IT’S OFFICIAL: Tinubu appoints Tunji Disu as new IGP
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Assistant Inspector-General of Police Tunji Disu to serve as Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) with immediate effect. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Onanuga disclosed that Tinubu accepted the resignation of the IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, following...
Ex-NRC MD sent to prison over $385,000, N165.5m fraud
The Special Offences Court in the Ikeja area of Lagos State has remanded the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Edetanle, over alleged $385,000 and N165.5 million money laundering. Edetanle was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, on a seven-count charge bordering on abuse of office, money laundering, and...
Kano assembly backs Kwankwaso, urges govt to respond to U.S. allegations
The Kano State House of Assembly has called on the state government to formally respond to allegations reportedly made by the United States concerning Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, including claims linking him to terrorism and proposals to freeze his assets and bank accounts. The motion, presented by Usman Tasiu (NNPP-Kiru), was deliberated during a plenary session presided over by Speaker Jibril...
Why Egbetokun resigned as IG – Presidency
The Presidency has confirmed the resignation of Kayode Egbetokun as Inspector-General of Police, stating that he stepped down due to family matters requiring his full attention. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this while responding to an inquiry, noting that the former police chief submitted a resignation letter citing personal issues. However, multiple Presidency sources indicated...
Caleb University appoints Foluke Adeboye as Chancellor
Pastor Foluke Adeboye, the wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has been appointed Chancellor of Caleb University in the Imota area of Lagos State. A statement issued by the institution’s media officer, Olawale Adekoya, on Monday, February 23, 2026, said Adeboye’s appointment was confirmed by the Caleb University Governing Council. Adeboye...
CBN cuts interest rate to 26.5%
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 basis points to 26.5 per cent from 27 per cent. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced this at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. The MPR, which serves as the benchmark interest rate, is a key tool used by the apex bank to...
Police arrest suspect for ritual attempt on 10-year-old in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man over an alleged ritual-related attempt to kill a 10-year-old boy in Katsina State. Sources said the incident occurred on February 22 at about 7:30 p.m. when the suspect, identified as Aliyu Ashabu of Kuidawa Village and known locally as a self-styled native doctor, “Boka,” allegedly lured the boy, Alhassan Usman,...
Report: How FG paid Boko Haram N2bn ransom for abducted Niger Catholic school pupils
The Federal Government paid about N2 billion to Boko Haram to secure the release of pupils and staff abducted from St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State, intelligence sources told AFP. The report said about 230 pupils and members of staff were seized when gunmen stormed the boarding school in the Papiri area of Niger State on November 21, 2025. 50...
JTF foils bandits’ attack in Benue, arrests two suspects
Operatives of the OPS Zenda Joint Task Force (JTF) have repelled an attack by suspected armed bandits in Yonov Ward of Logo Local Government Area, Benue State, arresting two suspects and recovering a motorcycle. Sources disclosed that the incident occurred at about 10:20 a.m. on February 23 when the JTF commander, alongside personnel on special duty and the Counter Terrorism...
6 LAUTECH final-year students die in road crash
Six final-year nursing students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) have died in a road crash. It was gathered that the students died in an accident along the Suleja-Abuja expressway. The nursing students were said to be heading to school for their semester examinations when the incident occurred on Sunday, February 22, 2026. Confirming the incident via a statement issued...
