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*To remain in DSS custody as court adjourns to April 30 The Plateau State government on Thursday arraigned four suspects arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) in connection with the April 2026 killings in Angwa Rukuba, Jos North LGA of the state.The matter was, however, adjourned till April...

A civil society coalition, the Northern Peace and Security Accountability Network (NPSAN), has commended the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, for his firm and uncompromising directive to troops engaged in counter-banditry operations across the North-West, particularly under Operation Fansan Yamma. The northern group said the CDS’s charge to...

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has issued a stern warning over what he described as a grave and dangerous ambiguity in Nigeria’s Electoral Act, calling on the National Assembly to act immediately safeguard the sanctity of the ballot. In a statement signed Wednesday in Abuja, by his Senior Special Assistant...

A civil society group, Concerned Citizens for Change, has called for the immediate removal of the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, alleging gross incompetence and abuse of office over the enforcement of a ban on sachet alcohol and small...

The People’s Republic of China, the Federal Government of Nigeria, and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) have urged Nigerians to embrace the Chinese language, describing it as a vital tool for global engagement, economic growth, and cultural exchange. The call was made during the International Chinese Language Day celebration...

Few weeks after President Bola Tinubu visited Plateau State and promised justice for victims of serial attacks, the State Government on Friday filed charges against five suspects arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) in connection with the March 2026 killings of several persons in Angwa- Rukuba, Jos North...

…Say Timely Disclosure on Jet A1 Pricing and Supply Has Helped Avert Operational Disruption by Airlines An oil sector advocacy group has commended the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) for stabilising the aviation fuel market, saying the regulator’s recent intervention helped to ease tensions across the aviation...

Kimberly Daniels, a United States Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 14, has alleged that Nigeria’s minister of state for defense, Bello Matawalle, attempted to bribe a US official to deflect the narrative of the United World Congress of Diplomats, UN-WCD, report. The lawmaker made the...

The Federal government has filed a 13-count charge against seven persons linked to an alleged plot to forcefully overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, terrorize the citizens, and sack democratic governance. Six of the alleged coup plotters were nabbed by the Department of State Services (DSS). The seventh, former Governor Timpre...

Political activist, Comrade Timi Frank, has called on the United States government to investigate and sanction the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, over alleged actions capable of undermining Nigeria’s democracy. Frank’s demand followed a viral video in which Gbajabiamila was quoted as telling Hon Leke Abejide, during...