A tragic accident involving a fuel tanker and the convoy of Senate President Godswill Akpabio claimed the life of a police dispatch rider, Ibrahim Hussaini, on Sunday. Akpabio made the announcement on Tuesday while addressing lawmakers during plenary, expressing his condolences to the family of the fallen officer. Dispatch riders, who are typically police personnel, […] More
The Jigawa State Police Command has announced a statewide ban on the sale, possession and use of fireworks, knockouts and pili cards during the Christmas and New Year festivities, citing safety and security concerns. The directive was contained in a statement issued on Monday in Dutse by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Shi’isu Adam, […] More
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has lamented the insufficiency of ethical principles in ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, of the Federal Government. ICPC made this observation following the formal unveiling of the 2025 Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard, EICS, alongside the ACTU Effectiveness Index, AEI, across Federal Government MDAs. The […] More
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to peace, dialogue, and responsible energy development in Ogoniland, describing the federal government’s renewed engagement as a demonstration of hope and a new beginning built on partnership and understanding. The Group Chief Executive Officer of Bashir Bayo Ojulari, disclosed this during a […] More
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Bauchi State Command, has deployed 1,100 personnel across the state to ensure the safety of lives and property during the 2025 Christmas and New Year festivities. The State Commandant, Oloyede Oyerinde, disclosed this in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Saminu Yusuf, on Tuesday. […] More
The Federal Government has revealed that Nigerian security agencies are collaborating with major social media companies to track and remove accounts used by terrorist and criminal groups to promote their activities and raise funds. The Director-General of the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking at an end-of-year briefing […] More
The leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movements and the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has accused the Government of President Tinubu of lacking in political will to fight insecurity. Kwankwaso, who was speaking in Kano, Tuesday, while unveiling the new 2000 Neighborhood Security Network by the Government of Kano, said, “President Tinubu […] More
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, In Abia StatE, Prince Paul Ikonne, has alleged that Governor Alex Otti is one of the governors prominently disobeying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive on the functionality of local government administrators in Nigeria. Ikonne specifically accused the Abia State governor of “trying to amend and find a […] More
Six members of the House of Representatives from Rivers State have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. DAILY POST reports that the defection took place on Tuesday during plenary. The defectors are said to loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. They include […] More
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has clarified that the National Identification Number (NIN) issued by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) now automatically serves as the Tax Identification Number (TIN) for individual Nigerians. The announcement was made on Monday as part of a public awareness campaign on the new tax laws, shared by the […] More
Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, has reaffirmed that the Ogoni clean-up remains a top priority for his ministry. Lawal made the statement when the National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, led a presidential delegation, including the Minister of Works, David Umahi, and senior officials from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited, on a courtesy […] More
Police operatives in Benue State have successfully freed 19 travellers who were abducted by suspected armed bandits along the Ohimini–Otukpo Road in Ohimini Local Government Area. Security sources disclosed to Zagazola Makama that the abduction took place in the early hours of December 22 after gunmen mounted a roadblock at Mechanic Village on the Ohimini–Otukpo […] More