A notorious terrorist leader, identified as Kachalla Auwalu, linked to the Dogo Gide network, has been killed during a violent clash between rival terrorist factions in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. An operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday said the
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately withdraw the unlawful ‘Formal Notice’ issued last week by the NBC, which threatens sanctions against broadcast stations and presenters
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 12 large parcels of cocaine concealed in false bottom of food flasks heading to the United Kingdom via a Virgin Atlantic Airline flight from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. The cocaine consignment with a gross
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kano has reported a serious car accident that occurred on Saturday morning at Wudil T-Junction along Maiduguri Road. This accident sadly resulted in the deaths of two people and left 20 others injured. The incident happened around 9:20 am and involved a large
Chief Bode George, a former PDP Deputy National Chairman, says Nigeria’s electoral process must remain inviolable during the 2027 general election. George, also a former military governor of Ondo State, made the remarks in an open letter to President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Lagos. “I must emphasise that the
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has faulted the World Bank’s recommendation on reinstating petrol import licences, describing it as a recipe for deindustrialisation and economic retrogression. MAN Director-General, Mr Segun Ajayi-Kadir, made the association’s position known in a statement issued on Friday in Lagos. Ajayi-Kadir said the association reviewed
President Bola Tinubu has signed the 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, authorising an aggregate expenditure of ₦68.32 trillion for the current fiscal year. The president also signed a bill extending the implementation period of the capital component of the 2025 budget from March 31 to June 30. This is contained
Health experts have raised concerns over the low level of awareness surrounding liver diseases, warning that the condition had remained a “silent killer” and a growing global burden. Speaking ahead of the 2026 World Liver Day, a day observed annually on April 19, medical professionals noted that the event
The President, Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC), Rev. Israel Akanji, has proposed licensing of private security initiatives to support the police and military in tackling insecurity across Nigeria. The cleric proffered the solution on Friday in Abuja, at a press briefing ahead of the Convention’s 113th Annual Session, scheduled to hold
.Swift justice the most potent deterrent to drug syndicates, says Marwa No fewer than 974 offenders have been convicted and sentenced to various jail terms including 11 drug kingpins who bagged 254 years imprisonment in the first quarter of 2026 as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) ramped up