Lack of integrity fuelling Nigeria’s challenges — ICPC
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Musa Aliyu, has identified poor integrity and weak ethical standards as major drivers of Nigeria’s governance and developmental challenges. Aliyu made the remarks on Wednesday while delivering his opening address at the International Conference on Anti-Corruption, Transparency and Integrity in Governance held in Keffi, Nasarawa State. The event...
FG shifts Great Green Wall HQ to Kano
The Federal Government has moved the headquarters of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) from Abuja to Kano State in a move aimed at bringing the agency closer to its core areas of operation. Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, said the decision is intended to improve coordination, monitoring, and execution of projects targeted at combating desertification...
Amotekun debunks bandit attack, begins 24-hour patrol in Ondo
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps, has urged residents of the state to disregard reports of bandit invasion in the state and refrain from spreading unverified information. The Corps Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Jimoh Adeniken, made this known via a statement issued on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Adeniken stated that there was no confirmed case of bandit...
Man dies after entering well to retrieve phone in Kano
A 45-year-old man, Yusuf Usman, has died after climbing into a refuse-filled well in Kwa Town, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, in an attempt to retrieve a mobile phone. The Kano State Fire Service confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday by its spokesperson, Saminu Abdullahi. According to the statement, the agency received a distress call...
Atiku to Tinubu: Adelabu family abduction shows rising insecurity
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the abduction of the sister and twin nephews of Adebayo Adelabu, describing the incident as evidence of deepening insecurity in the country. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku expressed sympathy with the Adelabu family and said...
Family urges calm after kidnap of Adelabu’s sister, sons
The family of Adebayo Adelabu has appealed for calm following the abduction of his younger sister, Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, and her twin sons in Ibadan, Oyo State. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the family confirmed that the victims were kidnapped in the early hours of the day while heading out to school. The incident reportedly occurred around...
Plateau 2027: Group defends Mutfwang’s govt, knocks PDP candidate over criticism
The Plateau Initiative for Growth and Development (PIGD) has called on politicians in Plateau State, especially the factional governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sunday Biggs, to rise above what it described as unnecessary semantics and focus on the realities on ground. The PIGD, in a statement issued on Wednesday by its National Coordinator, Nengak David, said Plateau’s...
Uba Sani signs bills on power, agriculture, climate governance
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has signed into law three strategic legislations aimed at strengthening energy access, agricultural development, and climate governance in the state. The laws are the Kaduna State Electricity Law, 2026; Kaduna State Agricultural Development Fund (KADFund) Law, 2025; and the Kaduna State Climate Change Advisory Board Law, 2026. Sani described the development as a major milestone in...
Security operatives rescue 12 Kidnap victims, arrest two in Nasarawa
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), working alongside the Nigeria Police Force, have rescued 12 kidnapped victims and arrested two suspected kidnappers during a joint security operation in Nasarawa State. Security sources said the operation was launched following a distress call reporting suspected kidnapping activities along the Nunku-Katanza Road in Akwanga Local Government Area. Personnel from OPWS Sector 2 and police...
FCTA equips general hospitals with vein-finding devices
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has distributed 48 vein-finding devices to general hospitals under the Hospitals Management Board (HMB) to enhance healthcare delivery across the territory. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, said the equipment was provided by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. The...
