Adedamola wins PDP governorship ticket in Osun primary
Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the upcoming gubernatorial election in Osun State. Adedamola secured 919 votes to clinch the…
Irabor: No repentant Boko Haram fighters in military recruitment
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Retired General Lucky Irabor, has dismissed widespread claims that repentant Boko Haram terrorists are being recruited into the Nigerian military. Speaking during a television appearances…
Flash: Tinubu accepts defence minister Badaru Abubakar’s resignation
Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned from office with immediate effect. In a letter dated December 1 and addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former minister…
FCT Police foil planned community attack, kill three bandits, recover AK-47 rifles
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has thwarted a planned large-scale attack on a community within the Territory, neutralizing three notorious bandits and recovering arms and ammunition during a…
Tinubu approves protection for Guinea-Bissau opposition leader at Nigerian embassy
Nigeria has asked the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to provide additional security for Mr. Fernando Dia Da Costa, a presidential candidate in the November 2025 Guinea-Bissau elections,…
NDLEA busts drug syndicate packaging illicit drugs as Christmas cookies
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a sophisticated drug distribution network disguising illicit substances as imported Christmas cookies and snacks. Two masterminds behind the syndicate, Deji Adesanya…
Tinubu nominates Yakubu, Ikpeazu, Omokri, Fani-Kayode, others as ambassadors
President Bola Tinubu has submitted a fresh list of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, days after sending an initial batch of three nominees for screening. In two separate letters…
Jonathan labels Guinea-Bissau crisis a ‘ceremonial coup,’ urges ECOWAS to announce election results
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described the recent political turmoil in Guinea-Bissau as a “ceremonial coup,” insisting it does not qualify as a traditional military takeover. Speaking to journalists on…
Coalition hails rescue of schoolgirls, warns against calls for Kanu’s release
A coalition of civil society and non-governmental organisations under the banner of the Coalition for Good Governance (CGG) has applauded President Bola Tinubu and Nigeria’s security agencies for the rescue…
Tinubu sends three non-career ambassadorial nominees to Senate
President Bola Tinubu has submitted a list of three nominees for non-career ambassadorial appointments to the Senate for screening and confirmation. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the nominations during Wednesday’s…