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In a decisive move to stem the rising tide of insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Minister, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the clearance of Kobi Forest, a notorious hideout for criminals linked to recent kidnapping incidents in the Guzape and Asokoro Village axis of Abuja.  The move is part...

Core loyalists of Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara, including former members and leaders of the disbanded  Simplified Movement have besieged the Government House gate in Port Harcourt to receive him. A former Speaker of the dissolved illegal three-man House of Assembly, Victor Oko-Jumbo, was among Fubara’s loyalists, who led others to...

A fresh division appears to be brewing within the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) over the 2027 presidential election, following conflicting public statements from its leaders on the contentious issue of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid. The controversy began on Wednesday after the Forum’s National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Tukur Muhammad...

ABUJA – The Leader of the Obidient Movement in the South East, Dr Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh, has defended former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, against criticisms following his call for South East residents to take part in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). He said El-Rufai’s stance on zoning the...

By Imam Talba It is always an eyesore and very troubling to watch how once-powerful men descend into the abyss of desperation, clutching at straws of irrelevance while disgracefully weaponizing the very insecurities they once ignored. The latest petition authored by Abubakar Malami, who many Nigerians know as the former...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has formally arraigned Omoyele Sowore, former 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), alongside social media platforms X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook at the Federal High Court in Abuja. According to court documents filed on Tuesday, Sowore is facing a five-count charge...

Nigeria’s U-20 boys’ team, the Flying Eagles, have departed for Chile to begin a 12-day final phase camping in the South American nation ahead of their participation in this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup finals. The seven-time African champions will play all their Group F matches at the Estadio Fiscal in...

A violent clash involving Niger State Traffic Management Agency (NISTMA) officials and some aggrieved youths occurred at Kasuwan Gwari market in Minna on Monday, September 15, 2025. The incident resulted in one fatality and one injury, while two suspects have been arrested in connection with the clash. The clash began...

Eight children suspected to have been stolen from Kano State between 2017 and 2022 have been rescued from an Orphanage in Asaba, Delta State, by officials of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). The children were among 70 underage, including newborn babies, found in the...

Dan Kunle hails Dangote Refinery as “light to Nigeria,” slams petroleum marketers for importing inflation and stifling investment. Energy expert Dan Kunle has defended Dangote Refinery against criticisms from petroleum marketers, describing the $20 billion facility as a transformative project that has ended decades of inefficiency and import dependency. Kunle...