Police dismiss report of mass kidnap on Abuja-Kaduna highway

The Kaduna State Police Command has denied reports circulating on social media alleging that between 150 to 200 persons were kidnapped along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. It described the claims as entirely false and misleading. A statement issued on Thursday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, dismissed the report published by Diaspora Digital Media … [Read more…]

Insecurity: Navy launches Special Operations in Benue

In a decisive move to address persistent insecurity in Benue State, the Nigerian Navy has established its Special Operations Command (NNSOC) on the North Bank of the River Benue. The new command is set to become a critical component of Nigeria’s security infrastructure, aimed at curbing violence, banditry, and other forms of criminality in the … [Read more…]

Arafat Day: Sultan seeks fervent prayers for Nigeria as Ram prices surge amidst insecurity

Don't Touch The Sultan, MURIC Tells Sokoto Governor

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alahaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the Muslim Ummah to offer fervent prayers for Nigeria today, which falls on Arafat Day. He said the prayers would attract divine solutions to the myriad of challenges facing the country. The Sultan said this in a statement yesterday by the Secretary-General of Jama’atu Nasril … [Read more…]

Court grants Akpoti-Uduaghan leave to serve court papers on Akpabio, Nwaebonyi

Two High Courts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have granted leave to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to serve documents on Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senate Deputy Chief Whip Onyekachi Nwaebonyi about two alleged sexual harassment, defamation and rights violation suits filed by the Kogi Central lawmaker In a ruling on the first suit marked:FCT/HC/CV/754/2025, … [Read more…]

Ibas appoints 11 Permanent Secretaries

The Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has approved the appointment of 11 new Permanent Secretaries. The appointment was announced in a statement by the Acting Head of Service, Mrs. Inyingi Brown. The statement said the date for the official swearing-in ceremony will be communicated in due course. The statement listed the … [Read more…]

BREAKING: Enugu Govt Moves Against Illicit ‘Spiritualists’, Bandits, Kidnappers; to outlaw money rituals, ‘okite’

…Native doctors, ‘ezenwanyi’, herbalists, others to be registered and regulated Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has transmitted an Executive Bill to the Enugu State House of Assembly to checkmate criminal activities among native doctors, herbalists and related persons in the state. The proposed legislation entitled “Maintenance of Internal Security, Vigilance and Order”, also … [Read more…]

Overbilling: Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission Orders MainPower to Refund over 20,000 Customers

In exercise of its regulatory powers, the Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission, EERC, has ordered MainPower Electricity Distribution Company, formerly Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, to refund over 20,000 estimated customers over “wrongful billing” by the company. This was contained in a public notice issued by EERC on Monday where the Commission said that its … [Read more…]

Rival cult groups clash in Osogbo, leave one dead

The Police Command in Osun, on Monday, confirmed the death of one person during a clash between two rival cult groups at Oke Ola area in Osogbo on Sunday. Abiodun Ojelabi, the command’s spokesperson, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo that it took the intervention of the police to quell the upheaval. … [Read more…]

Mid-Term Assessment: Nnaji lauds Tinubu in energy, innovation, jobs

Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for steering Nigeria into a new era of science-driven, innovation-led development within the past two years. In a statement by his Senior Special Adviser (Administration), Dr. Robert Ngwu, the Minister described the Tinubu administration as a “powerhouse of progress,” citing milestone … [Read more…]

Gov. Mbah Moves Girl Rescued from Den of Suspected Ritualist to Enugu; Awards Her University Scholarship

The Enugu State Government says it has moved Miss Ukamaka Okonkwo, the lucky girl that was rescued from the dungeon of Obi Levi Obieze, the alleged ritualist and kidnapper at Ndiagu Umumba in Ezeagu LGA of the state, to a government facility for therapy and rehabilitation. The Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs, and Social Development, … [Read more…]

Lamentations, Knocks Trail Tinubu’s Mid-Term Assessment as Presidency Insists Reforms Yielding Results

Nigerians have examined their condition in the last two years of President Bola Tinubu’s administration and concluded that they were not better off than they were before President Tinubu assumed office on May 29 2023. Many residents said under the Tinubu administration, the average person has experienced more poverty and insecurity than under any other … [Read more…]