admin In a ferocious battle along the Vaase-Chito Road in Ukum Local Government Area, the Benue State Police Command was able to foil a planned armed robbery and murder three of the alleged perpetrators. According to security authorities, the event took place at approximately 2:48 a.m. on June 8. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Gbeji … Read more
According to the Kebbi State Police Command, Alhaji Muhammad Maibarga, an Islamic cleric kidnapped in the Koko-Besse Local Government Area, has passed away while in captivity. According to SP Bashir Usman, the police public relations officer (PPRO), the command was informed of rumours that the preacher had died while in the captivity of his murderers. … Read more
A 23-year-old man named Joshua Babalola was rescued by the Marine Police Unit of the Lagos State Police Command after he allegedly tried to jump from the Third Mainland Bridge into the Lagos lagoon in an apparent suicide attempt. On June 8, 2026, at approximately 10:30 a.m., Marine Police officers received word that a young … Read more
Boko Haram and other terrorist organisations have threatened to attack Nigerian towns and schools, thus the federal government has been urged to take precautions. The 15th Biennial Mother’s Union Conference of the Church of Nigeria, Diocese of Umuahia, Anglican Communion, which took place at Ubakala, Umuahia, provided the guidance. Terrorists have been attacking communities and … Read more
After the South East Development Commission (SEDC) squandered billions of naira from the 2025 budget, the Senate stepped up its monitoring, seeking thorough explanations. The Senate Committee on the South East Development Commission held an investigative hearing when senators voiced their worries about several expenditure items in the commission’s financial records, leading to this development. … Read more
Claimants and counter-claimants in the ongoing dispute over violent attacks and killings in Plateau State have pitted the Berom Youth-Moulders Association (BYM) against the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN). On Tuesday, the BYM expressed its displeasure with the state chapter of MACBAN for what it deemed as an inaccurate account of events. … Read more
Atiku Abubakar’s special assistant on digital media strategy, Demola Olarenwaju, has revealed that the greatest accomplishment of President Bola Tinubu was to further impoverish the Nigerian people. Olarenwaju claimed that current Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has made the late Muhammadu Buhari look like a saint by escalating poverty. He characterised Tinubu’s government as a “360-degree … Read more
Claiming that all staff recruited under the scheme have been adequately deployed, the Taraba state government has denied accusations that forest guards are missing from rural areas across the state. In response to the allegations, Colonel Joshua Garbiya Kwelle (rtd), who serves as the Special Adviser to Governor Agbu Kefas on Security and Intelligence Matters, … Read more
The nominations of Agada Abuh Theophilus to the position of Director of New Media and Strategic Communications and Brian Dennis to the position of Deputy Director of the same have been approved by the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, made the announcements in a statement. “Agada Abuh Theophilus and … Read more
Warri South-West local government leader Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo has urged for a nonviolent end to the dispute over the Warri Federal Constituency’s boundary, which was imposed by the Supreme Court. His statement comes after thirteen flow stations in Gbaramatu Kingdom were shut down on June 8th by protesting Ijaw women. The request was made by … Read more