NNPP clears children of late Kano lawmakers to run for Assembly seats
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has given approval for Sa’ad Aminu Sa’ad and Nabil Aliyu Daneji — sons of two late Kano lawmakers — to seek the party’s tickets for the now-vacant State House of Assembly seats in Municipal and Ungogo constituencies. The decision came after broad consultations led by the party’s National Leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, involving...
Taraba Assembly refutes claim Speaker shared ₦1,000 as Christmas gift
The Taraba State House of Assembly and the Zing Watch Group have dismissed reports that Speaker Hon. John Bonzena gave only ₦1,000 each to constituents as a Christmas gift. Reports had circulated that some women and youths from Zing Local Government Area travelled to Jalingo after being invited to the Speaker’s residence for a Christmas distribution, only to allegedly receive...
How to identify counterfeit Kiss condoms — NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised an alarm over the circulation of counterfeit Kiss condoms across different parts of Nigeria. The alert followed reports from DKT International Nigeria, the company that markets the brand, after fake versions were discovered in major markets and cities. According to NAFDAC, the counterfeit products have been spotted in...
Fayose releases document showing N50bn FG intervention to Oyo after Ibadan explosion
Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has released what he described as documentary evidence to back his claim that the Oyo State Government, under Governor Seyi Makinde, received N50 billion from the Federal Government as special intervention funds following the January 2024 explosion in Ibadan, the state capital. Makinde had rejected Fayose’s claims that he received N50 billion from President...
JTF foils kidnap gang, recover loot in Kano
Troops of the Joint Task Force Faruruwa carried out a successful security operation along the Kano–Katsina border in the early hours of Sunday, leading to the rescue of an abducted man and the recovery of stolen motorcycles. According to Maj. Zubair Babatunde, the Army Public Relations Officer for the 3 Brigade Nigerian Army in Kano, the operation was launched after...
NDLEA recovers illicit drugs in Ekiti, Lagos, Taraba raids
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered illicit drugs from various suspects in raids across Ekiti, Edo, Gombe, Lagos, and Taraba States. The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this via a statement issued on Sunday. Babafemi said the anti-narcotic officers, on December 22, set ablaze tons of skunk, a strain of cannabis...
4 arrested as NDLEA intercepts UK-bound cocaine hidden in starch sachets at Lagos airport
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted cocaine concealed in factory-sealed sachets of cold-water starch heading to the United Kingdom at the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State. The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this via a statement issued on Sunday, December 28, 2025. Babafemi said...
In politics Tinubu is my teacher, says APC national chairman Yilwatda
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, was recently honored with the traditional title of “Kaeh-rit” (meaning “the good seed of Ampang East”) in Plateau State. Speaking after the ceremony in Kanke Local Government Area on Saturday, Yilwatda said he is learning politics from President Bola Tinubu, whom he described as “one of the best...
Inferno at Lagos high-rise leaves traders devastated, billions lost
A massive fire ripped through a 25-storey building on Martins Street, Lagos Island on Christmas Eve, destroying goods worth billions of naira and shattering the hopes of many traders who were away for the Yuletide or preparing for the festive rush. The blaze began at about 4 p.m. on Wednesday, quickly spreading from the fourth floor of the Great Nigeria...
Zelensky meets Trump for talks on Ukraine peace plan today
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, will meet in Florida on Sunday to hammer out a plan to end the war in Ukraine. Russia struck Kyiv and other parts of war-torn Ukraine with hundreds of missiles and drones on Saturday, knocking out power and heat in parts of the capital. Zelensky called it Russia's response to...
