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Supreme Court Affirms President’s Power to Declare State of Emergency

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has confirmed the President’s constitutional power to declare a state of emergency in any state facing a potential breakdown of law and order or descent into anarchy. The decision,... Read more »
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Insecurity in Nigeria Is Criminal, Not Religious — Farouk Aliyu

All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Farouk Aliyu, has dismissed claims that Nigeria faces a Christian genocide or is drifting toward a one-party state, insisting the country’s security crisis is criminal, not religious,... Read more »

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Young woman allegedly ki!ls her newborn baby in Benue

A young woman allegedly gave birth to a baby boy and k!lled the newborn shortly after delivery in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State. The disturbing incident reportedly occurred in the... Read more »
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Ogun State Govt Steps In as Fusengbuwa Ruling House Suspends Awujale Nomination

Facts emerged on Sunday on why the nomination meeting of candidates for the vacant stool of the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland was put on hold by the Fusengbuwa ruling house.... Read more »
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Troops Kill Suspected Kidnapper, Arrest Three Informants in Plateau

Troops of 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, operating under the Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), have neutralised a suspected kidnapper, arrested three informants and recovered arms and ammunition during... Read more »
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Army Officers Question Rapid Rise of Tinubu’s ADC

President Bola Tinubu has approved the promotion of his Aide-de-Camp (ADC), Nurudeen Yusuf, to the rank of brigadier-general, a decision that has sparked murmuring and discontent within the Nigerian Army. In a... Read more »
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Edo Govt Paying ₦385m Monthly Debt on Radisson Hotel Project

The Edo government says it is servicing a monthly Irrevocable standing payment order of ₦385 million for the Radisson Hotel project. Information commissioner Kassim Afegbua disclosed this on Sunday in Benin. Mr... Read more »
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BREAKING: Bandits Attack ECWA Church in Kogi State, Kill Worshipper, Abduct Parishioners

Bandits have attacked a branch of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Àaaaz-Kiri community, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. ,At least one person was killed while an unspecified number... Read more »
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Defence Minister Musa Receives Togolese President Ahead of ECOWAS Meeting in Abuja

The Minister of Defence (HMOD), General Christopher Musa (Rtd), today, 14 December 2025, received the President of the Republic of Togo, His Excellency Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové, ahead of the ECOWAS meeting... Read more »
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2027: Chief Onyemelukwe Declares Presidential Ambition, Vows to End Insecurity and Hunger

Chief Onyemelukwe Eusebius Zonyelu former senatorial candidate of Action Peoples Party APP and a renowned financial expert has declared interest to run for the post of president of Nigeria in 2027 .... Read more »
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After Weeks on the Run, NDLEA Nabs Gamboli, Bandits’ Drug Supplier

Three weeks after escaping arrest at his home in Anguwan Makera, Kuta, Shiroro local government area of Niger state, a notorious supplier of illicit drugs to bandits operating in the area, 33-year-old... Read more »
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Private Jet from Abuja Crash-Lands in Kano

No fewer than 11 passengers escaped unhurt on Sunday morning after a private jet operated by Flybird Airlines crash-landed at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano State. Eyewitnesses said the... Read more »
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Talks Ongoing as Nigerian Air Force Plane, 11 Soldiers Remain Detained

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday said discussions are still ongoing over the detention of a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft and 11 soldiers, but they have yet to be released.... Read more »
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BREAKING: Troops Rescue Kidnapped Woman in Taraba

Troops of Sub-Sector 3B, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have rescued a kidnapped woman during a search-and-rescue operation in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba. The troops, deployed at Kufai Amadu in Takum... Read more »
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BREAKING: Notorious Bandit Kachalla Na’Allah Killed in Sokoto

Combined security operatives have eliminated a notorious bandit, Kachalla Na’Allah, in a decisive operation in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, dealing another blow to criminal networks terrorising the region. A... Read more »
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Court Sentences Four to Death for Kidnapping, Maiming Retired ExxonMobil Worker

An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced four men to death by hanging for the kidnapping of a 62-year-old retired ExxonMobil staff member, Idongesit Demas Udom, and the... Read more »
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Presidential, Gubernatorial Pardons Cannot Override Pending Court Cases – Femi Falana

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana, has asserted that the constitutional power of the president and state governors to grant pardon does not override ongoing judicial... Read more »
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BREAKING: Ugwuanyi Attacked by Suspected Political Thugs in Enugu

Human rights activist and public figure, Senator Chijinkem Ugwuanyi, was reportedly attacked by suspected political thugs in Enugu State on Tuesday while attempting to purchase fuel for his vehicle. Eyewitnesses say the... Read more »
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Impunity, Not Diversity, Is Nigeria’s Real Threat — Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has stressed that the threat to Nigeria is impunity, not diversity. Atiku, who is also the Zege Mule U Tiv, made the observation in a goodwill message... Read more »
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Tinubu-Era Digital Reforms Drive Transparency, Revenue in Mining Sector — Minister

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has attributed the sector’s significant strides to digital reforms introduced by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration over the last two and a half... Read more »