The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old man, identified as Abi Baragon, in connection with a widely circulated social media video showing a woman crying for help after allegedly being assaulted in Port Harcourt. Recall that the incident, captured on June 20, 2025, sparked outrage online and prompted a rapid response from the Police Command’s Human Rights Department, State Headquarters, Moscow Road. Acting on credible intelligence and leveraging…

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, has called for robust and transparent regulation of psychotropic medicines in Nigeria, stressing that this is vital to ensuring safe, accessible, and stigma-free mental health care for all citizens. Speaking at Vanguard’s 3rd Mental Health Summit in Lagos on Friday, Prof. Adeyeye stated that safeguarding mental well-being requires not only access to…

Dantawaye Miller has assumed duty as the 34th Commissioner of Police of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command. He succeeded Ajao Adewale, who has been redeployed to another strategic assignment by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun. The command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. READ ALSO: PSC approves new DIG appointment, promotes over 480 senior police officers Born on 15 October 1971 into the family…

The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has extended warm felicitations to the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on the occasion of his 51st birthday. In a congratulatory statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Governor Adeleke described the Ooni as a “beacon of peace, cultural rebirth, and national inspiration,” lauding his impactful reign and visionary leadership. “It gives…

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomery, has concluded a two-day working visit to Anambra State, as part of the United Kingdom’s engagement with Nigeria’s democratic process ahead of the state’s forthcoming gubernatorial election. The visit, which comes just weeks before the 8 November poll, included meetings with key political and security stakeholders to assess the state’s readiness for the election. According to a statement from the British…

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Dankwara Mohammed, as a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), representing Nigeria’s North-East geopolitical zone. Mohammed assumes the position following the recent retirement of DIG Sahabu Abubakar Yahaya. The announcement was made in a statement released on Friday by Ikechukwu Ani, the PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations. The Commission also confirmed a…

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has clarified that no inmate granted clemency under the recent exercise of the President’s power of prerogative of mercy has been released from correctional custody. In a statement he personally signed, Fagbemi explained that the process is currently in its final administrative stage, which involves a standard review. READ ALSO: Resign if Tinubu ignores your advice, Ozekhome tells AGF…

The Rivers State Police Command has apprehended a 42-year-old man alleged to be part of the armed gang behind a viral robbery incident in the Choba area of Port Harcourt. The robbery, which took place around 3:00 p.m. on 15 October 2025, gained widespread attention after a video showing hoodlums snatching a Toyota Avalon at gunpoint surfaced online. In a swift follow-up operation, police operatives, acting on intelligence and technical…

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, has adjourned hearing in a ₦5.5 billion defamation lawsuit filed by two operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to 12 November 2025. Justice Halilu Yusuf granted the adjournment on Thursday following the absence of SERAP’s lead counsel, Chief Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), who informed the court via a written letter of a…

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has declared that the reform agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s administration is generating substantial resources. He said the reform is enabling state governments to execute significant infrastructure and people-centric projects. Idris made the assertion on Thursday while leading Commissioners of Information from All Progressives Congress (APC)-governed states on a project inspection tour in Borno State, held on the sidelines of their…

The Rivers State Executive Council has cancelled a ₦134 billion contract awarded during the state’s period of emergency rule under former sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ikot Ete Ibas (retd), for the reconstruction of the State Secretariat complex in Port Harcourt. The contract, initially granted to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), was nullified during the Council’s meeting on Thursday. As part of the decision, the Council directed the construction firm…

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his commitment to educational reform, describing the President’s policies as transformative and inclusive. Dogara made these remarks on Thursday while delivering a Special Public Lecture titled “Empowering the Future Generation: The Founders’ Vision and Legacy” at the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State. The lecture was part of the week-long activities marking the university’s 9th…