Suspected bandits have abducted six Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Anguwan Baijuwa, Kaso, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, while they were travelling to their farmlands. The Secretary to the Village Head of Kaso, Jonah Baba, confirmed the incident to Leadership, disclosing that the attackers ambushed the victims around Romi Stream, along the Suleja…
U.S. President Donald Trump has signaled a significant shift in his administration’s diplomatic approach toward Iran, declaring that Washington no longer needs an agreement with Tehran and directing Vice President JD Vance to step back from leading negotiations. In a morning post on Truth Social, Trump instructed Vance, who had been overseeing diplomatic efforts to…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has accused Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), of displaying lawlessness and promoting division after allegedly refusing to stand for Nigeria’s national anthem while standing for another anthem at a recent gathering in Lagos. Wike made the remarks while addressing traditional rulers,…
The Oyo State Police Command has arraigned two men over the alleged unauthorised recording and circulation of the corpse of late gospel singer Olayemi Bayonle Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, confirmed the development to journalists, disclosing that one of the suspects, Prophet Moses Idowu, was arrested after allegedly visiting…
Troops of the Nigerian Army, working alongside French Special Forces (SOF) and the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), have arrested two suspected terrorists during an operation in Bauni Forest, Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Security sources disclosed that the operation was carried out at about 12:47 a.m. on November 11, 2026, by…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved ₦30 billion for the provision of free electricity meters to remaining unmetered Band A customers and the accelerated installation of meters for Band B customers across the country. The commission has directed that all installations under the programme must be completed by May 31, 2027. In…
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his commitment to improving electricity supply and reducing the cost of living in Nigeria, declaring that the country’s current electricity privatisation model is not delivering the desired results. Tinubu made the promise on Tuesday while addressing supporters at an All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally in Jigawa State,…
Former Minister of Transportation and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has claimed that Nigerians are beginning to miss the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari because living conditions were better under his government than they are today. Amaechi made the remarks during an interview on Channels Television on Tuesday, November 10, 2026,…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has secured the conviction of a 52-year-old man, Goni Bawa Koterema, who was sentenced to five years in prison for human trafficking. The conviction was handed down on Monday, November 9, 2026, by the High Court of Justice, Court 11, sitting in Maiduguri, Borno…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified a subpoena seeking to compel Department of State Services (DSS) lawyer, Akinlolu Kehinde, to testify as a defence witness in the cyberbullying trial of activist Omoyele Sowore. Delivering his ruling, Justice Mohammed Umar held that legal practitioners are bound by a strict duty of confidentiality to…
