Four teenagers have been killed in an explosion involving an improvised explosive device in Banki, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Nahum Daso, confirmed the incident in a statement released on Friday, saying the device went off behind the Banki Motor Park in Wajari Ward. According to the…
President Bola Tinubu has announced the constitution of the boards of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). The development was confirmed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday. Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, who was appointed…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Screening Committee for the Osun State governorship primary election has disqualified seven aspirants, including former deputy governor and APC National Secretary Senator Iyiola Omisore, immediate past Deputy Governor Benedict Olugboyega Alabi, Dotun Babayemi, Akin Ogunbiyi, Senator Babajide Omoworare, Kunle Adegoke (SAN), and Babatunde Haketer Oralusi. The decision was announced following…
The Sokoto State Police Command on Wednesday recorded two major breakthroughs after separate operations—one inside the state and another in neighboring Zamfara—led to the arrest of alleged bandit financiers, motorcycle thieves and the recovery of stolen property. In Tangaza Local Government Area, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit stormed Gidan-Madi after intelligence revealed a suspected funding channel for…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has insisted that he is still a member of the People Democratic Party (PDP) despite the defection of 16 lawmakers of the Rivers Assembly who are his loyalists from the party to the ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC). The 16 lawmakers, including the Speaker,…
The Presidency has offered a new explanation on why security agents still struggle to trace the digital footprints of many bandits operating across the country. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, disclosed that the major challenge comes from criminals using internet services that are outside Nigeria’s regulatory reach. Speaking during an…
A group of Christian bishops on Friday converged on Abuja, where they firmly dismissed claims alleging a state-sponsored genocide against Christians in Nigeria. The clerics reacted to recent remarks by former U.S. President Donald Trump, who described Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern,” citing alleged genocidal attacks on Christians. Addressing newsmen ahead of the…
A medical doctor has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services for allegedly transporting medical supplies from Sokoto State to suspected kidnapping gangs operating in Kwara State. The Kwara State Government disclosed the arrest in a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Friday. The suspect was reportedly intercepted in Jebba,…
Two Chinese nationals working on a major road construction project in Kwara State have been abducted by gunmen, authorities confirmed on Friday. The incident occurred on Monday at the Bode Saadu–Kaiama–Kosubosu road project site in Ejidongari, Moro Local Government Area. Witnesses said the attackers, masked and heavily armed, stormed the area and fired multiple rounds…
The supreme court has dismissed the suit filed by the Osun attorney-general (AG) against the federal government on withheld local government allocations due to the state. In a split decision of six to one, which was delivered on Friday, the apex court held that the Osun AG does not have the legal rights to institute…