Nigeria — The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has intensified efforts to combating kidnapping, banditry and other violent crimes across the country. In a coordinated series of raids throughout the first quarter of 2025, the force has delivered crippling blows to organized crime, rescuing victims, apprehending key suspects, and seizing a cache of weapons and illicit…
Kano, Nigeria — The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo has paid a condolence visit to the families of victims of the recent killings in Uromi, Edo State. The governor assured the bereaved families and the people of Kano State that justice will be served. Most of the victims are reportedly from Kano State. Speaking…
Nigeria — The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Sunday warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently find ways to unite Nigeria across tribal lines to avoid a revolution in the country. Primate Ayodele lamented that disunity has deeply affected the country, with almost every sector lacking unity. In a statement…
Lagos, Nigeria — The Lagos State Government has clarified the deployment of speed limit cameras, stating that enforcement is currently active on only two major highways, contrary to reports circulating that nine locations are affected. The clarification comes amid public outcry and controversy, with many motorists and residents alleging that the initiative is primarily a…
Abuja, Nigeria — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday joined Muslim faithfuls at the National Eid Prayer Ground along Airport Road in Abuja to observe the Eid-el-Fitr prayers that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Tinubu, who arrived at minutes before 9am was received by top government officials, religious leaders, and other…
Nigeria — The Campaign for Democracy, a civil society organisation, on Thursday said the recall of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi Central) by her constituents would deepen democracy in Nigeria. The pro-democracy group also said that such action by her concerned constituents would help put lawmakers on their toes to serve them well. The group made…
Lagos, Nigeria — The Federal Government said N1.092 trillion raised from the last six series of Sukuk Bonds has been used to construct or rehabilitate 4,100 kilometres of roads and nine bridges, across the six Geo-political zones of the country. The Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Ms. Patience Oniha, disclosed this at the…
Abia, Nigeria — The Abia State House of Assembly Joint Committee on Education, Public Petition and Judiciary on Thursday, asked all parties involved in the petition of alleged high school fees in Government College Umuahia, to maintain status quo until the Committee disclose its decision. The House Committee stated this at the Assembly complex during…
Ogun, Nigeria — The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development in Ogun state, Adijat Adeleye, on Thursday said that 33,530 women have received N536,480,000 in revolving grants under Oko’wo-Dapo to support their various business endeavours. Adeleye said that through the ministry’s skill acquisition programmes, no fewer than 5,000 women were equipped through training in…
Nigeria — The Naira appreciated to N1, 560 per dollar in the parallel market yesterday from N1,570 per dollar on Wednesday. However, the Naira depreciated to N1,540 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira rose…
Niger, Nigeria — CLEEN Foundation has revealed that six people died in Niger State’s Tara local government area during the August 2024 End Bad Governance protests, contradicting the state Police claims that no lives were lost. Recall that the then Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmaman had denied any loss of life, but confirmed…
Lagos, Nigeria — The Drivers on government-backed ride-hailing service LagRide have accused the company’s management of extortion, lack of transparency and ill-treatment. The crisis between the drivers and the management of the ride-hailing company escalated on Thursday, March 27, 2025, as drivers threatened to stage a protest if the management fails to address their demands….
