IGP vows: We’ll reclaim Kwara communities from terrorists
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu, has assured the residents of Kwara State and Nigerians at large that security agencies will reclaim communities currently threatened by terrorists. The IGP gave the assurance during an operational visit to the Nigeria Police Force command in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, where he met stakeholders to review strategies against insecurity on...
NSCDC foils criminal syndicate, seizes $600K, weapons, mining tools
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 16 suspects in separate operations in Kano and Edo states over offences including possession of counterfeit $600,000, unlawful possession of firearms, illegal mining, and suspected kidnapping. The arrests were carried out by the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad in collaboration with the NSCDC Kano State Command, according to the corps’...
Zamfara governor, deputy dump PDP for APC
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal and his deputy, Mani Mummuni, have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mummuni announced the defection on behalf of the governor during a meeting with party supporters and stakeholders in Zamfara State on Monday, March 9, 2026. The deputy governor said the decision followed extensive consultations and a careful review...
Appeal Court dismisses Aiyedatiwa’s suit over re-election eligibility, fines gov N3m
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal filed by Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, challenging a ruling of the Federal High Court in Akure that questioned his eligibility to contest the state’s next governorship election. In a unanimous judgement delivered by a three-member panel, the appellate court held that the lower court acted within its powers when...
Dangote, Adenuga, Rabiu, Otedola make 2026 Forbes Africa billionaires list
Four Nigerian business moguls — Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Femi Otedola, and Abdulsamad Rabiu — have been listed among Africa’s richest individuals in the 2026 Africa Billionaires ranking released by Forbes. Dangote retained his position as Africa’s richest man with an estimated net worth of $28.5 billion. According to the ranking, he added about $4.6 billion to his fortune in 2025,...
IGP Disu decorates eight newly promoted DIGs in Abuja
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Monday decorated eight senior officers recently promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) at a ceremony held at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja. Speaking during the event, Disu described the promotion as a recognition of decades of dedication, professional excellence and leadership within the force. He urged the...
‘I died and came back’: Man revives after parents pull life support
A 33-year-old man from Florida, United States, has shared a remarkable account of how he reportedly returned to life shortly after his parents agreed to remove his life support. Gene Long said doctors had given him only a one percent chance of survival after he fell into a coma caused by severe health complications linked to diabetes and drug addiction. According...
Trump buys $1.1m Netflix bonds amid failed bid to acquire Warner Bros
United States President Donald Trump bought more than $1.1 million of Netflix bonds over the last three months as the streaming giant unsuccessfully fought Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros Discovery. Trump bought more than $500,000 of Netflix's bonds in two transactions on December 12 and December 16 and another more than $600,000 across two more trades on January 2...
Troops neutralise terrorists, recover arms in Kadam forest operation in Sokoto
Troops of the Nigerian Army have recorded a major operational success after engaging a group of suspected terrorists in Kadam Forest in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The operation was carried out by troops of the Chief of Army Staff Special Intervention Battalion 7 in collaboration with the 8 Division Strike Team under Operation FANSAN YAMMA. The operation followed...
Students, teachers escape as four-storey school building collapses in Lagos
Students and teachers narrowly escaped death on Monday after a four-storey building housing a school collapsed in the Ogba area of Lagos. The structure, which accommodated Yemco Nursery and Primary School and Yemco Comprehensive College, reportedly collapsed around noon shortly after occupants were evacuated from the premises. Witnesses said the building gave way less than three minutes after students and staff...
