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A nonprofit organization, Awaiting Trial Office, has petitioned the Minister of Interior, urging an investigation into systemic exploitation and intimidation of inmates at Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja. In a letter signed by Mr. Ben Okundayo, Head of Administration at Awaiting Trial Office, and addressed to the Nigerian Minister of Interior...

No fewer than 1,000 civil society organisations on Wednesday staged a coordinated protest in Abuja, demanding the immediate removal of the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, over the enforcement of the ban on sachet alcohol and 200ml PET...

An officer of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday told a Federal High Court in Abuja how terrorists were funded, armed and mobilized to attack St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, on June 5, 2022. The officer, who is the 9th prosecution witness, said he...

Operatives of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Nigerian Army and DSS have reportedly neutralised notorious bandit leader Kachalla Kabiru and several of his lieutenants during a joint operation in Kogi State. Credible sources revealed that the operation, which included precision airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force, was...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a charge against the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai over his alleged involvement in wiretapping the telephone lines of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. In the three-count charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026 was filed early on Monday before...

The Federal Government Inter-Agency Committee on Nigeria’s Oil-Producing States has submitted its final report on the 2017–2025 nationwide verification of crude oil and gas coordinates to the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Mr. M. B. Shehu. The report was formally received on Friday, February 13,...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reflected on the assassination of General Murtala Ramat Mohammed, describing it as a turning point for Nigeria’s military leadership. According to a report by Nigerian Tribune on Thursday, February 12, 2026, speaking in Abuja at the Murtala Muhammed International Lecture and Leadership Conference, Obasanjo said...

His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, alongside former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, visited the residence of former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, following a reported arrest attempt by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to a media post by Honourable Distinguished Senator Lawal Adamu Usman on Thursday, 12...

‎According to a report by Vanguard, on Wednesday February 11, 2026, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has criticized the governing style of President Bola Tinubu, stating that the current administration’s approach to public service conflicts with his own understanding of government responsibility. ‎El-Rufai explained that he sees public service...

David Umahi, the minister of works, has answered concerns that came up during a recent dispute when his ministry presented its budget before a Senate committee. He has stated that he is still prepared to answer for all projects under his direction. Days after a tumultuous session with legislators, Umahi...