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Residents of Kampala Street, Wuse II, Abuja, have formally notified the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) of a pending court case challenging actions affecting properties in the area, warning that any demolition exercise before the determination of the suit could amount to contempt of court. The warning was contained in...

*Recovers Large Arms Cache- 15AK Rifles, 1434 Live Ammunition The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested five persons, including two Nigeriens, suspected to be arms couriers to gunmen who, on November 21, 2025, attacked St. Mary’s Catholic school in Papiri village, Niger State, abducting nearly 300 students and staff.Recovered...

The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has clarified comments he made during a recent Hausa-language interview, dismissing claims that he criticized President BolaPRESS STATEMENT Tuggar Clarifies Remarks, Reaffirms Loyalty to President Tinubu Our attention has been drawn to various interpretations and misrepresentations of remarks made by the...

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday hosted troops of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army to a special Eid-el-Kabir luncheon at the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ehor in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State. Speaking during the event held on May 28, 2026, the COAS described Eid-el-Kabir...

The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has recorded major operational successes against terrorism, kidnapping, banditry, and other criminal activities across different parts of the country between May 25 and 28, 2026, with several terrorists neutralised, suspected collaborators arrested, and kidnapped victims rescued. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael...

The Chief Executive Officer of Welltime Group, Dike James Chigbue MON, has congratulated the Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, and the people of the state on the third anniversary of the present administration. In a congratulatory message issued on Friday, Chigbue commended the governor for what he described as...

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has alleged a plot by security agencies to doctor audio and visual recordings purportedly linked to former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, in a bid to tarnish his image and justify his continued detention. Frank,...

The first Igbo military officer to attain the rank of three-star General, Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor, is dead.According to family sources, Obiakor died on Wednesday in Abuja, after a brief illness resulting from a vehicle accident. Born on February 18, 1951, in Wusasa, present day Kaduna State, Obiakor, who hailed from...

A civil society group, the Coalition for National Security and Democratic Stability (CNSDS), has commended the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, over the growing operational efficiency of the Nigerian Armed Forces following the neutralisation of 317 terrorists and criminal elements across the country within one month. The...