Author: Damilola

National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has dismissed suggestions that his recent private meeting with Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde was aimed at forging a political alliance, describing it instead as a friendly visit. The NNPP’s 2023 presidential candidate met Governor Makinde on Wednesday at the Governor’s Office in Ibadan. The closed-door discussion reportedly lasted about two hours. Kwankwaso was in Oyo State to inaugurate the NNPP’s new state secretariat and to hold consultations with key party stakeholders, including NNPP National Chairman Ajuji Ahmed, Publicity Secretary Ladipo Johnson, and Board of Trustees Secretary Buba Galadima.…

President Bola Tinubu has called on the leadership of the 10th Senate to initiate constitutional amendments that would pave the way for the establishment of state police across the country. The President appealed on Wednesday during an interfaith breakfast with senators at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. President Tinubu said the time has come to create a legal framework for state police, describing it as a necessary response to Nigeria’s shifting security landscape and a step toward strengthening grassroots policing. He argued that decentralising law…

A United States District Court has sentenced Paulinus Okoronkwo, a Nigerian-American and former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (now NNPC Limited), to 87 months in prison for his role in a $2.1 million bribery scheme involving Addax Petroleum. Addax Petroleum is a subsidiary of Sinopec, a Chinese state-owned oil and gas conglomerate. In a statement issued on Monday, US authorities said District Judge John Walter also ordered Okoronkwo to pay $923,824 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In addition, the court directed the forfeiture of $1,039,997 — representing the net proceeds from the sale of…

President Bola Tinubu has officially decorated Tunji Disu as the acting Inspector-General of Police at a ceremony held at the State House, Abuja. Disu assumed leadership of the Nigeria Police Force following the resignation of Kayode Egbetokun. Prior to his appointment, he served as an Assistant Inspector-General of Police. Speaking after the decoration, Disu described his elevation as a profound honour, saying it was a testament to his years of dedication to policing and national service. He expressed gratitude to the President for the trust reposed in him, noting that Tinubu’s remarks during the event carried deep personal meaning. According…

The planned arraignment of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, could not proceed on Wednesday due to his absence in court, prompting Justice Joyce Abdumalik to adjourn the matter to April 23, 2026. At the resumed hearing, prosecution counsel Oluwole Aladedoye informed the court that although the case was slated for arraignment, the defendant was not produced because he is currently in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Aladedoye requested an adjournment until March 10 to allow the anti-graft agency produce the defendant, noting that the Department of State Services (DSS) had no…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, before a Lagos court over alleged financial crimes amounting to $385,000 and N165,438,000. Okhiria was docked on Tuesday before the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering and related offences. According to the charge sheet, the anti-graft agency accused him of transferring large sums of money suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities to an overseas account. “That you, Fidet Okhiria Edetanle, while serving as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation,…

Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday, February 25, 2026, abducted six worshippers at Celestial Church, located in Uso, Owo Local Government Area of the state. According to the Ondo State Police Command, the attack happened at about 12:50 a.m along the Uso/Owo Expressway In a press release by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Jimoh Abayomi, the gunmen moved those kidnapped to an unknown destination. The statement noted that upon receiving the report, operatives of the command, under the leadership of Commissioner of Police, CP Adebowale Lawal, swiftly mobilized to the scene in collaboration with the Nigerian…

Yunusa Tanko, national coordinator of the Obidient Movement, has alleged that Peter Obi and several leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) came under attack on Tuesday in Benin City, the Edo State capital. In a post shared on X, Tanko said the incident occurred at the residence of a former governor of the state, John Odigie-Oyegun, shortly after Obi and other party chieftains returned from the ADC secretariat. The visit to the secretariat was to formally receive Olumide Akpata, the 2023 Labour Party governorship candidate in Edo, into the ADC. “PO (Peter Obi) and the leadership of the ADC…

The Presidency has announced the resignation of Kayode Egbetokun as Inspector-General of Police. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the development in response to an inquiry, stating, “The IGP resigned in a letter today, citing family issues which require his undivided attention.” Despite the official explanation, sources within the Presidential Villa disclosed that Egbetokun was asked to step aside during a private meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Monday evening in Abuja. “It was in that meeting he was asked to go,” a senior Presidency official said on condition of anonymity due to the…

The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has endorsed the nomination of Peter Akpe as the new deputy governor of the state. Akpe, an ordained pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), previously served as chief of staff to Governor Douye Diri before his appointment. His career spans both the civil service and partisan politics. Before fully venturing into politics, Akpe worked in the civil services of Rivers and Bayelsa states. He later represented his constituency in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly for two consecutive terms between 2011 and 2019, where he held the position of majority leader…