As the battle lines for the 2027 general election begin to harden, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed has drawn a sharp line against political defections, firing pointed shots at the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and distancing himself from the path taken by his former principal, Peter Obi. Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja-
United States (US) government has announced a new travel requirement for Nigerians applying for B1/B2 visas, covering business and tourism travel, mandating the posting of visa bonds of up to $15,000. According to the directive, the policy will take effect in Nigeria on January 21, 2026. Visa bonds are...
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail in the sum of ₦500 million to former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, alongside two other defendants. Justice Emeka Nwite, who delivered the ruling, ordered that the bail must be secured with two sureties,...
Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has charged officers of the Customs Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to place intelligence at the centre of their professional conduct. CCG Adeniyi stressed that no modern security or revenue operation could succeed without timely, credible and well-applied intelligence....
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed claims that it deliberately excluded candidates of the Labour Party from the forthcoming Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, attributing the development to unresolved leadership disputes and ongoing court proceedings involving the party. INEC made the clarification in a press statement...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revealed that he paid a courtesy visit to the Amanyanabo of Torusarama Piri in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo. Wike disclosed the visit on Wednesday through a post on his official X (formerly...
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is excited to announce the launch of an Inter-Agency Innovation Competition & Awards aimed at harnessing innovation, promoting collaboration and creativity among Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government. NASENI has the statutory mission “to develop and maintain...
Nigeria Police Force has foiled an attempted attack and planned kidnapping of children in the Kasuwan Magani area of Kaduna State. Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. CSP Hundeyin said: “On the 5th of January,...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has inaugurated the permanent site of Government Day Secondary School Wandali in Kwaya Kusar Local Government Area. The school had been operating from a temporary site for thirty years. The new 20-classroom school includes a computer laboratory fully equipped with digital tools....
Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development has sought the collaboration and support of the Shehu of Bama, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Dr. Umar Ibn Kyari Umar El-Kanemi, to successfully integrate repentant former insurgents with vulnerable members of host communities in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The Executive...
Borno State Police Command has recorded a major security breakthrough with the recovery of a hidden cache of ammunition in Maiduguri. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, the discovery was made last Sunday when the Divisional Police Officer of Lamisula Division,...
Nigeria Police Force, Airport Police Command, in its sustained efforts to combat transnational crimes and prevent the use of Nigerian airports as escape routes for criminal elements, has arrested a notorious celebrity scam and romance fraud suspect responsible for defrauding multiple victims in the United States of America of...
Algeria booked a dramatic place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after edging past the Democratic Republic of Congo 1–0 in extra time on Tuesday night, sealing a mouth-watering last-eight meeting with Nigeria in Marrakesh on Saturday. The tightly contested round-of-16 encounter at the Moulay...
Nigeria’s failure to take a clear position on the unfolding crisis in Venezuela has drawn sharp criticism from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which says President Bola Tinubu led administration has reduced the country to a silent bystander on the global stage. The party described Abuja’s continued silence as...
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of the newly promoted Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Mohammed Usaini Gumel and seventeen Commissioners of Police to strategic department, commands and formations across the nation. The IGP gave the directive in a statement issued by the Force spokesman,...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Tuesday paid courtesy visits to former Heads of State, General Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) and General Abdulsalami Abubakar, as well as Governor Muhammed Umaru Bago of Niger State, reaffirming the commitment of Nigerian Army to operational excellence, enhanced security and...
Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has expressed satisfaction that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains alive, strong, and resilient, contrary to speculations in some sections of the media. Dr. Jonathan reaffirmed that the PDP remains a fundamental pillar of Nigeria’s democracy, noting that it is the only surviving...
Budget Office of the Federation (BOF) has firmly defended the repeal and re-enactment of the 2024 and 2025 Appropriation Acts, describing recent claims of constitutional breach, fiscal illegality and lack of transparency as misplaced. In a detailed clarification issued by the Director-General of the Budget Office, Tanimu Yakubu, the...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued a public warning over a fake and unauthorized online platform circulating as an “INEC Ad-hoc Staff Recruitment Portal 2026,” urging Nigerians to be vigilant and avoid falling victim to fraudsters. In a notice posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote as the director-general of the Nigerian Law School. The appointment takes effect on January 10, 2026, for a four-year term. Dr Odusote, 54, is currently the Deputy Director-General and Head of the Lagos Campus and will...