The Rivers State Accountant-General and the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning have told the High Court of Rivers State in Port Harcourt how the government of former Rivers sole administrator Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), allegedly spent over ₦302 billion received from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, has rescued five persons in two overnight operations at Akure South Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that at about 2 a.m on Saturday, staff on night duty at the health center in Oke-Ijebu, Akure
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have repelled a multi-front attack by ISWAP terrorists on a Forward Operating Base at Mandaragirau in Borno. A statement by the Media Information Officer of OPHK, Lt.-Col. Sani Uba, said the attack occurred in the early hours of
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) officially welcomed 450 secondary school students from 15 different schools as ambassadors against human trafficking and violence on Friday in Delta. Mr. Sam Offiah, who is the Commander of NAPTIP’s Benin Zonal Command, shared this news during the launch
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says total capital importation in Nigeria stood at 6,443.48 million dollars in quarter four (Q4) 2025. The NBS said in its Nigeria Capital Importation Q4 2025 report released in Abuja on Friday. The report said the Q4 figure was higher than the 5,089.16 million
The Inspector -General of Police, Olatunji Disu, on Thursday, submitted a framework for the establishment of state police to the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the move was part of efforts to decentralise policing in the country. NAN also reports that Disu
The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) has inaugurated the Livelihood Empowerment Initiative (LEI), a project aimed at preventing and countering violent extremism by empowering 20,000 Nigerian vulnerable youth and women. The National Coordinator of NCTC, Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA), Maj.- Gen. Adamu Laka, while unveiling the programme on
An Abuja High Court on Thursday discharged a former Minister of Aviation Stella Oduah and her ex-aide, Gloria Odita of N2.5 billion fraud charge. Justice Hamza Muazu ordered their discharge after the prosecution told the court that it has discontinued the case against them based on their plea bargain. The
The newly appointed Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Fatai Tijani, has pledged sweeping reforms aimed at improving public safety, accountability, and community engagement. He described policing in Lagos as both unique and complex, noting that the state’s dynamic environment presents significant security challenges that required innovative and collaborative