Malam Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna, has alerted the public to what he called “certain malicious orchestrations” directed against him. El-Rufai, in a statement signed and released on Sunday by Muyiwa Adekeye, his Media Adviser, said the unwarranted Read more…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised the Federal Government’s plan to reintegrate hundreds of former insurgents into society, saying the approach shows a dangerous softness towards terrorism. In a statement on Sunday signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Read more…
What to know about the Iran war today:Iran’s military announced Saturday that it has resumed control of the Strait of Hormuz. It warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S. blockade of Read more…
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed that two Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, candidates who were among passengers abducted in a commercial bus have escaped from their captors. The Police Command added that efforts are being made to rescue Read more…
When Olatunji Disu assumed office as the Inspector General of Police (IGP), terrorists and other criminal elements were and are still holding the nation by the jugular. Soon after he was decorated, the IGP got the mandate of President Bola Tinubu Read more…
Sergey Shoigu has cautioned Finland and the Baltic states against allowing Kiev to use their airspace for attacks on Russia Russia would have the right to retaliate if Finland and the Baltic states are deliberately allowing Ukrainian drones to pass Read more…
The mouthpiece of the North, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has said that Nigeria’s worsening security crisis has escalated to what could be described as a “state of war”. To this end, it urged the federal government to adopt extraordinary measures Read more…
Gunmen have abducted passengers, including candidates sitting for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination ((UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board ((JAMB), along the Makurdi-Otukpo road in Benue State. The victims were travelling in a Benue Links bus Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu(CP) has re-echoed the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu(IGP) on zero tolerance for corruption and unprofessional conduct among officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force. Read more…
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has warned against violence ahead of the 2027 general elections. Rising from its meeting held at the residence of its leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday, the organisation called Read more…
No ships have made it past a U.S. naval blockade of Iran’s ports and coastal areas, and six merchant ships have followed orders to turn back, the U.S. military said on Tuesday, providing the first details on a day-old effort Read more…
The Federal Government has defended the April 11 airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force on the Jilli axis in Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State, describing it as a “precision, intelligence-led” operation aimed at dismantling a major terrorist stronghold. Read more…