The Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election, while the Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, urged church leaders across Nigeria to use their influence to promote peace, national unity, responsible citizenship and peaceful democratic participation...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has traced the circulation of a false notice purporting to be an official communication from OPay Digital Services Limited and falsely announcing the shutdown of the company’s operations, leading to the arrest of Hafsat Abubakar and the recovery of three mobile...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the reported attack on Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), and his entourage in Benue State and urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu to take over the investigation...
In furtherance of its mandate to ensure that communications devices imported, sold and used in Nigeria meet applicable technical and regulatory standards, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is strengthening the monitoring and enforcement of its Type Approval requirements through a technology enabled framework. The initiative is intended to make...
At just 19, Lamine Yamal wore the Barcelona captain’s armband and celebrated the occasion with a goal as the Catalan giants opened their Champions League campaign with a commanding 5-1 victory over Feyenoord on Wednesday. Yamal’s night was about more than another goal. Entrusted with the armband at an...
Ferran Torres opened his Champions League account for Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, scoring the third goal as the French champions raced into a 3-0 lead over Slovan Bratislava. Torres struck in the 31st minute at the Parc des Princes to register his first Champions League goal since joining PSG....
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 979th career goal as Al Nassr returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory, moving joint-top of the Saudi Pro League table. The 41-year-old Portugal captain found the net to move within 21 goals of the historic 1,000-goal mark. Ronaldo, wearing the captain’s armband, celebrated...
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has intercepted two people in Adamawa State with ₦34 million allegedly connected to a kidnapping syndicate during a security operation. The Adamawa State Comptroller of the Service, Sani Sule-Jega, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Yola, the state capital. He said preliminary investigations indicated that...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa, member of the House of Representatives representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State, on his 50th birthday on September 9. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, celebrated Jibrin, a dependable political ally, on this milestone, lauding...
Benue State Police Command has arrested 46 suspects over Tuesday’s alleged attack on the convoy of the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, along the Makurdi-Gboko Federal Highway. Commissioner of Police, Cletus Nwadiogbu, who addressed journalists in Makurdi on Wednesday, said investigations into the incident...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) called on political parties to move beyond rhetoric and take concrete, measurable steps to strengthen women’s participation and representation in Nigeria’s political process ahead of the 2027 General Elections. The call was made during a high-level Engagement with Political Parties on Strengthening Women’s...
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force Intelligence, Operations, and Investigation Unit attached to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) National Headquarters have uncovered a fraud syndicate, arresting one suspect while efforts remain underway to apprehend the principal culprit. The Force spokesman, CSP Ani Iniedu, confirmed this in a...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the strategic redeployment of senior officers to key command, operational and staff appointments across the Nigerian Army (NA), as part of ongoing efforts to enhance operational effectiveness, strengthen leadership and align the Service’s command structure with Nigeria’s...
The Kaduna State Government has said human capital development will remain the major focus of its 2027 budget, with education, health and agriculture receiving priority attention in the proposed Appropriation Bill. The Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Hon. Muktar Ahmed Monrovia, disclosed this on Wednesday while opening the 2027...
The Nigerian Navy has intensified its crackdown on crude oil theft and illegal refining activities in the Niger Delta, dismantling an illegal refinery site in Rivers State and recovering about 350 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), commonly known as diesel. The operation was carried out by...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, backed by the Nigerian Air Force and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have successfully repelled an attempted attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on a military location in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The...
Four people have been killed and more than 1,000 livestock stolen after suspected terrorists launched coordinated attacks on four villages in Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The affected communities—Doma, Gidan Tudu, Tsamiya and Lofa—were attacked on Tuesday, forcing many residents to flee their homes. Several displaced villagers...
A leading socio-cultural organisation in Akwa Ibom State, Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio (MMI), has criticised the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, over what it described as the alleged uneven distribution of employment opportunities into key federal agencies in the oil and gas sector. The group alleged...
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has assured the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) of the state government’s intervention and support for the completion of the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) located along the Ikot Ekpene–Ikot Abasi axis of the state. Governor Eno gave the assurance when he...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State has said it will base its campaign for the 2027 governorship and State House of Assembly elections on the achievements of Governor Uba Sani’s administration rather than personal attacks on opposition parties and their candidates. The party also pledged to conduct...