Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, has explained why he visited fellow presidential candidate Mohammed Hayatu-Deen. In a post on his verified X profile, Atiku stated that the discussion centred on the state of the nation and measures to reposition the party for future political engagements. The former vice president stated that … Read more
Violent crime appears to have returned to Anambra, as gunmen whose names were not immediately determined attacked members of the Anambra State Police Command, killing at least two. The state has been calm for months after a major crackdown on criminals, particularly gunmen posing as Biafra agitators, until Sunday night’s event. The incident occurred along … Read more
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo announced on Sunday that he has had diabetes for more than 40 years. For more than four decades, he has relied on lifestyle discipline, a good diet, frequent exercise, adequate rest, routine medical visits, and rigorous adherence to prescribed medicine to manage his illness. Obasanjo spoke during the opening of … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced the appointment of Commandant Offor Kenneth Onyeso as the new State Commander of its Rivers State Command. Offor, who hails from Ogida in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State, officially assumed duty as the 27th State Commander of the command on May 20, 2026. A … Read more
During separate operations in Zamfara and Katsina states, troops from Operation FANSAN YAMMA rescued 31 kidnapped victims and killed five suspected terrorists. Sector 2 forces carried out the operations, which resulted in the demolition of terrorist camps as well as the recovery of weapons, motorcycles, and ammunition. Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, Acting Deputy Director, Army … Read more
Umar Ardo, a former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that it was his idea to build the party for late President Muhammadu Buhari to contest in 2015. Ardo denied in an interview with Arise Television on Tuesday that former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi made Buhari president. According to him, no … Read more
An Ekiti court condemns a guy to theft and dismisses allegations of armed robbery. Oluwapelumi Adewale Ogundipe was sentenced to three years in jail by an Ekiti State High Court in Ado-Ekiti after being found guilty of theft following charges of conspiracy and armed robbery. The verdict was made in Suit No. HAD/32C/2025, State vs. … Read more
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado-Ekiti sentenced Oluwapelumi Adewale Ogundipe to three years in prison after he was found guilty of stealing after being charged with conspiracy and armed robbery. The decision was rendered in Suit No. HAD/32C/2025, State vs. Ogundipe Oluwapelumi Adewale, before High Court 4. Ogundipe was originally charged with conspiracy and … Read more
On Tuesday, troops from the 144th Battalion (Rear) of Operation Eastern Sanity executed a “well coordinated raid” against a Mammy market in Owaza, Ukwa West LGA of Abia State. The raid was carried out in response to reports of crude oil bunkerers, illegal PMS traders, pipeline vandals, and illicit drug traffickers operating in the market … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, charged Salifu Olije Mustapha on Tuesday in the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Kubwa, Abuja, with impersonating an anti-graft agent and scamming unsuspecting members of the public. Mustapha appeared before Justice A.I. Akobi on a four-count accusation of impersonation and deception. According to the EFCC, the defendant … Read more