FCT police arrest 10 traffic robbers, 20 one-way offenders
…Rescue three kidnapped victims, arrest two suspects …Arrest armed robbery suspects, recover motorcycles, knives By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 10 suspected traffic robbers accused of dispossessing motorists and passengers of their belongings on congested roads across Abuja. The command also arrested 20 motorists for driving against […]
Even if Tinubu appoints Seyi as INEC chairman, he’ll be defeated in 2027 — Dalung
Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has said the outcome of the Osun State governorship election has laid the foundation for what Nigerians should expect in the 2027 general elections.
N15.8trn: What we did with subsidy savings – Oyedele
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, has disclosed what the federal government did with N15.8 trillion generated from the removal of fuel subsidy and the liberalisation of the foreign exchange market between June 2023 and December 2025. Oyedele on Wednesday, at a media conference on Nigeria’s reform scorecard […]
Mangu killings: Police arrest suspected mastermind, hunt attackers
By Golok Nanmwa JOS — The Plateau State Police Command has arrested a suspected mastermind of the deadly attack on Bin-Per community in Mangu Local Government Area of the state. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday in Kombun District, reportedly claimed the lives of 25 people, while four others sustained injuries. […]
High riverine flood to hit Kaduna, Niger, 31 other states in 7 days – NiHSA
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) has forecast a high risk of riverine flooding in Kaduna, Niger and 32 other states between August 19 and 25, 2026.
OPHK troops neutralise eight ISWAP fighters in Borno airstrike
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri MAIDUGURI — Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have reportedly neutralised eight suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in a precision airstrike in the Timbuktu Triangle of Borno State. The operation followed credible intelligence indicating the presence of suspected terrorists at Thethangala, within the Timbuktu Triangle, a known area […]
