BURATAI WARNS WIKE’S CONFRONTATION WITH NAVY OFFICER THREATENS NATIONAL SECURITY
A former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai (retd.), has described the recent confrontation between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory...
CHIDOKA URGES WIKE TO APOLOGISE TO NAVAL OFFICER OVER ABUJA CONFRONTATION
Former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has called on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to publicly apologise to the military officer...
POLICE ARREST 120 SUSPECTS FOR ARMED ROBBERY, MURDER, RAPE, DRUG OFFENCES IN KATSINA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Katsina State Police Command has arrested 120 suspects for various crimes, including armed robbery, culpable homicide, rape, and possession of...
LAGOS POLICE DENY ATTEMPT TO RELEASE LEBANESE SUSPECT ACCUSED OF DEFILING EIGHT CHILDREN
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed media reports alleging that its officers attempted to release a Lebanese national accused of...
PANIC IN CIVIL SERVICE AS GUNMEN ABDUCT SIX DEFENCE MINISTRY DIRECTORS ON KABA–LOKOJA HIGHWAY
By Aishat Momoh. O. Tension has enveloped the Federal Civil Service following the abduction of six Directors of the Federal Ministry of Defence by suspected...
WIKE ORDERS HALT TO ILLEGAL DEVELOPMENT IN ABUJA, CONDEMNS MILITARY TAKE OVER
The alleged unlawful occupancy of a contested piece of property in Abuja by military soldiers purportedly acting on the directives of a previous Chief of Naval Staff has been denounced as lawless and unacceptable by Barr. Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). After learning that soldiers had pushed away FCTA personnel executing development control orders, Wike personally visited the location on Tuesday. He said that no one, regardless of their prior position, would be permitted to intimidate government officials or impede the application of the law. “You are aware that the land departments and the Development Control have the mandate to monitor illegal development and land grabbing,”...
TINUBU DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING TERRORISM, INSECURITY
HOTJIST NEWS The Presidency has described President Bola Tinubu as a leader committed to putting a stop to terrorism and restoring national unity, and it has reiterated his commitment to addressing insecurity and encouraging peaceful coexistence among Nigerians. In a post published on X on Tuesday, Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, praised Tinubu's emphasis on harmony and peacebuilding. He wrote, “Nigeria is now blessed with a President that is committed to ending the scourge of terror and insecurity. “One...
NAF LAUNCHES PRECISION AIRSTRIKES, ELIMINATES ISWAP TERRORISTS, BANDITS ACROSS NORTHERN NIGERIA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified nationwide counterterrorism and counter-banditry operations, successfully neutralizing Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP)...
BANDITS HALT HARVESTS IN ZAMFARA AND SOKOTO, FORCE FARMERS TO PAY ‘HARVEST TAXES’
Farmers in parts of Zamfara and Sokoto States are facing increasing threats from armed bandits, who are imposing what they describe as “harvest taxes” during...
NDLEA NABS WOMAN CARRYING LIVE AMMUNITION IN ZAMFARA
Tsafe, Zamfara State — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a woman found carrying live ammunition along the Tsafe‑Gusau highway...