Troops of 3 Battalion (Motorised) have arrested five suspects and intercepted suspected logistics allegedly destined for terrorist couriers and vendors during a targeted operation in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. The operation was carried out at about 5:35 p.m. on August 28, 2026, in the Ladari and Gamboru Garage areas of Gamboru-Ngala. One…
The Senate of Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State, has expelled six students for gross examination misconduct after they were found to have rewritten an examination at a lecturer’s private residence. The decision was reached during the university’s 167th Regular Senate Meeting held on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at the university auditorium. The development…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reported the recent xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Black Africans in South Africa to the African Union (AU), calling for urgent continental action. Tinubu warned that the recurring incidents threaten African solidarity, unity and peaceful coexistence, urging African leaders to address the situation. The President made Nigeria’s position known through…
A woman has been killed in an attack allegedly carried out by suspected Fulani bandits in Batok 2 Village, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident reportedly occurred at about 9:00 p.m. on August 28, 2026, when troops of Sector 6, Operation ENDURING PEACE, responded to reports of sporadic gunfire in the community,…
The Nigeria Police Force has rescued two Colombian women who were allegedly lured to Nigeria and held captive by a suspected human trafficking syndicate in Lagos. The victims, identified as Maria Camila Rodas Ortiz and Yuliet Fernanda Rios Mesa, were rescued by operatives of the National Central Bureau (NCB-INTERPOL), Lagos Annex, following actionable intelligence…
The Sokoto State Hisbah Board has denied allegations that it imposed restrictions on Christian worship and practices in the state, stressing that it has no legal authority to regulate how Christians conduct their religious activities. The board’s Commandant, Dr Usman Abdullahi Jatau, made this known in a statement issued in Sokoto on Saturday, August…
Togo, Benin and Niger owed Nigeria $11.16 million for electricity supplied by Nigerian power generation companies under bilateral agreements in 2025, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). NERC disclosed this in its 2025 annual report, stating that the Market Operator (MO) issued invoices totalling $73.91 million to the three international electricity customers during…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged the Bola Tinubu administration to investigate and prosecute him if it has evidence linking him to any wrongdoing in the controversial $16 billion power sector expenditure. Atiku said there was no justification for the allegations to keep resurfacing decades after he left office if successive administrations genuinely…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF). The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, August 27, barely a week after the President announced Enitan’s appointment as the successor to Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack. The…
Social media critic Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has responded to Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights lawyer Femi Falana following criticism of his invitation to speak at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Falana, during an interview with Channels Television, had faulted the…
