NDLEA seizes 7.6 million tramadol pills, 76,273kg of hemp in raids
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has carried out a series of intelligence-led operations across multiple states, leading to the seizure of more than 7.6 million tramadol pills and…
Coup: Benin soldiers announce removal of President Patrice Talon
A group of Beninese military personnel on Sunday declared that they had overthrown President Patrice Talon, who is expected to leave office next April after a decade in power. The…
Air Force jet crashes in Niger community as pilots safely eject
An air force jet has reportedly crashed in a community in Borgu LGA of Niger State. Lapai TV, an online television network based in the state, shared a video of…
Badaru’s exit: Power tussle, not health crisis, triggered defence minister’s resignation
Fresh details have emerged revealing that former Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, did not resign solely because of health challenges as officially announced. Instead, insiders say a long-running internal…
Wike breaks silence, says defected Rivers lawmakers ‘free to go’
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says the 16 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the…
DSS nabs medical doctor who supplies lifesaving drugs to Kwara bandits
A medical doctor has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) for allegedly transporting medical supplies from Sokoto State to suspected kidnapping gangs operating across Kwara…
16 Rivers lawmakers dump PDP for APC, cite ‘deep division’ in party
Sixteen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Amaewhule announced…
US arrests Nigerian-American CEO over alleged $7m veterans affairs fraud
Cashmir Chinedu Luke, CEO of a U.S.-based home care company, has been arrested at San Francisco International Airport for allegedly defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of more than…
Tinubu reaffirms Nigeria’s commitment to global peace as 21 envoys present credentials
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening international cooperation, promoting peace, and deepening economic partnerships as he received Letters of Credence from 21 newly accredited foreign envoys…
Marafa leads push to unseat defence minister Matawalle amid battle for control of Zamfara APC
The renewed call for the removal of Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has little to do with security concerns as publicly projected, and everything to do with a…