archiveMay 2025

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) must be hallucinating with its claim of a failed defection bid. At no time, past or present, has Governor Ademola Adeleke negotiated or considered defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Governor Adeleke, who defeated an incumbent in 2022, has...

The Federal Government plans to roll out advanced technology in its bid to reclaim territories, particularly forests, from terrorists and bandits across the country, President Bola Tinubu has said. A coordinated response by all tiers of government to the menace of the gunmen is evolving, he said during a state...

Former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has debunked claims that he was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a post shared via his X account, on the night of Saturday May 3, Kyari labelled the reports as...

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has fired back at Meta Platforms Inc, warning the tech giant that its threat to exit Nigeria does not erase its legal responsibilities or liabilities under the Nigerian law. Meta earlier today said it “may be forced to effectively shut down the...

The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the arrest of four security personnel aiding terrorist operations in the North-East. The suspects include two personnel from the hybrid forces who had been working alongside troops to combat the insurgency. According to the Director, Defence Media Operations, Markus Kangye, the hybrid forces were arrested...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted no fewer than 3.5million pills of opioids and 163,000 bottles of codeine syrup with combined street value of over N3.4billion in Rivers and Lagos states respectively. This is contained in a statement by the director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of $2.96 billion allocated for the rehabilitation of Nigeria’s three major refineries. A letter dated April 28, 2025, and addressed to the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) confirmed...

The Police Command in Edo State said it has arrested 95 suspected cultists and recovered multiple firearms and ammunition during a week-long operation targeting cult-related violence in the Benin City metropolis. The command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Mr Moses Yamu disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Yamu said operatives...

The Nigerian Army on Saturday said it was locked in a fight against men of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The update follows an attack on the town of Buni Gari in Yobe State. “Troops of Operation HADIN KAI currently in a fierce battle against ISWAP attack at...

The Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has raised the alarm over what it described as a dangerous and deliberate plot to sabotage President Tinubu’s administration by falsely labelling it a “Yoruba government” in a bid to stir ethnic division and truncate his re-election bid. In a press statement issued on Friday...