Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, has revealed that he and other politicians supported President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 elections despite being aware of the controversy surrounding his academic records at Chicago University in the United States. In an interview with BBC Hausa, El-Rufai, who recently defected from the APC to the SDP,…
The Lagos State Government has announced the temporary closure of the Independence/Mekwen Bridge (inbound Marina/CMS route) for emergency repairs, set to last for two months, from Wednesday, March 19, to Monday, May 26, 2025. In a statement issued on Sunday, March 16, the State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, provided details of the closure. During…
Security operatives have successfully thwarted an attack by suspected bandits in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, the police confirmed on Sunday, March 16. In a statement, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, spokesperson for the Katsina State Police Command, revealed that the operation took place on Saturday, March 15, in collaboration with the Department of State…
The Presidency has clarified that President Bola Tinubu is not focused on the 2027 election but is instead dedicated to implementing economic policies designed to improve the lives of Nigerians. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, emphasized that the president is prioritizing the long-term effects of his policies over political calculations…
Christopher Musa, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), has warned that the country could face significant consequences if Niger Republic, Mali, and Burkina Faso fail to return to democratic rule. The three West African nations have been under military control in recent years, and after leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), they…
A magistrates’ court in Kubwa, Abuja, on Thursday, March 14, remanded four men in police custody for allegedly injuring two policemen while they were on duty. The defendants—Gabriel Ezekiel, Jude Danlami, Daniel Effiong, and Jacob Yohana—are facing charges of criminal conspiracy, causing grievous bodily harm, theft, and obstructing police officers in the course of their…
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has accused private jet operators of engaging in illegal charter operations for over 40 years, depriving the federal government of revenue and creating significant security risks. During the 2025 ministerial press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, March 13, Keyamo revealed that a task force set up…
Suspected bandits have abducted ten villagers from three remote communities in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attacks took place in the early hours of Wednesday, March 12, 2025, around 2 a.m. when a group of armed bandits raided the Unguwan Yashi-Maraban Kajuru community and kidnapped six individuals. The victims include God-Dream…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested five individuals linked to the kidnapping of the Village Head of Dagachi Hamlet, Yuda Garba, and five others from Ungwan Pawa Dnako Village along Igu Road. On the morning of March 11, 2025, at around 6:30 AM, fifteen armed assailants stormed the village, abducting the victims.…
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has clarified that he banned noise pollution, not evangelism, as some have speculated. The governor faced criticism from some Nigerians after a video surfaced showing him confronting an unidentified street preacher in a market last Saturday. In the video, Soludo asked the preacher to stop causing a disturbance and…
