Bandits, Kidnappers, Sponsors of Terror: Surrender or face full force of State, Tinubu warns
President Bola Tinubu has issued a stern warning to bandits, kidnappers and sponsors of terrorism across the country, urging them to surrender or face the full force of the…
CBN bans linked financial entities from extending loans to each other
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has banned closely linked financial entities from extending loans or guaranteeing the obligations of one another without the bank’s prior approval. The apex…
Papiri School Abduction: Court Sentences Five Linked To Attack To 25 Years Imprisonment
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced each of the five suspects arrested on May 31, 2026, by the Department of State Services (DSS) for their involvement…
June 12: FG Declares Friday Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 12, 2026, a public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Thursday by…
Trump Cancels Scheduled Bombings Against Iran
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was calling off strikes on Iran and flagged the signing of a possible deal with Tehran after top-level talks. “Based on…
Senate asks security agencies to track, arrest bandits flaunting activities on TikTok
The senate has called on security agencies to track and arrest bandits and terrorists who openly flaunt their activities and proceeds of crime on social media platforms, particularly TikTok.…
Trump vows to take Iran oil terminals, launch new strikes tonight
US President Donald Trump vowed “very hard” strikes on Iran Thursday and promised to take the country’s key oil infrastructure, in what would be a major escalation in the…
US to track health data, increase surveillance under $2bn deal with Nigeria
The US state department says the $2 billion agreement between Nigeria and the United States includes plans to monitor data and increase health surveillance to enable prompt response to…
N210tn probe: Senate disowns ex-NNPC boss Kyari arrest warrant
The Senate on Thursday distanced itself from comments by Senator Adams Oshiomhole describing the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited as “a bunch of criminals and thieves,” insisting that the…
Reps pass state police bill
The House of Representatives has passed the state police bill, effectively making way for the decentralisation of the Nigerian policing architecture. The resolution followed the voting by 289 lawmakers…
Agbedi emerges Reps minority leader
The House of Representatives on Thursday announced Hon. Frederick Agbedi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing a constituency in Bayelsa State, as the new Minority Leader of the…
Gunmen kill two vigilantes in Plateau community
Gunmen on Wednesday night killed two vigilantes in Ta-Hoss community, Riyom Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State. Residents of the community said the victims were attacked around 10…
Xenophobia: 268 Nigerian returnees arrive in Lagos from South Africa
The first batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following the recent wave of xenophobic attacks has arrived in Lagos. A total of 268 returnees landed at the Murtala…
10 killed, seven injured in Zamfara IED explosion
About 10 people have been confirmed dead and seven others injured following a recent Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast along the Bagega–Anka road in Anka LGA of Zamfara state.…
Police detain four Pakistani nationals over ‘suspicious presence’ in Ekiti community
The Ekiti state police command has detained four Pakistani nationals following reports of their suspicious presence in Iyin-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun LGA of the state. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency…





















