Nigerian forces from the 247 Reconnaissance Battalion, C Company, Mubi, Adamawa State, apprehended a 43-year-old suspected terrorist collaborator during a cordon-and-search operation in Mubi South Local Government Area. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region, confirmed the detention in a post on X on Tuesday. Makama reported that the operation … Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, apprehended a 45-year-old accused collaborator in a motorbike theft conspiracy. The operatives discovered an allegedly stolen motorbike and other incriminating materials in Gaida, Abacha Street, Kumbotso Local Government Area, Kano State. In a statement, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, said the suspect, … Read more
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has disclosed that road construction, excavation, and other civil engineering activities caused over 5,000 fibre-optic cable cuts across Nigeria in the first half of 2026. The panel determined that these accidents were mostly the result of insufficient cooperation among construction firms, government agencies, and telecommunications providers prior to the start … Read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo claims Nigeria’s democracy lacks African meaning and context, and laments that it has resulted in a winner-take-all approach to politics. Speaking at the 2026 Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Democracy Dialogue in Bauchi, the capital of Bauchi State, Obasanjo stated that the Western liberal democracy inherited by many African countries was not meant … Read more
Umar Jibrilla Bindow, the former governor of Adamawa State, met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja following his departure from the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The encounter was said to have taken place late Monday nite, but no specifics about the visit have been released. Bindow resigned his ADC membership on … Read more
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State stated on Tuesday that former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola is jealous of him and his family. Adeleke alleged that Oyinlola has never supported his political ambitions owing to jealously. Speaking during a Town Hall meeting in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, the governor referred to Oyinlola as a paperweight … Read more
Isaac Fayose, a public affairs expert, has predicted that the next Osun State governorship election will spark a ‘electoral revolution’ in Nigeria. Fayose made the comment in a video clip posted to his Facebook page on Tuesday. He advised eligible voters in the state not to jeopardise their electoral rights, emphasising the importance of actively … Read more
Nigerian fuel stations have decreased their premium motor spirit, PMS, and pump pricing. A market study conducted on Tuesday revealed that NNPCL stores in Gwarimpa, Kubwa Motorway, Wuse Zone 4, and Wuse Zone 6 in Abuja have dropped their petrol prices to N1,250 per litre, down from N1,299. This means that the state-owned company increased … Read more
Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani has criticised artist Davido’s appeal for US President Donald Trump to meddle in the upcoming Osun State governorship election.Sani expressed his views in a post on his X account shortly after Davido’s appeal. He claimed people wanting to involve Trump in Nigeria’s political process were wasting their time, claiming … Read more
Nigerian filling stations have decreased premium motor spirit, PMS, and pump pricing. conducted a market survey on Tuesday and discovered that NNPCL stores in Gwarimpa, Kubwa Motorway, Wuse Zone 4 and Wuse Zone 6 in Abuja had dropped their petrol prices to N1,250 per litre, down from N1,299. This means that the state-owned company increased … Read more