Tinubu mourns former UBA chairman, Israel Ogbue
President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of former Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Chief Israel Ogbue, who passed away at the age of 99. In a statement issued on Sunday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the President condoled with the family, […]
ADC condemns Wike’s presence at Abuja oolling units, alleges voter intimidation
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly condemned the movement of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, around polling units in Abuja during ongoing elections, describing it as undue interference in the electoral process. In a statement issued on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said Wike’s […]
323 killed in February attacks as Amnesty accuses Nigerian government of failure
At least 323 people have been killed in a series of violent attacks on rural communities across Benue, Katsina, Kwara, Kebbi, Niger and Zamfara states within the first 20 days of February, according to documentation by Amnesty International. Amnesty International said the escalating death toll highlights what it described as the federal government’s failure to […]
Miles for logging, hours lost to schooling in Niger village
In Erena town, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, deforestation has quietly crept into the classroom. At dawn, children aged 10 to 16 embark on hours-long treks along dusty footpaths into depleted forest in search of firewood — a daily routine that often leaves them late for school or absent altogether. “We sell the […]
Saraki calls for probe as Plateau mining death toll rises to 47
Saraki calls for probe as Plateau mining death toll rises to 47 Former Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has described the mining tragedy in Kampani Zurak Community of Wase Local Government Area as a “gut punch,” following reports that the death toll has risen to 47. Saraki, in a statement issued on Friday, expressed deep […]
El-Rufai to face cybercrime charges Feb 25
Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai is set to be arraigned on February 25 by the Department of State Services over allegations of cybercrime and threats to national security. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the arraignment date was fixed by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, following the assignment of the […]
Tinubu, German chancellor agree on security, power, rail cooperation
President Bola Tinubu and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and Germany, focusing on security, power transmission, and railway development. The agreement was reached during a telephone conversation between the two leaders on Wednesday afternoon, according to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information […]
EFCC arraigns two over alleged N143m fraud in Benin
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, arraigned two men, Kelvin Usiholo and Osaigbovo Aikoriogie, before Justice B. O. Quadri of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, over an alleged N143 million fraud. The defendants were charged on a three-count indictment […]
Police recover rifles from armed couriers in Niger
The Nigeria Police Force in Niger State has recovered three AK-47 rifles and six magazines following a motorcycle crash involving two suspected arms couriers along the Boyi Sarki–Toll Gate axis of the state. Police sources told Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency expert based in LakeChad that the incident occurred at about 9:50 p.m. on Feb. 17 […]
Court jails bank staff five years for ₦22.35m investment fraud
Kano court jails bank staff five years for ₦22.35m investment fraud The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of Janet Theophilus Danjuma to five years’ imprisonment for defrauding an investor of ₦22.35 million. Danjuma was convicted on Monday by Justice S. M. Shuaibu of […]