The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of five police officers and the abduction of one other during an ambush by armed bandits along the Gusau–Funtua Highway in Tsafe Local Government Area.
According to reports from the Tsafe...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of AIG Dankwara Adamu Mohammed as the new Deputy Inspector General of Police representing the North East geopolitical zone.
Mohammed succeeds DIG Sahabu Abubakar Yahaya, who recently retired from service.
Also approved...
The Federal Government has clarified that no inmate has yet been released under the recent exercise of the President’s prerogative of mercy, as the process is still undergoing final administrative review.
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince...
At least seven people have been confirmed dead following a violent clash between a repentant bandit and illegal miners in the Kuyello area of Kaduna State.
The incident, which occurred on Thursday, reportedly began when a repentant bandit identified as...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bank of Angola have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen bilateral technical cooperation and enhance regional financial integration.
The agreement was formalised on Thursday, October 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C.,...
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 18.02 percent in September 2025, marking the sixth consecutive monthly decline and the lowest level in three years, according to new data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The report shows that core...
By Lukman Abdulmalik
On a certain Friday, when 28-year-old Musa Kabir forgot to bring home kerosene one evening, he never imagined it would end with a slap so hard that his ear rang for hours.
Sitting on a wooden stool outside...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday demolished 11 buildings comprising three- and four-bedroom flats in the Apo-Dutse area of Abuja for violating building regulations.
Director of the Department of Development Control, Mr. Mukhtar Galadima, said the action followed...
Gold hit a new high above $4,300 an ounce on Friday, October 17, 2025, and was poised for its best week in over 17 years.
Spot gold rose 0.9% to $4,362.39 per ounce, as of 0439 GMT, after scaling another...
The stock market traded 432.4 million shares valued at N16.9 billion in 23,665 transactions on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
This is in contrast to 389.1 million shares valued at N12.5 billion recorded on Wednesday across 23,017 deals.
This revealed a 36...
