A key spokesman for Djibouti’s long-ruling president has resigned, denouncing the country’s democratic regression and “nepotistic practices”, according to a statement seen by AFP on Monday. President Ismail Omar Guelleh has held power since 1999, turning the tiny, arid Horn of Africa nation into a reliable international military and maritime hub for the United States…
The Kaduna State Police Command has issued a security advisory, warning against a planned political rally by supporters of former presidential candidate Mr. Peter Obi, scheduled to hold in honour of his birthday. According to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, the Command received credible intelligence suggesting that the…
At the age of 75, Pastor James Ajibola, an Ogun State-based cleric, and his 63-year-old wife, Mrs. Janet Ajibola, became first-time parents after 40 years of marriage, welcoming a set of twin babies into their lives. Their remarkable story has since transformed their once-quiet home into a kind of pilgrimage site, as people from far…
The Nigeria Police Force, Enugu State Command attached to the Nsukka Urban Division, have arrested three male suspects in connection with the physical assault of members of the public by the Oriokpa Masquerade group on June 22, 2025, in Nsukka, as seen in a viral video. Confirming their arrest to newsmen, the command’s spokesperson, SP…
The President of the Southern Nigeria Youth Congress, Comr. Emordi Ugochukwu Caleb, has expressed concerns over Nigeria’s preparedness to adopt genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Speaking at the public investigation hearing on GMO adoption in Nigeria, he commended the National Assembly for initiating the critical discussion but urged caution in proceeding with GMO implementation. In his…
A Kaduna State police officer, Hadaina Hussaini Dan-Taki, has threaten reprisal attacks on southerners living in northern Nigeria. Dan-Taki’s remarks followed the brutal killing of 16 northerners in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State. In a fiery Facebook comment on Tuesday, Dan-Taki swore by Almighty God, vowing that northerners would take…
Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday June 17, 2025 arrested a former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Mr. Moses Thomas Sule and 14 other members for alleged money laundering. The 14 members are: Gwottson Fom, Sani Abubakar, Jwe Philip Gwom, Thomas Dantong,…
The Director General, Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the release of Kenneth Okechukwu Nwafor, arrested in July 2022 over alleged links to the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). Nwafor, from Isuikwuato LGA in Abia State, was awarded N5 million as compensation for his wrongful arrest and is entitled to…
An 18-year old boy, Kingdom Paul, has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly murdering a 38-year-old prostitute, Victory Oro, in Benin. Kingdom allegedly murdered the woman after an argument ensued between them over the payment for sex after a sex romp in a local hotel. The two had met at a…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said his entry into politics was driven by a desire to serve the nation, not for personal enrichment. Speaking during a grassroots mobilisation tour in Sokoto State on Saturday, he said it had become necessary for patriotic Nigerians to rise and rescue the country from what he described…
