1+ hour, 8+ min ago   (491+ words) Auwalu Mahmuda, a major general has assumed duty as the 56th General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Nigerian Army’s 2 Division in Ibadan, Oyo State, taking over from Chinedu Nnebeife, whose tenure was marked by one of the military’s most significant internal…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago   (910+ words) The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja for permission to file a fresh appeal against a Federal High Court judgement that barred it from imposing monetary fines on broadcast stations. The application was disclosed…...

2+ hour, 41+ min ago   (324+ words) Sustained military operations have forced some members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), to begin surrendering their weapons in the South-East, military authorities say. This is contained in a…...

3+ hour, 32+ min ago   (330+ words) The police command in Ebonyi State has warned its officers against extortion, harassment, unlawful searching of citizens’ mobile phones and other forms of unprofessional conduct. The command also called for upholding the highest standards of professionalism and respect for human…...

8+ hour, 29+ min ago   (1163+ words) An image of Bandits used to illustrate a story Armed bandits have killed one resident, injured at least seven and abducted 32 others during an attack on the Shuwaki community in the Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday....

8+ hour, 44+ min ago   (524+ words) The Edo State Government says the mother and stepfather of an 11-year-old girl allegedly abused in Benin have been rearrested and will face prosecution, following renewed investigations into the case. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Eugenia Abdallah,…...

11+ hour, 58+ min ago   (1728+ words) Gov. Sylva bankrolling coup Newly obtained troves of investigation records have thrown light on how Timipre Sylva, a former governor of the oil-rich Bayelsa State, sourced the money he allegedly threw at last year’s failed coup against President Bola Tinubu…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (516+ words) Nigerian soldiers in the Northeast The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops conducting military operations across Nigeria killed more than 102 terrorists, criminals, illegal miners and informants, arrested 486 suspects and rescued 393 kidnapped victims during operations in July. The figures were contained in…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (513+ words) Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has inaugurated an eight-member Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the abduction of pupils and teachers from Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota communities in Oriire Local Government Area, saying the state must determine what went wrong…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (556+ words) A civic organisation has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate top officials of the Ondo State House of Assembly over alleged forgery and fraudulent alteration of the N70 billion 2025 budget of the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas…...