Alhaji Ibrahim Kpotun-Idris, a former Inspector-General of Police (I-G), has advised the newly-appointed Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Moshood Jimoh, to exercise high degree of professionalism in discharging his duties. Kpotun-Idris gave the task while felicitating with Jimoh on his appointment by the incumbent I-GP Kayode Egbetokun, in Bida on Wednesday. The ex-police…
A Nigerian Federal High Court has ruled that former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam and his former finance commissioner, Omadachi Oklobia, must stand trial for their alleged involvement in the misappropriation of ₦3.1 billion (approx. $2 million USD), marking a significant development in one of the country’s long-running political corruption cases. Delivering his ruling in…
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Identity and Population, Sen. Victor Umeh, has reiterated the call for a credible and timely population and housing census in Nigeria. He said such a census was essential to support national planning and youth-focused development, especially in a country where accurate data was key to equitable resource…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has denied a report by a media house that it indicted the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) over the distribution of counterfeit medicines to Nigerians. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, in Abuja on…
Gov Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has appointed 168 political aides to reinvigorate the machinery of governance and deepen participatory leadership. This is contained in a statement by Mr Mukhtar Gidado, the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, on Tuesday in Bauchi. Gidado said the move was part of the governor’s ongoing…
New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is confident that the United States will remain in the defence alliance, even if Donald Trump becomes the 47th president of the United States. Rutte, in an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF on Monday evening, said he believed the U.S. and presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris stood…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two principal suspects in connection with the brutal murder and burning of a young woman on May 24, 2025, in the ‘Gangare’ area near the canal behind Mile 12 Market, Lagos. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this in a statement on Monday…
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Monday said that 1,313 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya in the past week. IOM said in a statement, that from January 19 to 25, 1,313 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya, “The migrants include more than 160 women and over 60 children, IOM said,…
The Zamfara Cycle has criticised Governor Dauda Lawal Dare over what it describes as the persistent and worsening insecurity in Zamfara State. In a statement signed by its chairman, Suleiman Isa Namoda, the group expressed frustration at the state government’s failure to curb the scourge of banditry despite repeated assurances. Namoda said the crisis has…
Mr David-Kolawole Vaughan, a former two-term National Ex-Officio member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged members of the party in Osun to support Gov. Ademola Adeleke’s reelection bid. Vaughan, a PDP chieftain in Lagos, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, said backing Adeleke on the Accord platform…
