Man bags 20 years for killing uncle in Kano
A High Court in Kano State has sentenced a 25-year-old man, Bara’u Sa’idu, to 20 years in prison for killing his uncle during a dispute over farmland. Sa’idu, who lives in Jarimawa Village in Bagwai Local Government Area, had earlier pleaded not guilty to a one-count charge of culpable homicide. The prosecution, led by Lamido Abba-Sorondinki, presented four witnesses and tendered...
Who is Tunji Disu
The appointment of Olatunji Ridwan Disu as Acting Inspector-General of Police signals a leadership shift within the Nigeria Police Force, with the senior officer bringing more than 30 years of operational, intelligence and administrative experience to the role. Born in Lagos, Disu joined the police as an Assistant Superintendent of Police on May 18, 1992, and has risen through the...
₦4.05trn raised as banks race to meet capital rules
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has said the country’s banking sector recapitalisation programme is progressing in line with the regulatory timetable, with momentum increasing ahead of the March 31, 2026 deadline. Cardoso made the disclosure on Tuesday at the end of the bank’s 304th Monetary Policy Committee media briefing in Abuja, noting that 20 banks...
Woman bags seven-year jail term for N5.6m fraud
Justice Maryam Sabo of the Kano State High Court has convicted and sentenced Ebonine Rita Uzoamaka to seven years imprisonment for obtaining over N5.6 million by false pretence. Uzoamaka was arraigned on August 18, 2021, on a five-count charge bordering on dishonest misappropriation of funds totalling N5.66 million. According to one of the charges, the defendant allegedly obtained N2 million from...
Dangote Refinery to supply 65m litres of petrol daily
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals is set to supply between 60 and 65 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) daily to the Nigerian market, a move expected to meet domestic demand and enable exports of up to 20 million litres. President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, disclosed the development in Lagos, noting that the refinery has finalised...
Police nab 10 kidnappers, recover ransom in Akure
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested 10 suspected kidnappers and recovered money to be used as ransom in Akure, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, saying the breakthrough was achieved on Monday, February 23, 2026. Jimoh said the arrest and ransom recovery followed a combined operation involving the command’s...
FULL LIST: Disu’s emergence as IGP puts 8 DIGs on retirement watch
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday appointed Tunji Disu as Acting Inspector-General of Police, a development that is expected to trigger the exit of several senior officers in line with long-standing internal convention in the Nigeria Police Force. The appointment followed the resignation of the former IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, who stepped down after submitting a letter citing pressing family reasons. Disu, who...
Constable recruitment: Police begin screening March 9
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced that the physical and credential screening for the ongoing recruitment of Constables into the Nigeria Police Force will hold between March 9 and April 18, 2026, across the country. The screening involves all candidates who successfully completed the online recruitment registration exercise. The PSC, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Torty Kalu, on...
Tinubu’s EO9 not a revenue windfall — Oyebode
The Chairman of the Forum of State Commissioners of Finance, Akintunde Oyebode, has said Bola Tinubu’s Executive Order 9 on the direct remittance of oil and gas revenues would contribute only about N1.5 trillion to the Federation Account. Speaking on Arise News on Tuesday, Oyebode — who also serves as Ekiti State Commissioner for Finance — argued that the directive’s...
Gunmen attack Peter Obi, Odigie-Oyegun, ADC leaders in Edo
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi, ex-National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress John Odigie‑Oyegun, and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) were reportedly attacked by suspected thugs on Tuesday in Edo State. The disclosure was made by Obi’s former campaign spokesman and National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Yunusa Tanko, in a statement issued in Abuja. According to...
