The Kebbi State Government has dismissed claims by the senator representing Kebbi South Senatorial District, Garba Musa Maidoki, that he was denied the All Progressives Congress ticket for re-election because of his criticism of insecurity in the state. The government ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated President Bola Tinubu following the Senate’s passage of the constitutional amendment bill seeking the establishment of state police. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement signed on Thursday, described the Senate’s approval of the bill’s ...

Another batch of Nigerian returnees from South Africa touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. A statement by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) on Thursday noted that they arrived at about 8:50 PM on Wednesday, June ...

The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Training and Development and Coordinating for the North-Central Zone, Isyaku Mohammed, has affirmed that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) possesses the requisite training, manpower, and operational equipment needed to tackle banditry, kidnapping, ...

South Africa coach Hugo Broos said his team had shut up the “big mouths” after the Bafana Bafana qualified for the World Cup knockouts for the first time in their history by beating South Korea 1-0 on Wednesday. The African ...

Powerful twin earthquakes have killed 32 people and injured more than 700, the nation’s interim president said Thursday, after the massive shocks collapsed entire buildings and sent people running in panic. Authorities and average Venezuelans were clambering on piles of ...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the release of a consultation paper on a proposed framework for zero-rated access to educational platforms and content in Nigeria. In a public notice dated June 23, 2026, the Commission said the initiative ...

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has dismissed concerns that state police could be used by governors to intimidate opposition figures and suppress dissent in their states. Governor Sani who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, hours after the ...

ENUGU—Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State said there is no more hiding place for criminals in the state, as his administration has built the capacity to preempt, track down, and bring them to book. Mbah sounded the warning, yesterday during ...

The Edo State Police Command has foiled a kidnap attempt along the Benin-Abraka Road and rescued all passengers in a commercial bus attacked by suspected kidnappers. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikioedem, ...