abubakar (retd.), who reportedly died while in captivity after being abducted by bandits. The military also reaffirmed its determination to intensify ...
The protest against rising insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory entered its third day, as demonstrators blocked a bridge along the Karu-Nyanya Expressway, a major route connecting Abuja and Nasarawa State. Carrying placards and chanting anti-government slogans, the protesters called ...
Fresh concerns have emerged over the role of illegal mining in Nigeria’s worsening security crisis, following a detailed commentary by renowned journalist and political analyst, Farooq A. Kperogi, who alleged that some Chinese-linked mining operators and their local collaborators may ...
Former Kano State Governor and leading opposition figure, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has revealed details of his closed-door meeting with former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, describing their discussions as frank and centred on the future of both their party and ...
Retired Major General Abubakar Rabe, who was abducted by bandits in Katsina State exactly two weeks ago, has died while in captivity. The senior military officer was kidnapped alongside his wife around the Matazu area of Katsina State while traveling ...
The Nigerian Army says troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised a terrorist, rescued three kidnapped victims, and destroyed a bandits’ camp during ongoing operations in Zamfara State. This was contained in an operational report made available to ...
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has warned Nigerians that elections in Nigeria will continue to be manipulated unless citizens take active responsibility in protecting their votes. He made the remarks during a recent visit to Washington, ...
The ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri has spoken about his close professional and personal relationship with Barrister Osa Director, the National Publicity Secretary of the opposition Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). This follows Director’s inclusion in the 2026 national honors list. ...
Tension broke out on Saturday in parts of Abuja as a group of pro-President Bola Tinubu supporters staged a protest near a commercial bank, drawing attention to the ongoing abduction of 39 students and seven teachers from three schools in ...
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has said that only God can ultimately bring an end to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity challenges. His remarks come amid a renewed wave of attacks and abductions across parts of the country, ...
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has selected the former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, as his running mate for the upcoming election. The immediate past chairman of the ADC in Rivers State, Leader ...
Fresh details have emerged on how suspects involved in the abduction of Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke, sister of former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, allegedly planned and executed the operation in Ibadan, Oyo State. The suspects, now in police ...
The Director of New Media and Strategic Communications for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Theo Abu Agada, has clarified that Blessing Fubara Snr, the elder brother of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, is not the party’s gubernatorial candidate in Rivers ...
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has appointed Nigeria’s Ahunna Eziakonwa as his Special Adviser on Africa. She replaces Cristina Duarte, with Guterres expressing appreciation for Duarte’s “commitment and dedicated service to the Organisation,” according to the statement. Eziakonwa currently ...
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has urged the Federal Government to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking to members of his congregation in a video, Ayodele questioned ...
The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Seriake Dickson, has announced that the party’s internal crisis has been resolved after consultations involving key stakeholders, including the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and economist Prof. Pat Utomi. Dickson made ...
Peter Obi, the NDC presidential candidate for the 2027 election, has again declared that he would seek the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, if elected president. The former Anambra State ...
Terrorists dislodged from their strongholds in Zamfara and Sokoto states are relocating to the South-East and South-South regions, security and intelligence sources have revealed. The insurgents are utilizing interconnected forest corridors, riverine routes, and cattle paths stretching through Niger and ...
Traditional rulers and cultural leaders across the South-West have thrown their weight behind the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, following his call for the deployment of Yoruba ancestral powers to confront banditry and kidnapping. The renewed debate comes amid ...
The governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Rivers State, Blessing Fubara, has dismissed claims that his political ambition is tied to the influence of his elder brother, Governor Sim Fubara. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s ...