UPDATED: OKPEBHOLO SWORN-IN AS EDO STATE GOV, TAKES OVER FROM OBASEKI
Monday Okpebholo has been sworn in as the new governor of Edo State, drawing an end to the eight-year stint of Godwin Obaseki at the...
(UPDATED) JOS EXPLOSION: POLICE, GOV MUTFWANG DISMISS BOMB SCARE, ALLAY FEARS
The Plateau State Police Command has dismissed reports of a bomb scare that caused alarm among Jos residents on Tuesday. An initial eyewitness account had...
EFCC CONVICTS 50 FOR CURRENCY RACKETEERING, DOLLARISATION IN 2024
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) claimed it convicted over 50 persons for currency racketeering and dollarization of the Nigerian economy in 2024 alone....
#EndBadGovernance: WE ARRESTED CRIMINALS ENGAGED IN ARSON, MASSIVE LOOTING, NOT MINORS — IGP
The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, has addressed recent media reports alleging that minors were arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protests, calling these reports...
RETIRED MILITARY WOMEN DECRY ALLEGED GOVT NEGLECT
The Female Military Veterans Association has raised concerns about the neglect of military women after their service to the nation. The association added that military...
OBASEKI PARDONS INMATES WITH LESS THAN ONE YEAR LEFT TO SERVE
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has granted pardon to 10 inmates with less than one year to serve their terms in correctional centres in...
LAKURAWA NOT A NEW TERROR GROUP — ACF, BUKARTI
The Lakurawa terror group in some parts of northern Nigeria is not new, a security expert and a chieftain of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF)...
SPIRIT AIRLINES FLIGHT FROM FLORIDA TO HAITI HIT BY GUNFIRE WHILE TRYING TO LAND
A Spirit Airlines jetliner headed for Haiti’s troubled capital was hit by gunfire with one flight attendant suffering minor injuries, the US carrier said Monday....
EFCC SUMMONS FOREIGNER, GUESTS OVER NAIRA-SPRAYING AT KANO WEDDING
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned Nigerien national Ibrahim Mohammad, his family, and other guests over alleged naira abuse at his wedding...
NAFDAC SEIZES COUNTERFEIT WINES WORTH ₦41.2M IN NASARAWA
The National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized counterfeit wines valued at ₦41.2m following in Nasarawa State. According to the agency,...