Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has directed members of his newly inaugurated cabinet to openly show their loyalty to President Bola Tinubu by wearing outfits bearing the president’s insignia. The governor gave this directive on Tuesday during the swearing-in of…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed deep concern over the rising volume of illicit financial flows (IFFs) from Nigeria, warning that the trend is worsening the country’s fiscal and revenue challenges. Speaking at the 2025 IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings…
Hard times may soon await suspected land grabbers in Ibadan as the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has inaugurated a five-member legal committee to address the growing menace and related criminal activities across the city. The committee, comprising seasoned…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 8,166.95 kilograms of confiscated illicit drugs in Yobe State, marking a major milestone in the ongoing battle against drug trafficking and abuse. The event which took place at Kasaisa village near…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have recorded another major breakthrough in the fight against arms trafficking, with the arrest of two notorious gunrunners in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to a statement by Major Samson Nantip Zhakom,…
The Nigerian Senate has taken a decisive step to respond to growing international concerns over alleged state-sponsored persecution of Christians. During a closed-door session on Tuesday, lawmakers established a 12-member ad hoc committee to investigate and draft a national response…
Former Senate President and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of pursuing a deliberate plan to turn Nigeria into a one-party state. Wabara made the…
The Kwara State Commissioner for Water Resources, Hon. Usman Yunusa Lade, has filed a direct criminal complaint against the Editor-in-Chief of NUPEKO TV-Lafiagi, Tauheed Baruwa Muhammed, over an alleged defamatory publication made on Facebook. The case, lodged before the Chief…
The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has announced the death of Reverend Anthony Lamba, one of its pastors who was abducted by bandits in Southern Kaduna earlier this year. In a statement signed by Rev. Alari Alari, Chairman of ECWA…
Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE (JTF OPEP), in collaboration with Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY), have arrested two notorious gunrunners and recovered a large cache of ammunition during a coordinated security operation in Kaduna State. According to…
