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The Police Command in Kaduna State has dismantled two bandits’ hideouts during a clearance operation in Makarfi Local Government Area. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna. Hassan said the operation was conducted by police operatives in collaboration with the Kaduna State Vigilance Service, ...
The Police Command in Plateau has recovered a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) and an AK-47 rifle during an operation in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area. The Command spokesman, SP Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Jos. Alabo said Mobile Police officers, acting on credible intelligence, encountered suspected bandits in ...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have foiled a terrorist attack on Kukawa, Borno, neutralising about 26 terrorists and destroying 10 motorcycles. This is contained in a statement on Saturday by Capt. Mohammed Goni, Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force, North East. Goni said the terrorists attacked troops of 101 Special Forces Battalion deployed ...
The President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Dr Ike Neliaku, has urged practitioners to strengthen mentorship, professional development and institutional relationships. Neliaku made the call on Saturday in Kaduna at the maiden Bashir Adamu Chedi Annual Memorial Lecture and Annual General Meeting of the NIPR Kaduna State Chapter. He spoke through the ...
The Nigerian Navy on Saturday inaugurated three solar-powered borehole projects in Gaya town in Kano to improve access to potable water and community development. The projects, located at Gaya UMC, Kofar Gabari and Alawa communities, were executed under the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Special Intervention Quick Impact Projects Scheme. Newsmen report that the scheme ...
The Police Command in Ekiti has arrested six suspects in separate operations involving alleged cultism and ritual-related activities in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abutu Sunday, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti. Sunday said a locally made firearm, an axe, an expended cartridge shell and suspected criminal charms ...
The Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Bukola Olopade, has expressed confidence that Enugu will host the best National Sports Festival (NSF) ever held in Nigeria. Olopade expressed the confidence on Friday at the unveiling of the official mascot for the festival scheduled to hold in Enugu from Nov. 27 to Dec. 11. The ...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today depart Abuja for Europe to commence a three-week working vacation as part of his annual leave. According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President’s first port of call will be London, United Kingdom. The Presidency noted that ...
Electricity customers in Togo, Benin, and Niger failed to settle an outstanding balance of $11.16 million for power and related services supplied by Nigerian generation companies under bilateral arrangements in 2025, placing additional strain on payment flows within the regional electricity market. The unpaid sum represents the shortfall between the $73.91 million invoiced by the ...
African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate and #RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore, has reacted to the Department of State Services (DSS) suspension of its cybercrime suit against him describing it as a moral and legal victory. In a statement on Sunday, Sowore noted that the secret police has been forced to "eat humble pie". He described ...
Reforms in Nigeria’s maritime sector have delivered record quadrupled revenue while shielding businesses from arbitrary costs, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola has revealed on Sunday. Presenting the ministry’s three-year scorecard in a statement by his Special Adviser, Dr Bolaji Akinola, Oyetola disclosed that revenues jumped 160 percent from ₦700.79 billion ...
Residents of Ikola, in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, are counting their losses after a violent clash between Yoruba and Hausa residents left several people dead and properties destroyed. The crisis, which occurred around the Power Line area, reportedly followed an earlier dispute that led to the death of a Yoruba man. ...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has called on public relations practitioners to prioritise mentorship and ethical communication to sustain the profession. Idris made the call on Saturday in Kaduna at the maiden Bashir Adamu Chedi Annual Memorial Lecture and Annual General Meeting of the NIPR Kaduna State Chapter. The lecture with ...
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Zone 2 Command, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, has commended the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) for its sustained partnership and support for the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Jimoh made the commendation on Saturday at the Patrons and Honorary Members’ Investiture and Award Ceremony of the PCRC, Zone 2 Command, held ...
The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has dismissed comments by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar suggesting that he would reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president in 2027, insisting that the country’s borders are not closed. Tunji-Ojo, in a statement issued on Saturday, said it was necessary to clarify the situation. He explained that ...
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has departed Abuja for Luanda, Angola, where he will represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). The high-level summit will focus on critical strategies for conflict resolution and the advancement of lasting ...
The Federal Government has launched a crackdown on massive energy theft along the 132kV Ikorodu–Sagamu industrial corridor, where unaccounted power losses have climbed to 100 megawatts, inflicting an estimated annual revenue loss of ₦120 billion on the electricity market. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, announced the intervention on Friday during a high-level stakeholder meeting ...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has opted for a low-key celebration as he clocks 60 on September 2, 2026, asking friends, associates and well-wishers to avoid organising public celebrations or placing congratulatory messages in the media. Shettima made the appeal in a statement issued on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media ...
Not less than two hundred and fifty (250) indigenes of Asaga, Ohafia in Abia State benefited from the on-going National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) Sustainable Empowerment Programme (NSEP), which took place on Thursday, 27th August, 2026 in the state. NASENI through NSEP is providing relevant skills, tools and renewable technologies including NASENI ...
President Bola Tinubu says national security remains the fundamental bedrock required to achieve Nigeria’s economic ambitions and lasting prosperity. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, said this on Friday in Abuja during the graduation ceremony for 103 participants of National Defence College Course 34. He said his administration viewed safety and protection of lives ...
An Abuja-based quarry company, Stone Rockers Ltd., has petitioned President Bola Tinubu and two ministers over the continued shutdown of its business premises by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The company petitioned the president, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr Dele Alake, and the Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi ...
The National Population Commission (NPC) has announced the death of its Chairman, Dr Aminu Yusuf, describing his passing as a major loss to the commission and the country. The announcement was made in a statement on Friday in Abuja, by the Director, Public Affairs Department, Mrs Adelayo Olurode. Olurode said Yusuf, the Talban Wushishi, died ...
