Troops of 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, under the operational command of Headquarters 82 Division Nigerian Army, have recorded another operational breakthrough in ongoing security operations in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State, as part of sustained efforts to consolidate earlier successes recorded against armed criminal elements in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja
Katsina State, long affected by farmer-herder conflicts, armed banditry, communal clashes, and climate-related resource disputes, recently hosted a high-level advocacy visit led by the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR). The two-day visit, held from March 3rd to 4th, 2026, aimed to strengthen the state’s capacity for early...
The APC Youth League has formally endorsed the governorship aspiration of Dr. Samuel Mawuyon Ajose for the 2027 Lagos State governorship election, declaring him the most credible candidate to secure victory for the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Saturday, National PresidentAPC Youth League,...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) in the early hours of Friday successfully thwarted attempted terrorist attacks on troops’ positions at Azir Bridge in Sector 2 and Banki in Sector 1. Media Information Officer Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East)Operation HADIN KAI, Lt...
Management of the College of Nursing and Midwifery Jalingo in Jalingo, Taraba State, has dismissed allegations circulating on social media that it extorted ₦5,250 from students benefiting from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Reports that recently went viral online had claimed the college made it compulsory to deduct...
Academic activities at Taraba State University (TSU) are expected to resume on Monday, March 16, 2026, following moves by striking lecturers to suspend their nearly two-week-old industrial action. Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the university had embarked on an indefinite strike over the non-payment...
Benue State Government has approved the release of ₦450 million as counterpart funding for the Nigeria for Women Project, a programme supported by the World Bank aimed at boosting women’s economic empowerment. The initiative is designed to support women across the state through small and medium-scale enterprises, while also...
Kaduna State Commissioner for Agriculture, Malam Murtala Mohammed Dabo, has described Governor Uba Sani as a farmer-friendly leader whose policies are placing farmers at the centre of development and driving the state’s agricultural transformation. Dabo made the remark at the flag-off of the distribution of livestock support packages to...
Country Director of Global Peace Foundation Nigeria, Rev. John Joseph Hayab, has called on journalists across the country to embrace peaceful and responsible reporting as a vital tool for national transformation and unity. Hayab made the call during an Iftar jointly organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),...
National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Taraba State chapter, has announced the disbursement of more than N250 million to the families of deceased members and retirees as part of its welfare support programme. State President of the union, Bajison Wakili Danjuma, disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing journalists...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the employment and absorption of 985 health professionals and 52 supportive staff to Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state. The Governor also approved the engagement of 341 health professionals through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund to support frontline...
Academics from tertiary institutions across Plateau State have launched a political platform aimed at mobilising intellectual and grassroots support for Governor Caleb Mutfwang and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. The platform, known as Plateau Academics for Mutfwang–Tinubu 2027, was unveiled during a gathering of...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Petroleum Reform & Value Optimisation Taskforce to design and sequence the next phase of structural reforms in Nigeria’s petroleum sector. Mr Fola Adeola, co-founder of Guaranty Trust Bank and founder and chairman of the Fate Foundation, is the...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, arraign the former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido before Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, for the commencement of his fresh trial for alleged N1.3 billion fraud. Lamido will be arraigned...
Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, March 12, 2026, ordered the interim forfeiture of a hotel, Responsible Leaders Hotel, linked to Edward Olutoke, Managing Director, Ikeja Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture. The property, located at 1, Ostra Close, Jobi Fele...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, March 13, 2026, handed over a total sum of $225,895 (Two Hundred and Twenty-Five, Eight Hundred and Ninety-Five United States Dollars) and ₦62,790,000 (Sixty-Two Million, Seven Hundred and Ninety Thousand Naira) to foreign victims of fraud from the United States of...
United States (US) Department of State has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information that could help authorities track or prosecute Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, along with several other senior Iranian officials. The reward was disclosed on Friday under the State Department’s long-running Rewards...
Iran has said no one can exclude it from the 2026 World Cup later this year, in response to President Donald Trump’s warning that their “life and safety” would be at risk in the US. The Iranian team also said in the social media post on Thursday that the...
Former presidential candidate of the Peter Obi has criticised Nigerian lawmakers over a proposed electoral amendment that reportedly removes certificate forgery, age falsification and false declarations as grounds for challenging election results at tribunals. Reacting in a post on his verified account on the social media platform X, Obi...