1,106 terrorists killed, 758 collaborators arrested — Abubakar
By Ndahi Marama, MAIDUGURI The immediate past Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, has said troops killed more than 1,106 JAS/ISWAP terrorists and arrested 758 suspected logistics collaborators during his 17-month tenure. Abubakar disclosed this on Tuesday during the handing and taking-over ceremony at Maimalari […]
Nigeria suffering, bleeding at 65 — Ralph Obioha
By Chioma Gabriel, Editor Special Features Elder statesman and former chieftain of the National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, Chief Ralph Obioha, who was a front liner in the struggle to end military rule in Nigeria, in this encounter, talks about issues that have bedevilled Nigeria and proffers the way forward. On posturing for 2027 polls two years after the 2023 […]
High cost of rent: Nigerians now rent shop spaces as apartment
“Some of them contribute to pay the rent, and a minimum of two to three people are allowed to rent such space”
We have restored credibility to the pilgrimage system — Bishop Adegbite
Bishop Stephen Adegbite, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), can rightly be described as a workaholic given the number of things he does for God, the Nigerian government and humanity.
Police recover 45 phones from Kaduna robbery gang
The Police also intercepted one Hassan (19) and Abubakar (21) at Unguwar Mu’azu Bypass; a motorcycle and pistol with live ammo were recovered from them
Trade Fair demolition: I lost everything in presence of my foreign partners — Magnus Ike
“That building was constructed five years ago and duly approved by the Trade Fair Management Board, which is under the Federal Government”
Nigerians ‘ve lost confidence in electoral process —Itodo, Yiaga Africa boss
“What politicians have done, coupled with complicit INEC officials, is to leverage the same technologies to undermine the integrity of the process”
Benue: Hoodlums invade Gboko church, destroy properties
Unidentified hoodlums have attacked and destroyed the property of a church, the Throne of Grace Healing and Deliverance Ministries, in Mbatiav, along Gboko-Aliade road in Gboko Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state.
Marathon sex: Ogun monarch calls for arrest of content creator
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Eselu of Iselu Kingdom in Yewa North local government area of Ogun State, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi has called for the arrest of a Nigerian content creator over her plan to attempt a Guinness World Record (GWR) for the highest number of sexual partners in one day. The traditional ruler, made […]
Personality, not party’ll shape 2027 polls – Prof Ahmad
“The coalition that Nigeria needs now is the coalition for credible election”
Cooking gas price decline 21.42% to N16,195.07 — NBS
By Mariam Eko The national average retail price of refilling a 12.5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, otherwise known as cooking gas, has dropped by 21.42 percent on a month-on-month, MoM basis, to N16,195.07 in August, 2025 from N20,609.48 in July. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) Price Watch, August […]
