The Department of State Services (DSS) has handed over the trial of the immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN. Malami, who served as Justice Minister from November 11, 2015, to May 29, 2023, under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, faces a five-count charge bordering on terrorism financing and […]
Six months after joining anti-corruption protests that rocked Nepal, 23-year-old Amrita Ban will vote in Thursday’s election, hoping the new government will realise the movement’s demands. Last September’s violence, in which at least 77 people were killed, parliament set on fire and the government ousted, still shadows her today. “It took months to sleep properly […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of fugitive drug lord, 58-year-old Uzoma Valentine Ilomuanya. Describing the arrest as a significant blow to international drug trafficking networks, the agency noted that Ilomuanya had also been on the radar of British authorities for over 15 years. Ilomuanya was apprehended on Monday, February […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday presented certificates of return to the newly re-elected Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Maikalangu, and his Vice, Mohammed Nadabo. It also presented the certificates to other winners of the Feb. 21 Area Council elections. The FCT Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Malam Aminu Idris, […]
The trial of nine men accused of masterminding the 2025 Yelwata massacre was on Wednesday stalled again at the Federal High Court, Abuja, following a request for adjournment by counsel for two of the defendants. The trial judge, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, adjourned proceedings after Y.A. Hassan, who appeared for the eighth and ninth defendants, Sale […]
The U.S. Embassy in Abuja has urged its citizens to remain indoors on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, due to a heightened risk of protests stemming from the conflict in Iran. In a statement on Wednesday, the Embassy recalled that previous protests by some groups resulted in violent clashes between the group and Nigerian security forces. […]
Iran said on Wednesday it was trying to swiftly appoint a new supreme leader after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes on the weekend. “We are all trying,” said Ahmad Khatami, a member of the Assembly of Experts for Leadership which is responsible for selecting a new leader. “God willing, the leader will […]
France has deployed Rafale fighter jets over the United Arab Emirates to protect its naval and air bases against Iranian attacks, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Tuesday. France has hundreds of navy, air force and army personnel based in the United Arab Emirates. Its Rafale aircraft are stationed at the Dhafra base near Abu Dhabi. […]
The Federal Government has sanctioned the release of N48 billion for the enhancement of 12 Faculties of Engineering and Technology in Federal Universities of Technology and other conventional institutions. The beneficiary institutions, drawn from the six geopolitical zones of the country, consist of federal and state-owned universities. Inaugurating the Ministerial Monitoring, Evaluation and Implementation Committee […]
The Abia State Government has advised farmers to adopt climate-smart agricultural practices as the state is projected to experience above-normal rainfall in 2026. The warning follows the Seasonal Climate Prediction released by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency. In a ‘2026 Climate Outlook and Farming Advisor’ issued Tuesday morning, the State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Cliff Agbaeze, […]
President Bola Tinubu will tomorrow formally swear in Tunji Disu as the substantive Inspector-General of Police (IGP) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. As the new IGP takes office, the Nigeria Society for Criminology (NSC) urged him to decentralise tactical squads to zonal commands for efficiency and proactive response to crime. The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled […]
After 13 years in hiding, a notorious drug kingpin, Reginald Peter Chidiebere, has been taken into custody following the seizure of large consignments of cocaine and heroin linked to him by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The drug lord was first arrested […]