Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army and Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke, has rescued a kidnapped victim, Alhaji Ali Adamu, during an operation in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State. Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Umar Muhammad, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, October 30, 2025…
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has revealed that the Goodluck Jonathan administration shelved its 2012 plan to completely remove fuel subsidies out of concern that the Boko Haram insurgency could exploit the mass protests that erupted across the country. Speaking at the Oxford Global Think Tank Leadership Conference, Sanusi — who served…
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) over the alleged misappropriation of more than $25 million in development grants received from FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) between 2015 and 2025. According to Daily Post, the decision followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance…
Gmail users have been urged to review their accounts after reports that over 183 million passwords were stolen in a major data breach. The breach was revealed by Australian cyber expert Troy Hunt, who described it as a “vast corpus” of data totaling 3.5 terabytes—equivalent to 875 full-length HD movies. Hunt explained that the breach…
President Bola Tinubu held his first meeting with the newly appointed Service Chiefs on Monday, October 27, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The Service Chiefs arrived around 3:55 p.m., led by the new Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, who previously served as Chief of Army Staff. Last week, President Tinubu announced a…
Human rights activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore has been released from police custody after spending several days in detention in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Sowore’s release follows his re-arrest by officers led by CSP Ilyasu Barau, Head of the Anti-Vice Unit under the FCT Command’s DC-CID, at the Kuje Magistrate Court in Abuja, while…
Sean “Diddy” Combs is expected to serve about three years in federal prison, with a projected release date of May 8, 2028, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The hip-hop mogul was sentenced earlier this month to 50 months in prison on two counts of interstate prostitution, receiving credit for time already served while…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has criticised the widespread culture of political sycophancy in Nigeria, revealing that many of those who praised former President Muhammadu Buhari while he was in power later turned against him once he left office. Speaking at the 2nd Raymond Dokpesi Diamond Lecture organised by the Nigerian Institute…
Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has described many so-called Yahoo boys as geniuses whose talents need redirection rather than condemnation. Speaking in Onitsha during a youth-led convention where he was a guest speaker, Obi urged Nigerians to see the potential in these young people. “I told the youths that some of our so-called…
The Lagos State Police Command has been thrown into mourning following the death of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Festac Division, CSP Matilda Ngbaronye, who passed away on Friday, October 24, 2025, after undergoing surgery at Mayriamville Medical Centre, Bode Thomas, Surulere, Lagos. In a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola…
