Iran’s politburo-like body known as the Supreme National Security Council said the Strait of Hormuz will not open until the United States “corrects its behavior,” issuing new demands that could shake up talks on a deal to manage the waterway Read more…
15 killed, 27 arrested | Police to deploy over 17,000 officers No fewer than 15 people have been killed, while 27 suspected political thugs and cultists have been arrested by the police ahead of the 15 August governorship election in Read more…
No fewer than 13 residents of Efeyi community in Otukpo local government area of Benue State killed by suspected armed herdsmen were laid to rest in an emotional mass burial. Grieving family members and sympathisers trooped out early on Saturday Read more…
A former Finance Minister, Dr Kalu Idika Kalu, has criticised some provisions in the 2026 Budget, noting that government should not be overtly involved in budgeting for renovation of churches, mosques and palaces of traditional rulers given the enormity of Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State Police Command on Saturday joined the Department of State Services (DSS) and other sister security agencies in a sensitisation walk against violent crime across the State. The exercise brought together personnel from the various Read more…
The U.S. war in Iran has depleted stocks of key air defense weapons, including ballistic missile interceptors — a potential constraint for President Donald Trump as he weighs the prospect of renewing the conflict. A Center for Strategic and International Read more…
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved the deployment of Commissioners of Police to eight state commands and several strategic formations across the country. The deployment, announced in a statement on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Read more…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered two additional fake government agencies. The new discoveries are allegedly linked to Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi, the self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), widening an Read more…
Mr Mamman’s case has brought renewed attention to how public officers’ conduct in office has deepened Nigeria’s long-running power crisis. When the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced the re-arrest of the fleeing former Minister of Power Saleh Mamman in May, the news Read more…
An explosive device was planted under the vehicle of Vladimir Tkachuk, whose firm manufactures UAVs widely used by Russian troops in Ukraine A businessman involved in producing a kamikaze drone widely used by Russian troops in Ukraine was injured by Read more…
President Bola Tinubu has hailed the rescue of 308 Nigerians abducted in separate attacks in Kwara and Niger states, describing the operation as evidence of growing synergy among the country’s security agencies. Of those rescued, 163 were abducted from Woro Read more…
The Nigerian Army has placed a combined N60m bounty on two top leaders of the Islamic State West Africa Province, including the group’s governor, Abu Musa Al-Mangawi Baa Shuwa, and his deputy, Muhammad Jidda, after declaring them wanted over their Read more…