Nigerian Army has firmly dismissed a recruitment notice making the roundson social media and online platforms, describing it as false, misleading and entirely unauthorized. A disclaimer issued on Thursday in Abuja by the Army spokesperson, Colonel Anele Appolonia, said the viral advertisement claiming that the “Nigerian Army Direct Short...
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Lagos State State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday commissioned the Eyo Monument at the John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History, in the Onikan area of Lagos Island. He described the nearly 40-foot-high Eyo monument as a powerful symbol of Lagos’ heritage and a major boost to the...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has commissioned the newly remodelled Government Girls Day Secondary School (GGDSS), Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The landmark project, executed under the COAS Special Intervention Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) initiative, reflects the Nigerian Army’s unwavering commitment to promoting education...
President Bola Tinubu has praised the Federal Ministry of Finance for successfully closing USD 1.26 billion in financing for the execution of Phase 1, Section 2 of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway, marking a significant milestone in the delivery of Africa’s most ambitious and transformative infrastructure projects. President Tinubu applauded...
Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has called on residents of Sokoto State to remain calm and law-abiding following late-night explosions reported in parts of the state, assuring that authorities are already clarifying the circumstances surrounding the incidents and taking steps to protect innocent lives. The explosions were reported in Jabo...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara, on Thursday, launched the distribution of humanitarian support to more than 4,000 households in the newly resettled town of Malam-Fatori, Abadam Local Government Area. The beneficiaries are returnees who spent over a decade as refugees in neighbouring Niger Republic after fleeing insurgent attacks....
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, in company with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday, 26 December 2025, feted frontline troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA at a special Christmas luncheon held at Giginya Cantonment, Sokoto State. The operational visit to Headquarters...
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu, has expressed renewed confidence that the days of banditry in the state are numbered, unveiling fresh steps to intensify the fight against bandits and other criminal gangs troubling communities across the state. The governor made the declaration in Sokoto while declaring open the 17th...
Catholic Bishop of the Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has challenged Nigerians to rise above divisions of region and religion and see every life lost to insecurity as a collective national tragedy. Speaking at the Holy Family Cathedral, Sokoto, during his annual Christmas message, Bishop Kukah said the true...
The Office of former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has firmly dismissed claims that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was not served with a subsisting court order, insisting that due process was followed and that the anti-graft agency is fully aware of the directive. In...
Governor Uba Sani has renamed the Centre For Qur’anic Science of Kaduna State University after Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, the late Islamic cleric that died on November 27. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary, Malam Ibraheem Musa, said the Governor made this known at the Maulid celebration...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has marked Christmas on Thursday by visiting frontline troops of the Nigerian Army’s 68 Battalion in the strategic border town of Malam Fatori, Abadam Local Government Area. The governor has spent the preceding four days traversing northern Borno, coordinating security measures and...
Borno State Government has disbursed the sum of ₦15 million to 500 widows and orphans across the state as part of its Christmas welfare intervention programme. The gesture was carried out through the Ohaneze APC Support Group and officially flagged off at a ceremony organised by the group to...
All Democratic Alliance (ADA) has strongly condemned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its refusal to register the association as a political party, describing the decision as unjust, premeditated and dangerous to Nigeria’s democratic growth. In a statement issued on Wednesday, December 25, 2025, and signed by its...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has conveyed heartfelt Christmas goodwill message to Christians across the State, describing the sacred feast of the Nativity as a solemn reminder of selfless love, meekness and devotion to the service of mankind. In his message through his Special Adviser on Media, Hon....
Vice President Kashim Shettima has condemned in strong terms the bomb explosion that claimed about five lives and left several others injured at a Mosque in Gamboru Market, Maiduguri, Borno State, describing the attack as a despicable assault on innocent citizens and the peace of the nation. The Vice...
As Nigerians join Christians around the world to celebrate Christmas 2025 and look ahead to the New Year 2026, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has used the festive season to reaffirm the Nigerian Army’s resolve to remain a professional, adaptable and combat-ready force in the...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians to embrace compassion, shared responsibility and people-centred leadership as the nation marks Christmas, urging leaders to measure progress by how well the most vulnerable are treated. In a heartfelt Christmas message shared on X, Obi extended warm greetings...