Umuezeukwu community in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government of Abia has renewed its appeal to the state government to further reduce its land earmarked for the proposed Abia Airport project. The community leaders told journalists on Monday in Umuezeukwu that their plea for 500-meter buffer zone from their homes had been consistently ignored by the…
The Zamfara State Lawyer Forum has endorsed the Nigerian House of Representatives’ decision to summon Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal and leaders of the state’s House of Assembly, amid a deepening crisis within the legislature and escalating insecurity across the northwestern state. The forum, a prominent legal advocacy group, described the summons as a constitutionally…
Armed men suspected to be bandits launched a deadly attack on Saturday night, killing several vigilante members and civilians in a coordinated assault on three villages in Gwana District, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The Nation gathered that the affected communities—Mansur, Digare, Sabuwar Sara, and Yalo—were ambushed while residents were asleep. Most of…
Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum, has announced plans to close down the Muna Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Maiduguri within the next few weeks. The governor made the announcement during an early morning visit to the camp on Monday. Zulum said that the decision to shut down the camp was in line with his administration’s…
Human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi has threatened to sue those behind his arrest and detention over the halted defamation case between him and legal luminary Afe Babalola (SAN). Police authorities had in December arrested Farotimi in Lagos and whisked him to Ekiti, where he was charged with defaming Babalola in his book: ‘Nigeria and Its…
Cross River government has announced plans to review safety measures at Obudu Ranch Resort following a fatal crash near Ikwette community bottom hill. Gov. Bassey Otu, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Nsa Gil. The accident, which occurred on Saturday, claimed four lives and left nine injured. The…
The Zamfara Elders Forum has accused Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal of orchestrating a politically motivated campaign against nine elected members of the state House of Assembly, alleging that he is using the judiciary to suppress their legislative duties. In a statement issued on Sunday, the forum’s spokesperson, Dr Abdulmumin Kamil Gusau, described the state…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives seized drugs with a street value of N3.428 billion in Lagos and Rivers states. In a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said the drugs include 3.5 million pills of opioids and 163,000 bottles of codeine syrups. He said the codeine syrups were intercepted…
Chief Hon. Chukwuebuka Obidike, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has rejected the recent allegations levied against Seyi Tinubu regarding the purported assault and abduction of Comrade Atiku Isah, the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). In a conversation with our reporter, Obidike characterized these allegations as unfounded, malicious,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating 14 officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), including two former chief executives, Mele Kyari and Abubakar Yar’Adua. The commission said the probe centers on alleged fund misappropriation and abuse of office. In a letter dated April 28, 2025, the EFCC requested the NNPCL…
