Department of State Services (DSS) has re-arrested Abdulazeez Obadaki, a senior figure in the Ansaru terror network and one of the most wanted escapees from the 2022 Kuje Custodial Centre attack. Obadaki, also known as “Bomboy,” had been on the run for more than three years before operatives finally...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja-
Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has categorically dissociated and distanced itself from the purported report of the BoT reconciliation committee being circulated in some section of the media. Chairman of PDP BoT, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, disclosed this in a statement issued by the party...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has commissioned a newly established Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre at Dukku Local Government Area of Gombe State. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the project, executed under the Chief of Army Staff Special Intervention Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Project (CSICP) Scheme...
Immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, is alive and in good health, a former state Commissioner for Information, Dr. Paul Nwosu, has confirmed. Nwosu issued a statement on Friday in Awka, responding to circulating rumors that Obiano had died in a London hospital. He emphasized that...
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has declared that terrorists, insurgents and armed bandits will find “no hiding place” anywhere in Nigeria, as the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) intensifies its nationwide counter-terrorism operations. Aneke gave the assurance during an operational tour of the Air Component...
Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has raised fresh concerns that more than 33 million Nigerians could be plunged into severe hunger and malnutrition by 2026 unless urgent action is taken. Secretary General of the NRCS, Dr. Abubakar Kende, issued the warning in Abuja on Friday during the launch of...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has announced a landmark ₦100 million allocation to each of the state’s 255 political wards in the proposed 2026 budget a first of its kind direct grassroots funding model in the state’s history. Speaking on Friday at a special town hall meeting for the...
Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has issued a fresh warning that it may shut down legislative activities nationwide if state governors fail to implement the Consolidated Legislative Salary Structure (CONLESS). This warning was delivered in a statement released on Friday in Abuja by PASAN’s National President, Mohammed Usman....
Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from proceeding with its national convention, ruling that the event cannot go ahead until former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, is allowed to obtain a chairmanship nomination form. Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Peter Lifu held that...
A High Court sitting in Ibadan has fixed December 8 to deliver its ruling on a hotly contested jurisdictional challenge in a suit seeking to halt the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s upcoming National Convention scheduled for this weekend in the Oyo State capital. The suit was instituted by party...
No fewer than 14 members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have thrown their weight behind the Speaker, Chief Olamide Oladiji, issuing a formal vote of confidence in his leadership barely 24 hours after a rival group of lawmakers demanded his impeachment. The development comes after 12 lawmakers...
A century-old land crisis between the Aku and Ikolo communities in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State is finally drawing to a close as the council chairman, Dr. Eric Odo, has flagged off the long-awaited boundary demarcation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learned that the disagreement over...
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi have lauded Nigeria’s Super Eagles over their 4-1 win over Gabon at the 2026 CAF World Cup playoffs. The game played at the Moulay Hassan Stadium on Thursday saw Nigeria qualify to the final World Cup playoffs...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has called on the Muslim community in the state to sustain their prayers and support for President Bola Tinubu led administration. Okpebholo also urged them to “stand firmly behind the president’s reform-driven leadership, ahead of the 2027 general elections”. He spoke during a special...
The ancient city of Ibadan, long regarded as the political heartbeat of Southwestern Nigeria, has thrown its gates wide open as it prepares to host what many are already describing as one of the most consequential gatherings in the party’s recent history—the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Elective Convention,...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has commended the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, and the Nigerian Army for their unwavering commitment to peace and security across the country. The governor gave the commendation on Thursday, 13 November 2025, when he received the COAS and some...
A fresh political storm is brewing in Benue State, as a group of politicians has allegedly pooled resources to destabilise the administration of Governor Hyacinth Alia. The revelation came from former Ambassador to Namibia and one-time governorship candidate, Prince Terhemen Tarzoor, who addressed journalists at the NUJ Secretariat in...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have intensified their onslaught against insurgents in the North East, delivering a major setback to ISWAP fighters and rescuing 74 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in two separate operations across Borno State. The renewed push follows the directive of the Chief of Army...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for another five-year term. Marwa was first appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2021, after serving as the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory...
National Judicial Institute (NJI) has clarified that conflicting judgments or orders issued by courts of equal standing should not be interpreted as a collapse of the judicial system. NJI Administrator, Justice Babatunde Adejumo, made the remark on Thursday in Abuja during a media briefing ahead of the 2025 All...