Adamawa, Nigeria —The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has commissioned newly completed main office of the Adamawa State Command headquarters of the Nigeria Police on Thursday. The multistory building stands side by side other offices of the headquarters complex, including the old main building in which the state police commissioner has his office. The…
Kaduna, Nigeria — The minister of defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru, on Monday initiated the first phase training for 800 special forces personnel tasked with conducting high-impact operations with precision, speed, and efficiency. Badaru, while initiating the Special Operations Forces for the Armed Forces of Nigeria at Camp Kabala in Jaji military cantonment, Kaduna State, said…
Abia, Nigeria — The Abia State government has announced plans to provide hearing aids to 1000 persons with hearing impairment in the state. The Commissioner for Information in the state, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this while briefing journalists on this week’s state executive council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti on Monday. He said…
Niger, Nigeria — The Police Command in Niger State has arrested a man, Mubarak, suspected to be mentally unstable for stabbing a 25-year-old man, Shamseen Danshehu, to death. The incident took place on Sunday evening in the Kwangila area of Minna, the state capital when Mubarak was said to have engaged Danshehu in a fisticuffs…
Ekiti, Nigeria — The Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Babatola Ayodele, revealed on Monday that only 9,000 out of over 29,000 candidates who selected the institution in the last Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board exercise secured admission. Ayodele attributed the university’s growing appeal to its positive developments, stating, “Our school is…
Abuja, Nigeria — The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has warned that it will not take it kindly with any local government, or state governor that fails to properly implement the Supreme Court judgement on the local government autonomy. The President of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero has warned the federal government and state governors not…
Gombe, Nigeria — The Youths in Gombe State have looted Ramadan palliatives that was allegedly distributed by Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. As part of his tour across northern states, Seyi has been organizing Ramadan feeding programs for the less privileged. However, the initiative has sparked mixed reactions on social media—some…
Nigeria — MTN Nigeria has set up applications for the fourth edition of its Media Innovation Programme, a six-month fellowship designed to equip media professionals with insights into the evolving media and technology landscape, the company said in a statement on Monday. A statement on Monday noted that the programme, in partnership with the School…
Kastina, Nigeria — The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched a series of precision airstrikes between March 17 and 19, 2025, targeting terrorist hideouts in the North-East and North-West regions. The coordinated attacks eliminated scores of insurgents and significantly disrupted their operations. According to Group Captain Kabiru Ali, Deputy Director of NAF Public Relations, the…
United States — Nigerian woman based in the United States of America, Funke Iyanda, is at risk of 10 years imprisonment following her indictment in a $40,980 unemployment benefit fraud. It was didclosed in a statement by the US Department of Justice on Thursday that Iyanda was an illegal resident of the US and was…
Ogun, Nigeria — Ogun State has issued a flood alert for 2025 on Thursday, warning residents across various towns in the state, including Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, Sagamu, Iperu, and Ota, of imminent flash floods between March and July. The Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, highlighted the likelihood of heavy rainfall this year, with predictions from NiMET…
Bauchi, Nigeria — The Aliko Dangote Foundation has donated 25,000 bags of rice as palliatives to the less privileged in Bauchi State to ease hardship in the holy month. Speaking during the distribution of the 10-kilogram bags of rice in Bauchi on Tuesday, the representative of the Dangote Foundation, Ahmed Hashim said the rice which…
Lagos, Nigeria — A fallen container on the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway caused an intense traffic that left many commuters stranded on Thursday. The incident resulted in a significant build-up of traffic on the outward Lagos stretch of the expressway. Motorists and commuters were forced to endure long hours of traffic congestion,…
Ekiti, Nigeria — In response to the recent increase in telecom charges and tariffs, some students of higher institutions in Ekiti State on Thursday staged a peaceful protest in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) had on Thursday visited the office of one the…
Abuja, Nigeria — In an interactive session with Corps Members at the Wuse and Garki NYSC zonal offices in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, General Nafiu reaffirmed the commitment of both the Scheme and the Nigerian government to prioritising the welfare of corps members. The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig Gen…
Rivers, Nigeria — The Police Command in Rivers State has confirmed the fire incident on the Trans-Niger Delta Pipeline, but quickly assured residents of safety. While confirming that the facility is operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, the police mentioned that two people have been arrested for questioning over the development. The command…
Nigeria — Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has described the Social Democratic Party, SDP, as a branch of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Galadima stated specifically that the SDP is merely a factionalized extension of the APC. He made this remark while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show…
Nigeria — Nigerian skit maker and rights activist, Adebowale Adedayo, professionally called Mr Macaroni, has reacted to reports that the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, threatened a corper who criticised President Bola Tinubu’s government. It could be recalled that a Lagos-based corper, Ushie Uguamaye in a now controversial TikTok video on Saturday, lamented the deteriorating…
Ogun, Nigeria — The President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has accused former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, of demolishing his cement plant twice during his administration. Dangote made the allegation during his meeting with the state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Monday, March 17, 2025. A statement by the Ogun State…
