Edo declares war on kidnappers, vows special court, death penalty
•Okpebholo accuses locals of importing criminals from the North •Police parade suspects, recover vehicles, cash By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY— Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has revealed a disturbing new dimension to the insecurity plaguing the state. Speaking at the 2026 Ministers Conference, organised by the state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, […]
Troops arrest 46 suspected undocumented foreign nationals in Ogun
Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), have arrested 46 foreign nationals during a security operation in Ogun State.
Our father not diabetic; mother still in captivity – Late Gen Rabe’s son
One of the sons of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar (retd), Isyaka Rabe, has said his father had no history of diabetes or high blood pressure, contrary to claims attributed to the Katsina State government.
Woman kidnapped in Edo market after husband escaped
“I saved the woman’s children today. It happened in front of me. We were both buying something in the same place, at the vegetable market”
Rough Economy: Local markets flooded with toxic powdered charcoal, poisonous dye additives
In the local Nigerian markets unscrupulous spice merchants are now exploiting the food inflation to heavily adulterate daily kitchen staples
State of the Nation: Nigeria facing survival problem, drifting to one-party state —Farounbi
Yemi Farounbi served as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Philippines and Cambodia. In this interview, he examines the state of the nation
