The Nigeria Police Force has summoned Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to Abuja as part of an ongoing investigation into a violent incident that marred this year’s Sallah festivities in Kano. On March 30, 2025, a clash reportedly involving members of Sanusi’s entourage led to the death of a vigilante member
President Bola Tinubu has promised that the gunmen who killed many people in communities in Plateau State will be apprehended and face severe punishment under the law.The President has also extended his condolences to the families of the victims in Ruwi, Hurti, and Tadai communities in Bokkos Local Government and
The Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja on Friday, restrained Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan; the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and two others from granting media interviews while the suit filed by Natasha is still pending before the court.The new judge, Justice Binta Nyako, gave the order during the hearing of the
Political adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has stepped down from his position. He submitted his resignation around two weeks ago while serving as the spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum (NEF). According to sources from the presidency, Dr. Baba-Ahmed did not give detailed reasons for his
Prominent Ibadan businessman and popular politician, Chief Yekini Adeojo, is dead. Adeojo died Friday morning in Ibadan after a brief illness. He was a former Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and held the prestigious title of Seriki Musulumi of Yorubaland. He was also a notable
The former director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Isma’ila Tsiga (retd.), has recounted his terrifying experience while being held captive by bandits. Tsiga was kidnapped on February 5, 2025, in his hometown of Tsiga, which is in the Bakori local government area of Katsina State, along
Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Thursday, stood still for Governor Monday Okpebholo and Deputy Governor Dennis Idahosa, who arrived the State from Abuja after the election petition tribunal affirmed them as the duly-elected Governor and Deputy Governor respectively in the September 21, 2024 governorship election.Deputy Governor Idahosa, Secretary
A retired police officer, whose identity has not yet been revealed, is believed to have taken his own life after allegedly murdering three individuals, including two family members, in the Yovoyan community of Badagry, Lagos State. It was reported that this heartbreaking incident, seemingly linked to a long-standing land conflict,
Mixed reactions have trailed changes in the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and its board by President Bola Tinubu. The President had on Wednesday reconstituted the board of the NNPC Ltd., removing the Chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Malam
Mr Bayo Ojulari, New Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has urged Mr Bayo Ojulari, the new Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), to strengthen reforms, transparency and accountability. NEITI urged the