By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Yobe State Police Command has initiated a manhunt for Abba Hassan, a condemned inmate who escaped from the Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Potiskum on October 31, 2025. In a statement released on Saturday, Police Public Relations Officer SP Dungus Abdulkarim confirmed the escape...
Tom Chiahemen
President Bola Tinubu has officially welcomed a group of prominent defectors from the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in a major political development for Southern Kaduna. The defection of over 10 influential figures was celebrated at a grand rally held in Kafanchan,...
Resident doctors in Osun State have officially joined the nationwide indefinite strike called by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The strike, which started on Saturday, has led to a halt in medical services at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) Osogbo. President of the Association of Resident Doctors...
The internal leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has escalated, with a faction of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) announcing the suspension of National Chairman Umar Damagum and five other top officials for one month. On Saturday, during an emergency meeting in Abuja, the faction, led...
Troops under Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have achieved major breakthroughs in their counter-terrorism campaign, neutralising insurgents and taking control of key areas across Borno and Adamawa States between October 25 and 31. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Media Information Officer of OPHK, Lt.-Col. Sani Uba, said the...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, Shehu of Borno, Alhaji (Dr.) Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al-Amin El-Kanemi, and other prominent personalities, on Saturday, attended the investiture of a renowned businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi, with honorary Doctor of Law (LL.D) degree. The honour was conferred on the...
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), the apex body of writers in Nigeria, has re-elected Dr. Usman Oladipo Akanbi as its National President for a second term covering the years 2025–2027. The election took place during the association’s Annual Business Meeting held on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at the...
A conclave of diverse economists have recently been crowing about the prospects of recovery in the Nigerian economy. It is not strange. Professional economics is a variant of madness. A mad man may have no compass indicating where he is coming from or where he is headed. But he...
Arsenal tightened their grip at the top of the Premier League table with a comfortable 2-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday, showcasing once again their deadly precision from set pieces. The Gunners broke the deadlock in the 14th minute, when Viktor Gyökeres capitalized on a clever...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Anambra State chapter, has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to Governor Chukwuma Soludo and security agencies, demanding the immediate release of Dr. Tochukwu Mbanugo, a consultant neurosurgeon kidnapped on October 30. In a communiqué jointly signed by Dr. Princeston Okam, Chairman,...
By MARTHA AGAS, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On Sept. 11, a Federal High Court in Abuja convicted and sentenced Mahmud Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a or Abbas Mukhtar, a commander of the Ansaru terrorist group. He was handed a 15-year jail term for engaging in illegal mining...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed firm optimism that it will clinch victory in the upcoming Anambra State governorship election scheduled for November 8, positioning its candidate, Mr. Nicholas Ukachukwu, to become the 26th APC governor in Nigeria. Speaking at the party’s grand campaign rally in Onitsha on Friday,...
Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has thrown its full weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, endorsing him as the party’s sole presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. The declaration was made on Saturday in Talata Mafara during a well-attended stakeholders’ meeting that brought together...
Former Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has condemned the recent court order stopping the party’s planned national convention, describing the decision as a dangerous precedent for Nigeria’s democracy. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, restrained...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna- Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kaduna State has informed road users about a temporary traffic diversion along the Kaduna–Zaria expressway, specifically around KM 49, Gwaranza Village. This announcement was made in a statement released on Saturday by the Sector Commander, Corps Commander (CC) Tijjani...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it has already addressed about 90 percent of the issues raised by resident doctors under its employment, while the remaining matters are awaiting final approval. Mandate Secretary of the Health and Environment Services Secretariat, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, revealed this in an interview with...
By FELIX IFIJEH In an era where cybercriminals have turned technology into a weapon of deception, Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has stepped out of the shadows to become one of the most strategic defenders of the nation’s financial integrity. Through intelligence-led operations and deep collaboration with banks,...
By JOHN MKOM, Jalingo – Chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Lau Local Government Area in the November 8 Taraba State council elections, Peter Julius, has pledged to make youth development a top priority in order to complement the efforts of Governor Agbu Kefas. Julius also...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The 9th edition of Africa’s global music awards earlier scheduled to hold from November 25–30, 2025 will now take place from Wednesday, January 7 to Sunday, January 11, 2026, in Lagos, Nigeria. The African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Executive Committee of the...