Author: Umar

The Nigerian military has arrested four police officers for allegedly providing unauthorised escort services to a VIP in contravention of the presidential directive on the withdrawal of policemen from VIP…

Gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked two settlements of Fulani in Kauyen Gabas village under Rimi area of Katsina, killing one person and rustling livestock. According to Zagazola Makama, a…

The Federal Government, FG, has declared Thursday, December 25, 26, 2025, and Thursday, January 1, 2026 as public holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year celebrations. This…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has ordered Nigerian troops to intensify operations against bandits and other criminal elements. He declared that forests, deserts and national…

A Human rights activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has called on Nigeria’s anti-corruption agencies to investigate allegations that the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory…

The Office of a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of carrying out coordinated raids on…

The Federal Government (FG) is projected to fall short of its 2025 revenue target by about ₦30 trillion, according to Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Gombe Operations Office, has confirmed its intervention in a fire outbreak that gutted parts of the Timber Market in Gombe metropolis. In a statement…

Eight persons accused of child trafficking have been arraigned before the Minna Chief Magistrate’s Court by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Niger State Police Command. The suspects were…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has set a revenue collection target of ₦31 trillion for the 2026 fiscal year. The FIRS Executive Chairman, Dr Zacch Adedeji, disclosed this on…