By MIKE ABANG, Calabar Tension is brewing in Okoyong community, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, following allegations that non-indigenous persons have been inserted into the compensation list for the ongoing Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway project. The President of the Association of Concerned Indigenes of Okoyong Community, Ambassador...
By MIKE ABANG, Calabar
Troops of Sector 1 Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY) have recorded another operational success with the rescue of six kidnapped victims in the Kajuru/Kujama general area of Kaduna State. The rescue operation was conducted on 5 January 2026 as part of a wider, coordinated series of operations across multiple axes...
Super Eagles player, Ademola Lookman has moved swiftly to defuse tensions surrounding Victor Osimhen, insisting Nigeria’s emphatic 4–0 victory over Mozambique matters far more than any touchline disagreement. Speaking to reporters after the match, Lookman was asked directly about his on-field argument with Osimhen and whether the pair had...
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has distanced himself from allegations surrounding an alleged missing ₦128 billion, insisting that the issues raised occurred before his appointment into office. Adelabu’s response followed a call by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), through its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, urging President Bola...
Police Service Commission has issued a stern warning to cyber cafés and recruitment agents allegedly extorting unsuspecting applicants seeking to enlist into the Nigeria Police Force. A statement by the commission said its attention has been drawn to disturbing reports of illegal charges running into Fifteen Thousand Naira and...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday inaugurated the newly constructed Government Secondary Schools (GSSs) Fikiyel and Balbaya. The governor also flagged off the construction of a new High Islamic College in Fikiyel Bayo Local Government Area. Speaking during the brief ceremony, Governor Zulum said the High...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has firmly dismissed reports suggesting it is shutting down operations, describing such claims as false and misleading. In a press statement issued on Sunday, the management of the refinery clarified that production remains stable, ongoing, and completely uninterrupted, assuring Nigerians of continuous fuel supply. According to...
The UN Security Council remained sharply divided on Monday during an emergency session over the U.S. capture of Venezuela’s President, Nicolás Maduro, in a weekend military operation. The emergency meeting followed Washington’s removal of Maduro from Caracas, an action that has unsettled governments across Latin America and drawn global...
Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), Nigerian Army, have successfully rescued a retired senior army officer, Col. Joseph Ajanaku, who was abducted by gunmen in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. A credible Army Headquarters source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the retired officer was...
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) have challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court in Abuja to entertain a suit filed by Aso Savings & Loans Plc and Union Homes Savings & Loans Plc over the revocation of their operating licences. At...
Heavy gunfire was reported near the presidential palace in Caracas days after the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, according to posts circulating on social media. Videos shared online on Monday showed armoured security vehicles in the streets near the Miraflores presidential palace, while gunshots could be heard. The...
Venezuela, Russia, China, and the Uk have urged the United States to release Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. Following the U.S. attack on the South American country over the weekend, the UN ambassadors of Venezuela, Russia and China as well as UK lawmakers criticised what...
Venezuelan police have launched a search for collaborators following the arrest of authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro by U.S. special forces, according to a decree declaring a state of emergency. The decree, which came into force on Saturday but was made public in full on Monday, said all police units...
Knockout stage of the 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco has burst into life, with the tournament entering its most decisive phase as teams battle for a place in the quarter-finals. With the Round of 16 now in progress, early results have underlined both the quality...
Victor Osimhen’s name continues to echo loudly in Nigeria’s football history as the Super Eagles striker moved within touching distance of Rashidi Yekini’s long-standing goal record at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Osimhen netted twice as Nigeria swept aside Mozambique 4-0 in a commanding Round-of-16 clash at...
Super Eagles of Nigeria delivered a statement performance at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), dismantling Mozambique 4–0 to book a comfortable place in the quarter-finals. The round-of-16 clash, staged on Monday at the Complexe Sportif de Fès in Morocco, turned into a one-sided contest as Nigeria’s attacking...
League of Northern Democrats (LND) has expressed deep concern and alarm over reports alleging that agents of the United States carried out a covert commando operation in Caracas, resulting in the abduction of the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife. In a press...
A fierce political confrontation erupted on Tuesday as the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, openly challenged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, demanding his immediate resignation from the Federal Executive Council over alleged interference in APC affairs. Basiru’s hard-hitting...