The House of Representatives is urging the Federal Government to use all diplomatic efforts to ensure the return of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who is trapped in Guinea-Bissau, following the coup in the West African country. Jonathan is among African leaders on the joint mission of the African Union and the Economic Community of West…
Sanitation Corps, LAGESC, popularly known as KAI, has uncovered an emerging oil bunkering operation and arrested 27 suspects allegedly found with counterfeit naira notes during an enforcement exercise. The Corps Marshal, Major Olaniyi Olatunbosun Cole (rtd.), disclosed this at the agency’s headquarters in Bolade, Oshodi. He said the breakthrough followed intelligence reports indicating that an…
A vigilante group at Aiyetoro Kiri in Kabba Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State yesterday foiled bandits’ invasion of Kiri High School and prevented the students from being abducted. The attack came days after bandits abducted 25 schoolgirls of Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State, who have since been released and over 300…
Election observers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) have raised concerns over the coup in Guinea-Bissau, asking the military authorities to release government officials detained during the incident. The observers made the call in a statement signed by the Head of the West African Elders Forum and a…
Tinubu says the officers and men of the armed forces and other security agencies are working tirelessly and making significant sacrifices to keep Nigerians safe. President Tinubu says the officers and men of the armed forces and other security agencies are working tirelessly and making significant sacrifices to keep Nigerians safe. Amid rising attacks and…
Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, on Wednesday disclosed that suspected Boko Haram members and other criminal elements were once discovered on the recruitment lists of the Nigerian Army and police. He made the disclosure during a special plenary session on the state of security in the country. Wase, an All…
By Michael Adeyemo The newly appointed Chief Imam of Oyo Land, Barrister Bilaal Akinola-Akewugberu, has urged Nigerians to deepen their prayers and work collectively to address the country’s growing security challenges. Speaking in an interview with a Pensioners’ FM correspondent, Barrister Akinola-Akewugberu noted that the current surge in killings, kidnappings, insurgency, and other violent crimes…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Oyo State Government has called for renewed commitment and collective actions in the fight against HIV/AIDS across the State. This call was made by the Chairman, Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OYSACA), Dr. Gbola Adetunji, on Tuesday in Ibadan while speaking on activities lined-up for the commemoration of…
The Rivers State Police Command has debunked reports of herdsmen invasion in the state, describing a viral social media video causing public panic as completely false. In a statement issued today in Port Harcourt by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the police clarified that the claims were untrue, misleading, and deliberately aimed at inciting…
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has emphasized that the N4.237 trillion 2026 budget proposal must align closely with residents’ needs, addressing pressing social and economic challenges. Obasa made the remarks yesterday during Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s formal presentation of the 2026 Appropriation Bill at the Lagos Assembly complex. Newsmen reports that…