The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has approved the appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anthony Okon Placid, as the new Force Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force.
Placid replaces Benjamin Hundeyin, who served as the spokesperson...
The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Oyo State, Adeniran Tella, has said that no election anywhere in the world is completely perfect, stressing the need for continuous improvement in Nigeria’s electoral process.
Tella made the...
The clerical body charged with choosing Iran's next supreme leader will meet on Sunday to name a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an attack early in the Middle East conflict.
A majority consensus over the successor...
Israeli-United States strikes hit fuel depots in Tehran on Sunday, March 8, 2026, as the body tasked with selecting Iran's new supreme leader announced they had come to a decision, members said, although the name has yet to be...
Benin City, the capital of Edo State, has secured a $1 million global innovation award in the Bloomberg Mayor’s Challenge after emerging among the top cities selected from more than 600 entries worldwide.
In a statement released on Sunday, the...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a former councillor in Lagos State, Sheleru Sadiq Olalekan, over alleged involvement in illicit drug trafficking.
The 45-year-old, who previously served two terms as a councillor in Ibeju-Lekki Local...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a suspected drug trafficker who concealed narcotics inside baby diapers while travelling to the Federal Capital Territory.
The suspect, 32-year-old businessman Emeka Hyginus Okwor, was intercepted on March 3,...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 500 improvised explosive device (IED) components and seized large consignments of illicit drugs in multiple operations across several states.
In Niger State, operatives on patrol along the Mokwa–Jebba Road intercepted a...
Troops of Operation Fansan Yanma, working alongside police tactical teams, have successfully repelled an attack by suspected bandits on Yankaba Village in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at...
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has suggested that American ground troops could be deployed to Iran to secure the country’s stockpile of enriched uranium as part of efforts to dismantle Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Speaking to reporters aboard...
