Tinubu Advocates Constitutional Amendment To Establish State Police
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting President Bola Tinubu has urged the House of Representatives to fast-track approval of a constitutional amendment that would pave the way for the creation of state police, in what could become a landmark reform aimed at reshaping Nigeria’s security architecture. The proposed amendment, titled the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria […]
Troops Capture Suspected Foreign ISIS Operative In Borno
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Nigerian troops have arrested a suspected foreign Islamic State (ISIS) operative believed to be an Arab of Moroccan origin during a counter-terrorism operation in Borno State, in what security sources described as a major intelligence breakthrough in the ongoing campaign against insurgents in the Lake Chad region. The suspect was apprehended in […]
Cable Theft Turns Fatal As Suspected Vandal Is Electrocuted At BEDC Substation
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting A suspected vandal was electrocuted while allegedly attempting to steal power cables from the Etete Injection Substation operated by Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Plc in Benin City, Edo State. When journalists visited the facility on Tuesday, officers from the Etete Police Division were seen removing the body of the deceased from […]
Adeboye Celebrates Wife @ 78, Says “You’ve Been My Strength Through Every Challenge”
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has paid a heartfelt tribute to his wife, Pastor Mrs. Foluke Adeboye, as she marked her 78th birthday. In a birthday message titled “To My Lover, Foluke,” released on Monday, the respected cleric reflected on their 58-year marriage […]
Senegal FA Reveals Salary Dispute Behind World Cup Exit
The President of the Senegalese Football Federation, Abdoulaye Fall, has claimed that a breakdown in trust between the federation and former head coach Pape Thiaw, sparked by a salary dispute, contributed to the country’s disappointing campaign at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Fall made the disclosure on Monday, a day after Thiaw was dismissed following […]
Defence Ministry Explains Delay in Interns’ Allowances, Blames Funding Shortfall
The Ministry of Defence has dismissed claims that House Officers and Interns at the Armed Forces Reference Hospitals have been abandoned without payment, attributing the delay in their allowances to a funding gap in the 2026 Appropriation Act. The ministry said payment of the outstanding allowances had already begun and stressed that the delay was […]
Atiku, Obi React as FG Bows to Pressure, Suspends WAEC, NECO Fee Hike
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and the party’s presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, have welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to suspend the proposed increase in registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examinations Council Senior School Certificate Examination. The Federal Ministry of Education […]
Rescued Oriire Principal Breaks Silence on 56 Days Ordeal
The principal of the school abducted alongside teachers and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs Racheal Alamu, has opened up about the traumatic 56 days they spent in captivity, describing how the victims endured hunger, fear and repeated forced movements through the forest. Speaking on Monday after she and the rescued […]
Edo ADC Factional Chairman Odion Hails Appeal Court Verdict On Mark-Led Congresses, Calls For Retracing Of Steps
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Edo State chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr. Kennedy Odion, has hailed the Court of Appeal rulling that restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising state congresses conducted by committees appointed by the David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Recall that in a […]
Police Arrest Housewife for Allegedly Slitting Husband’s Throat in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old housewife, Sadiya Lawal, for allegedly attempting to kill her husband by slitting his throat while he was asleep in Katsina metropolis. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. According to the statement, the victim, Jamilu Ibrahim, reported the incident […]