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Jubilation as NSCDC Commandant General, Audi, Gets Tenure Extension

NewsDeskNgJan 21, 2026January 21, 20260

There was widespread jubilation across the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) following the extension of the tenure of its Commandant General, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi. The development has been welcomed by stakeholders who see the extension as a vote of confidence in Audi’s leadership and the reforms recorded...

Reps Press Corps, Media aides undergo Skills on Digital Legislation

NewsDeskNgJan 21, 2026January 21, 20260

As the world moves towards digitalization, the House of Representatives has called on journalists and media aides to build stronger expertise in scrutinizing digital and technology laws while carrying out their duties. The Chairman House Committee on Media and Public Affairs Hon. Akintunde Rotimi made the call on Monday during...

Alliance Throws Weight Behind Nwajuba’s Presidential Bid

NewsDeskNgJan 20, 2026January 20, 20260

The Northern Inter-Tribal and Inter-Religious Alliance for Peace, Unity and Development has unequivocally thrown its full political weight behind the presidential declaration of Honourable Dr. Chukwuemeka Nwajuba on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a statement made available to newsmen by Prince Ekpo Edache, on Tuesday in...

Timi Frank knocks GCON for Chagoury, warns of ‘state-sanctioned impunity’

NewsDeskNgJan 20, 2026January 20, 20260

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has described the conferment of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on businessman Gilbert Chagoury as a dark moment for Nigeria, warning that the decision sends a dangerous signal that corruption and...

Alleged cyber bullying of President: DSS’ trial of Sowore begins Jan 22

NewsDeskNgJan 19, 2026January 19, 20260

Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 22, 2026, to begin the trial of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, for the alleged criminal defamation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Department of State Services (DSS) had in...

ADC demands explanation on U.S.–Nigeria Health MoU from Tinubu

NewsDeskNgJan 19, 2026January 19, 20260

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the federal government to immediately clarify the contents of the recently signed health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria and the United States, citing sharply conflicting public descriptions of the agreement by both governments. While Nigeria has presented the MoU as...

ASUU demands Isa Yuguda’s public apology, resignation as NOUN’s pro-chancellor over threats to university professors

NewsDeskNgJan 19, 2026January 19, 20260

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has demanded the immediate resignation of a former Governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, as Governing Council Chairman of the National Open University, over his statements at a recent public hearing held at the National Assembly, on the conversion of the Abubakar Tafawa...

Planned burial of Omije Ojumi cancelled amid family dispute

NewsDeskNgJan 19, 2026January 19, 20260

The burial ceremony of late gospel singer Bunmi Akinnaanu, popularly known as Omije Ojumi, has been postponed due to unresolved disagreements within her family. The development was confirmed on Saturday by Lanre Alewilese, a close associate and colleague of the deceased, who announced the decision in a statement shared on...

Federal Fire Service contain fire at Leventis Plaza, Abuja

NewsDeskNgJan 19, 2026January 19, 20260

The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has successfully contained a fire outbreak at Leventis Plaza in Abuja, preventing major damage to the popular commercial complex and nearby facilities. The fire, which occurred on the first floor of the plaza, affected a tailoring workshop and is suspected to have been caused by...

Drug kingpin arrested 12-year after killing 3 NDLEA officers

NewsDeskNgJan 19, 2026January 19, 20260

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a long-wanted drug kingpin, Lekan Jimoh, alias Kanmo-Kanmo, 12 years after he allegedly masterminded the killing of three of its officers during a botched arrest operation. Jimoh was picked up on Friday, in Owode, Ogun State, following intelligence-led operations by NDLEA tactical...