The Defence Headquarters has dismissed a viral video circulating online, which falsely claims to show a recent attack on Nigerian troops in Marte, Borno State. The video, the military says, is nothing more than recycled propaganda designed to mislead the public and undermine the morale of the Armed Forces. In a statement issued on Friday,…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has assured Nigerians that the military remains fully committed to tackling the recent rise in insecurity across the country. Nigerian home decor ideas Speaking to State House correspondents on Friday, May 16, after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu and other defence chiefs at the Presidential…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has firmly opposed recent media regulations introduced by the Kano State Government, asserting that no state government in Nigeria has the legal authority to regulate broadcast content. That role, the NBA emphasized, belongs solely to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) under the law. The Kano State Government recently rolled out…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, has firmly denied allegations circulating online that it seized and later distributed poisoned rice, allegedly resulting in multiple deaths—including that of a soldier in Badagry, Lagos State. In a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Isah Sulaiman, the reports were described as “false, misleading, and…
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of five Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), following the adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on INEC during plenary on Wednesday, May 14. The confirmed nominees are Umar Yusuf Garba, Sa’ad Umar Idris, Chukwuemeka Obeziako, Umar Mukhtar, and Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem.…
The Oyo State Government has approved ₦4.5 billion in financial support for victims and survivors of the January 16 Bodija explosion. The approval was granted during the State Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday, May 14, at the Executive Chambers of the Governor’s Office. Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said the newly approved funds…
Operatives of the Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun Corps, have rescued five abducted individuals in Ondo State without the payment of a N150 million ransom demanded by their kidnappers. Commander of the Amotekun Corps in the state, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, during a press briefing in Akure. He said the…
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has ordered the remand of four suspects in a correctional facility over their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder of a retired headteacher. The defendants—Emmanuel Eke, Ogechi Ogbogu (also known as “United”), Charles Anayor (“Biggie”), and Nelson Isaiah—are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, kidnapping,…
The Federal Government has announced the temporary closure of the Ijora-Marine Bridge in Lagos State to carry out critical repair works. In a statement issued on Tuesday, May 13, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, said the closure will begin at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 18, and will last…
The suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he is not desperate to return to office. Fubara stated this at the service of songs held in honour of the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, in Port Harcourt, the state capital, organised by the Rivers Elders Forum on Sunday,May 11. The embattled…
