Category: News

Acting Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has arrived at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, to be decorated with his new rank. He arrived at the Villa at about 3pm, our correspondent observed. His appointment followed the resignation of former IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, whose exit from office was confirmed […]

The Police have confirmed the abduction of six worshipers by gunmen at a celestial church in Uso community, Owo Local Government Area of the State. A statement by the state police command’s spokesman, Abayomi Jimoh, a DSP, said that the six worshipers were kidnapped at a Celestial Church located along the Uso/Owo Expressway in Uso. […]

Mike Ozekhome (SAN) The Attorney General of the Federation, Lareef Fagbemi, has withdrawn the criminal case filed against Mike Ozekhome (SAN) by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF), Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), told a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama […]

By John Dike, Osogbo President Bola Tinubu has appointed Assistant Inspector-General Tunji Disu as Nigeria’s 23rd Inspector-General of Police, following the resignation of Kayode Egbetokun on February 23, 2026. The appointment places a seasoned career officer with more than three decades of service at the helm of the Nigeria Police Force at a time when […]

The Presidency has defended President Bola Tinubu’s Executive Order, which halted revenue deductions by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other agencies. It said the Petroleum Industry Act violates, and is not superior to, the Nigerian Constitution. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated that criticism of the […]

A United States congressional panel has recommended the repeal of Sharia and blasphemy laws in Nigeria as part of measures to address the persecution of Christians and rising insecurity in the country. The recommendation is contained in a report presented at the White House by Congressman Riley M. Moore, working alongside members of the House […]

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has described the results of Saturday’s area councils elections in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, which the party swept, as endorsement of the President Bola Tinubu leadership. The party won the six area councils except Gwagwalada won by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). APC won Abuja Municipal, […]

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has warned that democracy is under siege in Nigeria, as he condemned Saturdays area councils polls in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja The politician and chieftain of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), sounded the alarm over the disgracefully low voter turnout recorded in Saturday’s FCT Area Council […]

President Bola Tinubu has challenged the winners of the recent elections held in the Federal Capital Territory, Kano, and Rivers States to serve with humility and dedication. He described the electoral mandate as a sacred trust and called on those elected to prioritise service to the people. Tinubu congratulated the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC’s national […]