Troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI have recorded further operational successes in the ongoing Operation DESERT SANITY, destroying multiple terrorist camps, recovering arms and equipment, and repelling coordinated attacks by the insurgents in the Timbuktu Triangle. A statement signed by media information officer headquarters...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr Dele Alake, on his re-election as Chairman of the Africa Minerals Strategic Group (AMSG), a forum of ministers in charge of mining and solid minerals on the continent. AMSG aims to maximise the benefits for Africans from...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has officially commissioned the Nigeria House Davos on the Davos Promenade at the ongoing World Economic Forum (@wef) Meeting. The commissioning ceremony marks the first time the Nigerian government @NigeriaGov has established a dedicated sovereign pavilion at the World Economic Forum. The facility is a...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has charged troops of 3 Division, Nigerian Army, to remain disciplined, committed, and professional, stressing that their role in addressing security challenges on the Plateau is critical to national stability. He gave the charge on Monday 19 January 2026, during...
Third prosecuting witness, PW3, Umar Hussein Babangida in the ongoing trial of a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye on Monday, January 19, 2026 told Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that he has not seen any record of agreement involving China’s financial...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed grief over the passing of renowned businessman and leader of the business community in Kano, Alhaji Bature Abdulaziz, who died over the weekend. The President in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, described his death as a loss felt beyond the Kano business community...
A mysterious fire outbreak has destroyed more than 300 houses in Jibili village, Wannune, the hometown of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, leaving thousands of residents displaced and properties worth millions of naira in ruins. Residents said the unusual inferno began on...
Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Right Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, GCVO, is set to deliver a public lecture on inter-ethnic and religious harmony at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, on Thursday, January 29, 2026. Welby, who served as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury from 2013 until his resignation...
Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 22, 2026, to begin the trial of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, for the alleged criminal defamation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Department of State Services (DSS) had...
Former minority leader of Adamawa state House of Assembly and former Secretary of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Wafari Theman, has said that the change slogan of APC his fomer party is dead and buried. While answering questions from journalists in Yola at the weekend during a three...
North East Development Commission (NEDC) has procured and installed eye and optical equipment valued at over N3 billion at the Borno State Eye Hospital, Maiduguri, as part of its comprehensive renovation and re-equipment intervention at the facility. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Ambassador Mohammed...
Nigerian Army has strongly denied reports alleging that its personnel are threatening mutiny over unpaid salaries and allowances, describing the claims as false, misleading and deliberately sensational. In a statement issued on Monday by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Appolonia Anele, the Army said its attention was drawn...
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has declared that the state would strongly support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election, citing what he described as unprecedented federal investments and dividends of democracy delivered to the state under the current administration. The governor spoke on Sunday during a stakeholders’ engagement on the...
President Bola Tinubu has felicitated with the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Dr Adewale Adeniyi, for his good leadership, dedication to service and milestone achievements that have repositioned the organization since he (Adeniyi) assumed office. The President gave the commendations in a congratulatory message to the NCS...
Senegal clinched their second Africa Cup of Nations title in dramatic fashion on Sunday night, defeating hosts Morocco 1-0 after extra time in a pulsating final that will be remembered as much for its controversy as for its football. The match at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in the alpine town of Davos, Switzerland, to lead the Nigerian delegation at the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), scheduled to be held from January 19 to 23, 2026. The Vice President arrived from Conakry, Guinea, where he represented...
Many bank customers have frowned at the 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax(VAT) on selected electronic banking services, saying taxes are becoming too much for citizens. Some of them who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria...
Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PiCNG) and Electric Vehicles (EVs), says over 4, 600 tricycles and 100,000 vehicles in Nigeria now use CNG as an alternative or complement fuel. The Chief Compliance Officer, PiCNG, Mr Zayyanu Tambari, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast a mix of dust haze and sunshine across the country from Monday through Wednesday. In its weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, NiMet projected moderate dust haze over parts of Kebbi and Kano States in the northern region on Monday. It stated...
Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man suspected to be a quack doctor for allegedly operating an illegal clinic in Ore, headquarters of Ore/Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Akure. DSP...