Security operatives have neutralised Kachalla Na’Allah, a notorious bandit identified as a key figure in criminal networks operating in Sokoto State, during a coordinated operation in Isa Local Government Area. A security source confirmed that Na’Allah was shot dead on Friday during an encounter between Girnashe and Kuka Tara villages in Tsabre Ward. The operation…
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, says bandits and other criminal networks are now deploying sophisticated communication technologies that make it difficult for security agencies to track their activities, including ransom calls. While speaking on Channels TV on Friday night, December 12, Tijani said the criminal operations within the telecom…
A bill seeking to introduce a single, non renewable six year tenure for the governor and deputy governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The proposed amendment challenges existing provisions of the CBN Act 2007, which currently allows the governor and deputy…
The Nigeria Immigration Service NIS has announced that its passport application platform will be temporarily disrupted due to scheduled system maintenance. The warning was issued on Friday, December 12, in a statement signed by the Service’s Public Relations Officer, A S Akinlabi, who said the maintenance exercise will run from Friday, December 12, through…
Everton manager David Moyes has stressed that European clubs must show full respect for the Africa Cup of Nations, despite the long standing tensions surrounding its scheduling. The AFCON tournament has frequently brought European clubs into conflict with African football authorities, particularly over the timing of player releases. These disputes often intensify during…
Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has disclosed that he became physically paralysed for days after receiving the news of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s d3ath. He said the shock of the announcement left him unable to move, describing it as one of the most difficult personal moments he had faced. …
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has reaffirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will continue to support the judiciary to boost productivity, reduce delays, and uphold its independence and integrity. Wike disclosed that the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has made budgetary provisions to build additional residential houses for FCT High Court judges to address housing…
The Imo state police command has launched an intensive operation with other security agencies and local vigilante groups to apprehend the hoodlums behind the attack and abduction of motorists at Amala Autonomous Community, Ngor-Okpala LGA, on 7th December 2025, and possibly rescue the kidnapped victims. Preliminary findings indicate that at about 17:50hrs, armed men…
A High Court in Abuja has directed Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory, to enter an appearance in a forty billion naira defamation suit filed against him by Tonye Cole, the All Progressives Congress 2023 governorship candidate in Rivers State. Channels Incorporated Limited, owners of Channels Television, is also listed as a…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has lamented the economic cost of fighting insecurity, saying his administration has spent about N100bn this year to improve the security situation in the state. Zulum disclosed this on Thursday, Dec. 4, during a visit to the Emir of Uba, Ali Ibn Mamza, at his palace in Uba town,…
