…fine over an alleged parking violation at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Keyamo made the demand in a statement posted on his X platform on Friday, following an internal inquiry he said was instituted to verify Obi’s claim that his vehicle’s tyres were “unjustly” clamped at the airport. The minister sa…

…have yielded no meaningful results. “All our efforts to try and resolve this by calling Abuja have been to no avail. Nobody is giving us anything substantial. Our contact person at the Ministry of Defence doesn’t seem to know when they will pay us,” he said. He described the prolonged delay in payment as unfair and emo…

…access roads, power, and water supply for the informal sector layout in Wasa District, Abuja. The president, who was represented by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, described the informal sector as the true “engine of the nation’s economy”, sustaining millions of livelihoods. Tinubu said tha…

…has met with the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in Abuja. Fani-Kayode disclosed this via his X handle on Friday. According to him, the meeting was aimed at discussing his preparations for the diplomatic assignment as Nigeria's Ambassador-Designate to South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini…

…landmark ruling delivered by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja in November 2025, the separatist leader was found guilty on all seven counts of terrorism-related charges brought against him by the Federal Government. The IPOB leader was convicted of all seven counts of terrorism-related c…

…recorders were retrieved and downloaded at the Bureau’s Transport Safety Laboratory in Abuja. Technical examinations and further analysis remain ongoing." Some days ago, the minister of aviation and aerospace development, Mr Festus Keyamo, also disclosed that, contrary to popular belief, the jet did not suffer any mech…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday adjourned judgment in the forfeiture suit filed by the EFCC against 57 properties linked to former Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, until July 15. The case, fixed for judgment before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, could not go on because the judge did not sit. The News Agency o…

Bandits k!ll security guard, shoot man, abduct pastor and two others in Abuja Bandits attacked an area in Mpape, a community in the Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) where they k!lled a security guard and abducted three persons, including a pastor. Mpape is located a few minutes' drive from the…

…of state police across the country. Speaking at the ARISE News Town Hall Meeting in Abuja, themed "Building a National Consensus for State Police and National Security," the governor said decentralising policing would bring law enforcement closer to communities, strengthen intelligence gathering and improve responses t…

…in 2 years to federation account .as sector grew by 33.5% in 2025 By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA - THE Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Solid Minerals Development, SMDF, Hajiya Fatima Shinkafi, has disclosed that Nigeria's solid minerals exports hit ₦354 billion in 2025. Shinkafi made this known in her key…

…my compound, destroyed security wire ***They questioned me about my son's whereabouts ABUJA - Pa Adetunji Adeniyi, father of Adeyemi, the self-styled director-general of the "phantom" Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, has said police operatives raided his home thrice in two days, destroyed par…

…July 9, 2026 while speaking at the ARISE News and THISDAY Townhall Conference in Abuja, where he also renewed his call for the establishment of state police as part of broader efforts to tackle insecurity across the country.Recounting the ordeal, the governor said the kidnappers demanded N300 million for the release of…

…Gbajabiamila, rather than evading scrutiny.Speaking during a media chat on Thursday in Abuja, Wike said he has observed that officials closest to the core of executive administration such as chiefs of staff, secretaries to the government, and finance heads are frequently targeted by individuals seeking to disrupt or em…

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA - Former Member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Nnenna Ukeje, on Thursday warned that Nigeria risks building state police on a weak foundation, insisting the country must first rebuild and strengthen the Nigeria Police Force before creating 36 new state policing institutions. Speaking…

…Amb. Sola Enikanolaiye, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday in Abuja. "Nigeria is a country that Liberia will never forget. "Why? Because this country was there for us through our darkest period in history. “So, it is something that we will never forget," she emphasised." Davis disclosed that if you…

…was found with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) while preparing to travel from Lagos to Abuja without an End User Certificate (EUC) required under existing regulations.The DSS said Sodiq is currently being held at its national headquarters in Abuja while investigations continue. According to the statement, "It is to be…

Driver tracked to Abuja and arrested after absconding with employer's car in Ondo The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a driver, Adesola Ogunrotifa, who absconded with his employer's car in Akure. The spokesperson for the command, Abayomi Jimoh, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, July 9, 2026 said det…

…filed by the Youth Party against INEC before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The party challenged key provisions of INEC's revised timetable, arguing that the commission lacked the legal authority to prescribe timelines that allegedly curtailed periods expressly guaranteed under the Electoral Act. The suit specificall…

…the NBA between 2010 and 2012 and also held office as Secretary and Chairman of the NBA Abuja Branch. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Consultants and a Harvard-trained negotiator. His campaign centres on rebuilding and repositioning the NB…

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that the Standard N100 note is still a legal tender and must be accepted for all transactions. The apex bank, in a statement by its Ag. Director, Corporate Communications, Mrs. Hakama Sidi-Ali, yesterday, said the clarification became necessa…

…case, Atiku flays Tinubu By Henry Umoru, Omeiza Ajayi, Gift Odekina & Luminous Jannamike ABUJA - THE brewing storm over the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, took a dramatic turn, yesterday, as the embattled Director-General of the council, Adeniyi Adeyemi, declared his readiness…

…Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while attempting to board a flight to Abuja. According to the DSS, the drone was allegedly being transported without the mandatory End User Certificate (EUC), a requirement under extant regulations issued by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) governing the a…

…address people the same no matter who you are or how you are dressed, the rich men in Abuja here dress like that your friend”. See below…. ‎

…George Akume, gave the assurance at the opening of the National Drug Use Summit in Abuja on Wednesday. The summit, themed “Addressing Illicit Drug Use and Trafficking: A Call to National Action,” was jointly organised by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare…

…the inaugural State House Press Corps Presidential Dinner at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. At the event, Governor Lawal had the honour of decorating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Grand Patron of the State House Press Corps. The presidential dinner aimed to strengthen engagement between journalists and senior govern…