The reported kidnapping of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar and his wife on 30th May 2026 in Katsina State might appear audacious and a dangerous angle to insecurity in Nigeria. But given the attack surface, the incident is hardly surprising. The attack scene – Katsina State is second to...
By JOHN UWAYA
Federal Government has identified teachers as the heartbeat of education system in every society. Minister of state for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the occasion of the official handover ceremony of ICT equipment and materials to 15 teacher training institutions across six geo-...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that one of its staff members with legitimate access to its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database is now at the centre of an investigation into the unauthorised disclosure of a voter record belonging to a candidate in a recent party primary in...
Andre Onana is back at Manchester United ahead of pre-season, with the goalkeeper expected to link up with the squad as preparations begin for the new campaign. But there is still uncertainty over his long-term future. Turkish club Trabzonspor remain interested in keeping the Cameroonian shot-stopper and are exploring...
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have intensified ongoing security operations in Benue and Taraba states, resulting in the neutralisation of four suspected criminals, the rescue of two kidnap victims, and the recovery of weapons, ammunition and illicit drugs. The successful operations, conducted between May 24 and May 31,...
Publisher: AmpliFLY Books Release date: March 5, 2026 ISBN-13: 978-1733583527
The Department of State Services (DSS) has broken its silence on the controversial stoppage of US-based Nigerian journalist, poet and author, Prof. Okey Ndibe, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, saying the incident was part of a routine security procedure rather than an arrest or detention. In a...
The Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NACAT) has condemned the continued captivity of pupils, students and teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State, describing the situation as evidence of a worsening security crisis and demanding their immediate release. In a statement issued by its Operations Manager, Stanley Ugagbe, the...
National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has suggested that the party leadership ultimately decides who emerges as its candidates for elective offices, regardless of the outcome of primary elections. Basiru made the remarks while addressing party members at a political gathering, according to a...
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has cited President Bola Tinubu’s public commendation of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, as a proof of the confidence reposed in the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Comptroller General, Adewale Adeniyi. The monarch described Adeniyi’s leadership of the Nigeria Customs and impact on...
The media office of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly rejected allegations made by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, describing them as false, misleading and driven by personal animosity. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, the Atiku Media Office said...
Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, June 1, 2026, ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N17,100,595.40 to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The forfeited fund, domiciled in Access Bank, is linked to one Ifeanyi Alele David, who is under...
Nigerian Army troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have intercepted a suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP member who fled from a terrorist enclave following recent military airstrikes in Borno State. Military sources disclosed that the suspect, identified as Ahmad Sheriff, 27, was intercepted at about 10:12 a.m. on May 31 during...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has strongly criticised the reported detention of renowned Nigerian novelist and author, Okey Ndibe, by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) upon his arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. In a statement issued on Monday, the rights organisation...
Federal Government of Nigeria and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have agreed to actively deepen collaboration to turn the nation’s intellectual property (IP) into tangible financial assets. The target is to commercialise research from Nigerian universities and support the creative economy through stronger technical cooperation, deeper institutional support,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, commended the Nigerian Navy for its seven decades of commitment and sacrifice in safeguarding Nigeria’s maritime domain and protecting the nation’s economic interests. He spoke at the 2026 International Fleet Review held at the Eko Atlantic Waterfront, Lagos, as part of events to...
Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the worsening security situation in Nigeria, lamenting the continued captivity of schoolchildren abducted in Borno and Oyo states nearly two weeks after their kidnapping. In a statement shared on his X handle on Monday, Obi said...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General W Shaibu, Nigerian Army Medal (NAM), joined the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Honourable Minister of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of the Naval Staff...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, June 1, 2026, presented the 5th prosecution Witness, PW5, in the trial of the former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye, before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja. The former minister is facing prosecution on...
Justice A. I. Akobi of the Federal Capital Territory, High Court, Kubwa, Abuja, on Monday, June 1, 2026, slated June 15, 2026 for judgment in the case of criminal impersonation of officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EEFCC) and extortion by one Salifu Olije Mustapha. At Monday’s...