DSS arrests suspect over Edo attack on Peter Obi, others
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a suspect behind assassination attempts on 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, in Benin, the Edo State capital. Obi, Chief John Oyegun, and other opposition members of the All Democratic Congress (ADC), on February 24, escaped death by the whiskers when armed […]
Phone tapping: El-Rufai family rejects ICPC allegations
The family of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed allegations by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over the alleged discovery of phone-tapping equipment, describing the claims as false and politically motivated. The statement was signed on Monday by Hon. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, a member of the House of […]
Saudi Arabia denies secret lobbying behind US. attack on Iran
Saudi Arabia has denied allegations that its Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, secretly lobbied former U.S. President Donald Trump to launch a military attack on Iran. READ MORE:US confirms deaths of soldiers in Iran operation One dead, eleven injured after Iranian missile strikes hit UAE airports Responding to a report by the Washington Post, Fahad […]
Niger govt domesticates NERC law, moves to end AEDC power monopoly
The Niger State Government has domesticated the Electricity Act in line with regulations of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), a move aimed at breaking the monopoly of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in the state’s electricity supply sector. Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago disclosed this at the weekend while briefing journalists on the state’s […]
Police arrest four suspected cattle rustlers, recover 42 sheep in Niger
The Niger State Police Command has arrested four suspected cattle rustlers and recovered 42 sheep in Mokwa area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a crime bulletin issued on March 1, 2026. “As part of the sustained fight against crime and criminality in the state, police operatives attached […]
Water shortage: Niger gov assures residents of lasting solution
Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has appealed to residents of the state, particularly those in the Minna metropolis, to exercise patience with his administration over the ongoing water shortage. In a statement released on Saturday by Ibrahim Bologi, the governor’s aide, the governor assured that concrete steps are being taken to resolve the […]
Military airstrikes kill ISWAP commanders in Sambisa forest
The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai has neutralised two senior commanders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and several other fighters during a precision air interdiction mission in the Sambisa general area of Borno State. According to security sources who spoke to Zagalola Makama said the airstrike, carried out in the early […]
Tinubu renews tenure of NSCDC CG Audi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for another five-year term. The renewal took effect on Friday, February 27, according to a statement issued on Saturday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. […]
Over 24 killed as gunmen raze Adamawa village — Amnesty International
At least 24 people were killed and hundreds injured on Tuesday evening when gunmen attacked Kirchinga village in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, according to Amnesty International. In a statement condemning the assault, Amnesty International said the attackers razed the entire community, leaving homes, shops and places of worship in ruins. The rights […]
Court admits more exhibits against Ex-NHIS boss Yusuf
Justice Chinyere E. Nwecheonwu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Kuchiako, Kuje, Abuja, on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, admitted in evidence more documents tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against former National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, boss, Professor Usman Yusuf. READ MORE:ALLEGED FRAUD: Ex-NHIS boss, Yusuf remanded in Kuje prison Health […]