We’ll flush out bandits in Katsina – COAS vows
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, on Sunday, visited Katsina State following recent killings in Malumfashi Local Government Area and vowed to crush bandits terrorising communities in the state. Oluyede, on an operational visit, met with the acting governor, Faruk Lawal, at the Government House where he assured that the Nigerian Army […]
Defence collaboration must go beyond dialogue – CDS tells African militaries
The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Gen. Christopher Musa, has urged African militaries to develop joint cyber defence, counterterrorism, and intelligence-sharing capabilities to confront the continent’s evolving security threats. Musa made the call on Monday at the opening of the inaugural African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit, ACDSS, in Abuja, warning that terrorism, transnational organised […]
Alleged defamation: Nnamdi Kanu sues Imo CP, demands N10bn damages
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has sued the Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Aboki Danjuma, demanding N10 billion in general damages over alleged defamation. Kanu, in a fresh suit filed by his lawyer, Maxwell Opara, at the Abuja High Court, also demanded an award of N50 million as exemplary […]
COAS reshuffles Nigerian Army high command, appoints new GOCs, PSOs
The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the redeployment and appointment of senior officers across key command, instructional, and staff positions in the Nigerian Army. A statement by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Appolonia Anele, said the reshuffle was part of the COAS’s strategic move to […]
Human rights violations: IGP orders comprehensive review on police operations in Southeast
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered a comprehensive investigation on the operation of police personnel in the Southeast region as regards human rights violations as reported by Amnesty International. In a press statement issued from the desk of the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the order became necessary following […]
Police officer, three civilians arrested over alleged extortion, robbery in Edo
The Edo State Police Command has arrested an officer identified as Inspector Ojo Oloruntobi and three civilians for alleged involvement in acts of extortion, brutality, and robbery against citizens in Benin City. Moses Yamu, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, disclosed this on Sunday in a statement made available to newsmen. Yamu gave the […]
Osun State Government Launches Investment Portal to Boost Direct Investment in the state
The Osun State Government has launched the Osun State Investment Portal— invest.osunstate.gov.ng as part of His Excellency Asiwaju (Dr.) Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke’s commitment to improving the ease of doing business in the State and attracting both local and foreign investment. The portal, conceptualized and delivered under the Office of the Special Adviser on Innovation, […]
APC candidate emerges winner of Munya Constituency bye-election in Niger
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mathew Dogara Daje, as the winner of the bye-election held in Munya Constituency on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Daje defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Hon. Sabo Sunday Adabyinlo, with a margin of over 6,000 votes. The bye-election […]
Bye-election: Voters beat PDP agent in Edo
An agent of the Peoples Democratic Party, whose name was yet to be ascertained, has been beaten and manhandled by voters.The incident occurred during the ongoing bye-election at Ozolua Model Primary School, Iguobazuwa East Ward, headquarters of Ovia South West Local Government Area of the state. The voters said the agent refused to release their […]
Nigerian Army shifts Special Forces School to Nasarawa
The Nigerian Army has shifted its Special Forces School from Buni Yadi in Yobe State to Doma in Nasarawa State, in what the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, described as a strategic step to toughen elite troops for today’s “dynamic and evolving threats”. Oluyede, who laid the foundation of the school on […]