Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has dismissed renewed calls for negotiations with bandits, insisting that Nigeria must confront rising insecurity with firm action and international support. Speaking at the Plateau State Unity Christmas Carol and Praise Festival in Jos on Friday,…
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has confirmed receiving an invitation from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, assuring Nigerians that he is prepared to appear before the anti-graft agency. Malami disclosed this in…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the coup d’état carried out by elements of the military in Guinea-Bissau. In a statement released on Thursday by his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, the Secretary-General denounced any attempt to disrupt or overturn constitutional…
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has formally joined the African Democratic Congress, marking his first major political move since exiting the All Progressives Congress. El-Rufai completed his registration and received his ADC membership card at the party’s Unguwar…
A Nambian politician formerly known as Adolf Hitler Uunona has changed his name, deleting “Hitler” from his official documents, a local media outlet has reported. “My name is not Adolf Hitler, I am Adolf Uunona. I have seen in the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency, directing the Nigerian Police and Armed Forces to recruit additional personnel to address escalating insecurity across the country. In a statement issued from the Statehouse, the president instructed the…
The twenty four schoolgirls kidnapped from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State have been rescued. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the development in…
Barely one week after the abduction and subsequent release of 38 worshippers from Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun, Eruku, Kwara State has again come under attack. At least 11 residents were reportedly kidnapped on Monday evening in Isapa, a neighbouring…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Adamawa State, marking a significant shift in Nigeria’s opposition landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections. The registration ceremony took place on Monday, following Atiku’s announcement…
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday announced the rescue of all 38 worshippers abducted earlier in the week from the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State.In a post on his verified X handle,…
Kaduna, Nigeria –Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has made explosive allegations against his successor, Governor Uba Sani, claiming that the current administration has paid ₦1 billion to bandits. El-Rufai asserted that the government has not only…
It is a global embarrassment that the United States Congress is now actively reviewing reports of mass killings, persecution, and insecurity in Nigeria, while our own Senate and House of Representatives behave as though nothing urgent is happening. Foreign lawmakers…
The Kebbi State Government has urged the Ministry of Defence to investigate why military personnel were withdrawn from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, barely an hour before bandits launched their attack. Governor Nasir Idris made the appeal on Friday…
Tension has risen in Niger State after armed attackers stormed St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in the Papiri community of Agwara Local Government Area, and abducted an unconfirmed number of students and staff during a late-night attack.Although details are…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment. The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, handed down the sentence on counts one, four, five, and six, opting for…