Ag. IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu has assumed duty as the 23rd indigenous Inspector-General of Police. He takes over from IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun (rtd) who served as the 22nd indigenous inspector-general of police from 19th June 2023 to 24th February 2026. The acting inspector-general of police, born on 13th April, 1966, hails from Lagos Island…
Four witnesses gave their evidence virtually on Wednesday in the Federal High Court in Abuja, in the opening trial of former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, at Southwark Crown Court in the UK. The proceeding was taken virtually by Justice James Omotosho in accordance with Mutual Assistance In Criminal Matters Act, 2018, and other applicable…
The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation has filed a fresh 12-count charge against Chief Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and Ponfa Useni, also known as Tali Shani, before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. They were accused of conspiracy, forgery, impersonation and unlawful control of a property in…
About eight deputy inspectors-general of police and senior assistant inspectors-general of police are set to retire after the appointment of Tunji Disu as the acting inspector-general of police. Special adviser to the president on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga had announced in a statement that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had accepted the resignation of former…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Peace Committee(NPC), say Nigeria is at a “very critical stage” in its democratic evolution, urging political actors to abandon the “politics of power” and embrace people-centred governance. This was revealed at the NPC meeting with electoral stakeholders tagged ‘Briefing and Presentation of the Annotations to the…
No fewer than 13 inmates have regained their freedom at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, (MSCC), Suleja following a jail delivery exercise carried out by the Nigeria State Judiciary. Presiding over the jail delivery exercise on Monday, the Honourable Chief Judge of Niger State, Justice Halima Abdulmalik and her judicial team meticulously reviewed 55 cases…
By Jeremiah Emmanuel, Abuja It is a new dawn for Nigeria democracy with the signing into law the amendments of the 2022 electoral act by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This is one of the fastest signing into law of an act passed by the National Assembly and it is commendable. Even though the process was…
Traders at the New Motorcycle Spare Parts Market, otherwise known as Nkwo Nnewi, on Monday complied with Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s directive, reopening for business to curb the longstanding Monday sit-at-home order. Soludo, through his Special Adviser to the Governor on Trade and Markets, Chief Evarist Uba, had earlier shut the market during a visit, faulting…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has begun the sale of application documents for the 2026 Direct Entry programme. JAMB announced this via its official X account yesterday. The board confirmed that registration commenced today, Monday, 2 March 2026, and will end on Saturday, 25 April 2026. It stated that the entire registration process,…
Troops of Sector 1 under Operation Whirl Stroke during a combined confidence-building and fighting patrol along the Katsina-Ala–Zaki Biam Road in Benue State killed two terrorists and recovered an AK 47 rifle in Benue State. A statement by acting Media Information Officer HQ JTF Operation WHIRL STROKE Lt. Ahmad Zubairu said troops acting on credible…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims that he secured his current position through a backroom deal with President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2023 general elections. Speaking during a media chat in Abuja on Monday, Wike, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who openly supported the then-candidate…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, declaring that he would pitch his tent with the President for a second term in office. Wike, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also criticised his party for failing to learn from…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, fixed April 13 for judgment in the N868 million money laundering case filed by the EFCC against former acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGoF), Mr Chukwunyere Nwabuoku. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date after EFCC’s lawyer, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN, and the ex-AGoF’s counsel, Norrison Quakers, SAN, adopted…
Debris from an intercepted missile struck a ship in a port area near Bahrain’s capital Manama, sparking a fire that killed one worker and seriously injured two others. The Interior Ministry made this known on Monday. The blaze has since been extinguished, the ministry said in a post on X. The incident came amid Iranian…
