…by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Addressing journalists on Tuesday in Abuja during the joint security spokespersons briefing, Kokumo explained that he was personally present at the Tin Can Island Port when the Nigerian Customs Service handed over 399 assorted automatic weapons intercepted at the port to t…

'It was donation, not harvesting' - Medical expert defends Abuja doctors in kidney controversy An Abuja-based kidney procedure involving several young men was a case of voluntary organ donation rather than illegal trafficking or forced harvesting, a Nigerian medical expert has stated. Speaking on Channels TV, consultan…

…support.” Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello & Enejoh Faith in Bello’s residence in Abuja on Monday. Photo: Onogwu Muhammed During Monday’s visit, Faith and her family gave Bello an update on her progress and thanked him for enabling her to pursue her childhood ambition. Her father said Faith scored 89 per cent ou…

…in Kogi State.The rescued corps members were among those abducted while travelling from Abuja to Bayelsa State last week.The military also revealed it neutralised over 332 terrorists and rescued 610 kidnap victims across Nigeria in August alone.

…this on Monday at the opening of the 19th National Council on Transportation in Abuja. Adebiyi said the proposed Lagos-Maiduguri rail corridor could accommodate trains travelling at speeds of up to 360 kilometres per hour, potentially cutting travel time between major cities and providing Nigerians with a faster altern…

…in charge now? Speaking at the first national summit of opposition political leaders in Abuja yesterday, Baba-Ahmed alleged that President Tinubu had to embark on an emergency overseas trip in a bid to forestall the possible release of documents concerning him by the FBI. He noted that it was the first time in the nati…

…them through early detection and asset freezing. Olukoyede disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at a media interactive session marking his third year in office. He said the EFCC had established the Fraud Risk Assessment and Control Department (FRAC) to monitor suspicious financial movements and act within 72 hours. “Why m…

…programme. This was contained in a statement signed by its Spokesman, Ita Ekpenyong, in Abuja, on Monday. The Committee explained that the additional window was to enable universities, polytechnics, monotechnics, colleges of education, military institutions and other eligible tertiary institutions to finalise their Ins…

…the figures while presenting his three-year stewardship report at the EFCC headquarters, Abuja, said the commission achieved a 75.1 per cent conviction-to-filing ratio, with 1,370 convictions secured from 1,889 cases filed in the first half of 2026 alone. However, the EFCC chairman acknowledged that the war against eco…

…August 31, 2026, while speaking to journalists in Luanda, Angola, before departing for Abuja. Shettima warns South Africa, says Nigeria will no longer allow dehumanisation. Photo Shettima>He had been in the Angolan capital to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Hea…

…of Defence Media Operations (DMO), Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, made this known on Monday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on military operations conducted across the country in August. Onoja said the operations also led to the surrender of 201 terrorists, recovery of weapons and ammunition, and disruption of terrorist logi…

…Bayelsa State when they were abducted. The corps members were reportedly on their way to Abuja after completing the three-week orientation programme in Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA of Bayelsa when armed assailants attacked the vehicles. The state Commissioner of Police, Naziru Kankarufi, who confirmed this development to newsm…

The G-100 pressure group convened an opposition summit in Abuja on Monday, August 31, 2026, to build a coalition against Tinubu in 2027The Social Democratic Party and Peoples Redemption Party confirmed attendance, bringing their presidential candidates and national leadershipThe Peoples Democratic Party rejected the su…

…•Says every election was won by coalition in Nigerian history •Summit holds today in Abuja A leading light in the coalition called G100, Professor Anthony Kila, has shed light on the mission of the movement, saying it is designed to strengthen democratic institutions, as well as guarantee good governance and […] The po…

The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, has expressed hope that Nigeria would have a president who does not need regular treatment and extensive rest in 2027. Amadi made the remark while describing President Bola Tinubu as a resting president. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Informatio…

…with the leadership of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission in Abuja. The meeting focused on developments in the upstream petroleum sector and the implementation of provisions of the PIA, particularly those relating to host communities and the obligations of oil and gas companies. The disclosure wa…

…Buhari, and Peoples Democratic Party, Goodluck Jonathan, signed the agreement in Abuja, pledging to accept the outcome of the election and refrain from acts capable of undermining the democratic process. Despite the optimism generated by the initiative, election-related violence persisted. A 2016 report by the Council…

…Nigerians. Reacting, Yilwatda, while receiving a delegation of economic stakeholders in Abuja, warned that the subsidy debate should go beyond political rhetoric and consider the fiscal burden and wider consequences for states, workers, education and infrastructure. He stated, “The former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’…

…Commission (INEC). Reacting to the list during an interview with the Nigerian Tribune in Abuja on Sunday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Araba Rufus Ayenigba, said the party was satisfied with the list across the states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to him, “Our great p…

Mining Marshals said the Stone Rockers quarry in Abuja remains sealed because it is the crime scene in an ongoing Federal High Court prosecutionStone Rockers Nigeria Limited and its director are facing trial over alleged illegal mining within a licensed area The Mining Marshals also revealed that workers earlier droppe…

By Henry Ojelu ABUJA — A woman, Doris Ojuederie, has asked the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, to stop the Nigeria Police Force from arresting, detaining, intimidating or harassing her over a dispute arising from her planned marriage to Ifeanyi Ezenwaogene. Ojuederie and Ezenwaogene filed a fun…

…Mining Marshals have defended the continued closure of the Stone Rockers quarry site in Abuja, insisting the facility remains a crime scene in an ongoing criminal prosecution and cannot reopen until the Federal High Court determines the case. The Commander of the NSCDC Mining Marshals, Assistant Commandant of Corps Joh…

…on Sunday, August 30, reported that the Presidency announced that Tinubu would leave Abuja for Europe as part of his annual leave, with London, United Kingdom, listed as his first destination.Tinubu, Shettima Abroad: Security Expert Raises Fresh Alarm Over Absence of Nigeria’s Top Leaders>Presidential spokesperson Bayo…

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has urged the United States authorities to release the findings of a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report on alleged drug-trafficking records linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying efforts to keep the report from the public heighten suspicio…

…Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oluwafemi Adeniyi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday. “The Government of Nigeria views with deep concern the current political and security situation in the Republic of Niger,” the statement said. Niger’s ruling military junta had said it was back in control after muti…