The Nigeria Police Force has said it has information on the United States airstrikes carried out against terrorists in Sokoto State, but will not make such details public. The Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated this yesterday during Channels Television’s Politics Today, saying the police would not comment on the operation. “We engage a…
President Tinubu and Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, today mourned the passing of Madam Lucia Onabanjo, wife of Chief Olabisi Onabanjo, the first civilian governor of Ogun State. She died on Monday, January 11, 2026, at the age of 100. Her daughter, Olubukunola Onabanjo, announced her mother’s death in a statement, describing the centenarian as…
The United States Africa Command has said the U. S. forces has delivered critical military supplies to Nigeria in support of the country’s ongoing security operations. In a post on social media handle yesterday, AFRICOM said U.S. forces delivered the supplies to Nigerian partners as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral security cooperation. “U.S. forces…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Oba Rasidi Ladoja has urged journalists all over Nigeria to be fair in their press reports The appeal was contained in the press release issued and signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Chief Ayoade Solomon Olugbemiga during the Courtesy Visit paid by the Executive Members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists Oyo…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Oyo State Correspondent of The Nation Newspapers, Yinka Adeniran on Tuesday emerged the Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council. Adeniran was declared winner after polling 31 votes to defeat his closest rival, John Alabi of Silverbird Television, who scored 10 votes. For…
An endocrinologist based in Bauchi, Dr Ayuba Mugana, says smokers and individuals with cholesterol-related health issues are at higher risk of developing diabetes. Mugana disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria today in Bauchi. According to reports that diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects how the human body turns…
A former United States Navy sailor, Jinchao Wei, has been sentenced in federal court to 200 months in prison after a jury convicted him of spying for China by selling U.S. military secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer. In a statement yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice said Wei, 25, also known as Patrick Wei,…
The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has granted amnesty to seven inmates of the Nigeria Correctional Centre across the state, who had been convicted to various jail terms. According to a statement made available today by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Ebenezer Adeniyan, the development was to mark the 61st birthday of…
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress today said President Tinubu was neither missing nor absent from his duties. This followed comments credited to Mr Peter Obi, the Labor Party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, who questioned the president’s visibility. The party, in a statement signed by its Spokesman, Mr Seye…
The Chairman of Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos, Mr. Babatunde Hunpe, has declared seven days of mourning for the late Akran of Badagry, Aholu Menu Toyi I, who died yesterday. Hunpe made the announcement in Badagry through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Kriko Augustine, in a statement issued today. “With the approval of Gov….