The Army Council has approved the promotion of 105 senior officers of the Nigerian Army to the next ranks of Major General and Brigadier General, the Army Public Relations Directorate said on Friday. A statement signed by Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, said the decision was reached on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025….
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has sentenced a 400-level University of Port Harcourt student, Damian Okoligwe, to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Justina Otuene. Okoligwe, a Petrochemical Engineering student, killed Otuene, a 300-level Biochemistry undergraduate, on October 20, 2023, at his residence in Mgbuoba, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area….
No fewer than 50 Nigerians have been arrested in one of India’s largest coordinated operations targeting a transnational narcotics network. The suspects were believed to be linked to a sprawling drug-distribution and hawala-laundering syndicate operating across several major Indian cities. According to a report by NDTV on Thursday, the crackdown was led by the Delhi…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee to oversee the coordinated rollout of the administration’s new tax reforms. This was contained in a statement signed by the President’s aide, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday. The committee will be chaired by Mr Joseph Tegbe, a Fellow of both the Institute…
Members of family of a retired judge, Justice Ifeoma Okogwu, have raised alarm over her murder in her Asaba home, Delta State, on Sunday, November 23, 2025. It was learnt that the remains of the retired Judge were found with her legs, hands bound early Monday morning by her family members. Also, her home was…
Yemi Adaramodu, senate spokesperson, says the federal government did not pay ransom to secure the release of abducted students and other victims in Kebbi and Niger state. Adaramodu spoke on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. On November 23, President Bola Tinubu announced that all the 38 worshippers abducted in Eruku,…
The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the enforcement of actions on more than a thousand properties in Abuja after their owners failed to settle mandatory land charges. This decision affects 1,095 titles spread across major districts in the Federal Capital City, including Asokoro, Maitama, Garki and Wuse. According to the administration, the…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, struck out the appeal filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over his detention in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. He claimed that his fundamental rights to human dignity, right to quality healthcare and religion were being…
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) says shortlisted candidates for physical screening and document verification in its ongoing recruitment exercise will be released from December 1. The Secretary to the board, Abdulmalik Jubril, in a statement on Friday, called on applicants to check the board’s recruitment portal; recruitment.cdcfib.gov.ng from December 1…
Gunmen suspected to be members of the Lakurawa terrorist group have attacked a Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) checkpoint in Bakin Ruwa, along the Maje border in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State, killing three officers. The attack, which occurred around midnight on Wednesday, has heightened fear and tension among residents of border communities. Multiple…