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The commissioner of Police in Kebbi State, CP Bello Sani, has presented N33.8 million to 50 families of police officers who died in active service. Presenting the cheques to the beneficiaries at the headquarters of the command at Gwadangaji in Birnin Kebbi, CP Bello said the…
The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to maintaining peace and ensure the security of vital oil infrastructure across the state. The governor stated this when he received the leadership of the Independent Petroleum…
The Africa Women Conference (AWC) has extended condolences to Ghana over the passing of their former first lady, Mrs Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings. Mrs Rawlings died at the age of 76 on Thursday in Accra, nearly five years after the death of her husband, former president Jerry…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and member of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has called on President Bola Tinubu and the APC national chairman, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, to caution the Minister of State for…
Wife of President Bola Tinubu, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has commissioned a Digital Learning Centre (DLC) at Ujabhole Grammar School, Irrua, in Esan Central local government area of Edo State, as part of efforts to bridge the digital divide and promote digital inclusion across…
A group, Afenifere Diaspora USA, has appealed to Northern leaders not to fan the embers of disunity or provoke war between the Igbos and Yorubas, urging the two groups to sort out among themselves who should be the next president from Southern Nigeria in 2027. The group, in a…
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a self-acclaimed estate developer, Christopher Oladunjoye, alongside Augustine Agodi and Ovie Goru, before Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ilorin,…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated High Chief Olayinka Fasuyi, the Asiwaju of Ijesaland, President/CEO and Founder of Ibadan Business School, Ibadan, on his 70th birthday on October 25, 2025. In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu rejoiced with…
The Gombe State Government has announced the death of the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Col. Abdullahi Bello (rtd), who died in a tragic car accident along the Malam Sidi–Gombe road on Friday. The retired military officer was returning from Maiduguri,…
The Boma Prize for Africa is set to return for its second edition on December 6–7, 2025, at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana, spotlighting youth-driven innovation and social impact across the continent. Following its debut in 2024, which attracted participants…
Officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have apprehended six suspected members of a notorious ‘one-chance’ robbery syndicate operating under the notorious Ijora Bridge in Lagos. According to Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, LASTMA,…
The newly appointed 25th Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Idi Abbas, is a chemist, a thoroughbred professional Seaman Executive Officer who rose through all the ranks in the Nigeria Navy (NN) before his latest elevation. Rear Admiral Abbas was born on September 20, 1969,…
President Bola Tinubu has urged the newly appointed Service Chiefs to deepen professionalism, vigilance, and unity within the Armed Forces as they take on their new assignments in defence of the nation. The President, in a post on his verified X handle on Friday, said the…
Ahead of Saturday’s presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire, the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) has reaffirmed its solidarity with the people of the country and expressed confidence that the nation will once again demonstrate its resilience and commitment to democratic…
The opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) has asked President Bola Tinubu to be honest with Nigerians on the real reasons behind the sudden and rather abrupt change in the leadership of the Nigerian military. The ADC national publicity secretary, Mallam Bolaji, said…
A Paris court has handed a rare whole-life sentence to 27-year-old Dahbia Benkired, who was found guilty of the brutal rape and murder of 12-year-old Lola Daviet, a case that has deeply shocked France and reignited debate over immigration and public safety. The court ruled…
Born on February 20, 1972, in Makurdi, Benue State, Air Vice Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke hails from Udi local government area of Enugu State. He is the son of Air Warrant Officer (Rtd) Sylvester and Mrs Ngozi Aneke. He started his early education at Army Children School, New…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has denied media reports that convener of #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest, Omoyele Sowore, was rearrested on Friday afternoon on a fresh charges after his initial bail. There were media reports that Sowore was immediately re-arrested after stepping…
