The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Saturday held a meeting with members of the Rivers State Elders Council in Port Harcourt. The meeting, which comes amid recent political developments in the state, was also attended by the Speaker of the Rivers State House of…
Troops of the Nigerian Army, alongside other security operatives, have foiled a kidnapping attempt by bandits who attacked on some vehicles travelling along the Kogi highway. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-terrorism publication, the troops rescued 21 passengers during the operation that took place on Thursday at about 2pm. Makama said the operation was carried…
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, has expressed deep concern over the widespread looting of businesses and livelihoods during the recent protests in the weedend, resulting in an estimated N52 billion worth of goods lost or destroyed. Saying that the loss of 21 lives is saddening, she condemned the miscreants who used…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a 26-year-old man, Ibrahim Mohammed wanted for stealing the commission’s vehicle. The commission disclosed this in a short post signed by its Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, with a picture of the suspects on its page. According to the EFCC, Mohammed is an indigene of Jada Local Government…
Many construction workers were on Tuesday trapped while others sustained varying degrees of injuries after a two-storey building under construction collapsed along the busy Oyemekun Road in Akure, the Ondo State capital. As at the time of filing this report, it was unclear whether the incident resulted in any fatalities. Eyewitnesses told Vanguard that the…
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 election, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has revealed that he is open to returning to the All Progressives Congress (APC) if given clear terms. Kwankwaso made this known while addressing his supporters on Thursday. “If you said I should enter APC, I want to…
Barely 24 hours after an attack on a church in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area, another incident has occurred in Bokungi Village, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. Armed men, on Wednesday, evening attacked rice farmers working on their fields, killing two and abducting four others. The incident happened during peak harvest hours, with…
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s daily consumption of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, reduced to about 30 million litres after subsidy removal. Tinubu spoke on Friday during a meeting with a group of former lawmakers at the State House in Abuja. He said although Nigerians are complaining about the current “petroleum crisis”,…
Mr Maren Aradong, the Village Head of Hurti in Manguna District of Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State has explained how gunmen killed 40 people and looted foodstuffs in a gruesome attack on his community on 2 April, 2025. The yet- to- be identified gunmen had April 2 attacked Hurti, Josho, Daffo, and…
President Bola Tinubu says he is erecting a solid economic foundation for Nigerians. Presenting his scorecard on the anniversary of the country’s independence, the president said he “inherited a near-collapsed economy caused by decades of fiscal policy distortions and misalignment that had impaired real growth”. The president said the nation’s currency is stronger, the stock…
