Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace have recovered a cache of weapons and ammunition in Plateau State following a raid on a suspected gunrunners’ hideout. According to a statement posted on its verified Facebook account on Friday, Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, Media Information Officer of the force, said the raid was carried […] More
A joint team of police operatives and local vigilantes has neutralised a suspected bandit during an exchange of gunfire at Adekanbi Village, near Bode-Saadu in the Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State. In a statement issued on Friday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said the operation formed part of ongoing, […] More
African Union Commission Chairman, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has claimed that Muslims are the first victims of Boko Haram in Nigeria, not Christians. Youssouf recently stated this to reporters from the United Nations headquarters podium while responding to the genocide allegations in Nigeria. Asked by a reporter about United States President Donald Trump’s recent threats to […] More
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reflected on the political turbulence that marked Ayodele Fayose’s first term as governor of Ekiti State, noting that the misuse of presidential authority contributed significantly to the crisis that cut short the administration. Tinubu made the remarks in a congratulatory statement issued in honour of Fayose, who turns 65 on […] More
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed , has criticised the Zamfara State Government and urged members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to mobilise support for a change of leadership in the state. Matawalle made the remarks while addressing APC leaders and supporters during his political visit to the state at the party secretariat […] More
The Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Bola Oyebamiji, has stepped down from his position as he prepares to contest the 2026 Osun State governorship election. Oyebamiji confirmed his resignation in a chat with our correspondent on Friday night, explaining that the move aligns with the provisions of the electoral law. “Yes, […] More
British broadcaster, Piers Morgan has assured the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Yusuf Tuggar, that his recent interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored will be aired in its entirety. Morgan stated this to address Tuggar’s concerns that selective editing could misrepresent his remarks on the alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria. Recall that Tuggar had earlier […] More
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said that a true officer of the law does not carry out an illegal order. Wike made this statement on Thursday at a media briefing shortly after the FCT Executive Committee meeting. The Minister was reacting to the incident between him and a military officer. […] More
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to continue giving his political opponents sleepless nights. Wike said his opponents in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, All Progressives Congress, APC, or in African Democratic Congress, ADC, will have sleepless nights as long as he is on the side of the law. The […] More
Minister of State for Health, Iziaq Salako, has said that Nigeria is not yet capable of producing vaccines locally. Salako stated this on Thursday while featuring in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST. He was addressing the nation’s vaccine production capacity. When asked if Nigeria could produce […] More
Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command, on Monday, foiled a planned robbery and murder in Ilorin, the state capital. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire Adeyemi in Ilorin on Thursday, revealed that the suspect involved in the act was arrested by police operatives in a swift and well coordinated […] More
A Kano State High Court has sentenced four men to death by hanging for the murder of Rilwanu Ilyasu, known as Nanu, a mechanic who ran a garage at Farawa Layout in Kano. The accused are Abubakar Sadiq (alias Alhaji Sallari), Abdulmajid Jibrin, Nasiru Sani, and Yusuf Sani. Both were found guilty of criminal conspiracy […] More