Nigeria News Niger govt domesticates NERC law, moves to end AEDC power monopoly March 2, 2026 Umar The Niger State Government has domesticated the Electricity Act in line with regulations of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), a move aimed at breaking the monopoly of the Abuja…
Nigeria News Police arrest four suspected cattle rustlers, recover 42 sheep in Niger March 2, 2026 Umar The Niger State Police Command has arrested four suspected cattle rustlers and recovered 42 sheep in Mokwa area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this…
Nigeria News Water shortage: Niger gov assures residents of lasting solution February 28, 2026 Umar Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has appealed to residents of the state, particularly those in the Minna metropolis, to exercise patience with his administration over the ongoing water…
Nigeria News Military airstrikes kill ISWAP commanders in Sambisa forest February 28, 2026 Umar The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai has neutralised two senior commanders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and several other fighters during a precision air interdiction mission…
Nigeria News Tinubu renews tenure of NSCDC CG Audi February 28, 2026 Umar President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for another five-year term. The…
Nigeria News Over 24 killed as gunmen raze Adamawa village — Amnesty International February 26, 2026 Umar At least 24 people were killed and hundreds injured on Tuesday evening when gunmen attacked Kirchinga village in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, according to Amnesty International. In…
Nigeria News Court admits more exhibits against Ex-NHIS boss Yusuf February 26, 2026 Umar Justice Chinyere E. Nwecheonwu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Kuchiako, Kuje, Abuja, on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, admitted in evidence more documents tendered by the Economic and Financial…
Nigeria News EFCC arraigns three NRC directors over alleged N2.04bn fraud in Lagos February 25, 2026 Umar The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, arraigned three senior officials of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) before the Lagos State High Court sitting in…
Nigeria News DSS captures sixth Owo church attacker February 25, 2026 Umar Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the sixth person involved in the 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo state, in which over 40…
Nigeria News ADC demands clarification over alleged ₦10bn ransom, prisoner release in Papiri school abduction February 25, 2026 Umar The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged the Federal Government to clarify a report by Agence France-Presse (AFP), an international media, alleging that the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu paid…