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By Golok Nanmwa, JOS Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has urged the Nigerian Army to approach security challenges in Plateau and other parts of the country as combat operations against threats to national sovereignty rather than conventional peacekeeping missions. Mutfwang made the call on Thursday during a farewell ceremony for the outgoing General Officer Commanding […]

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By Kingsley Omonobi Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 65 Battalion have arrested 24 foreign nationals during a coordinated raid on a suspected hideout in Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State. The Army said the operation was part of ongoing efforts to rid the 81 Division Area of Responsibility (AOR) of criminal elements, undocumented immigrants […]

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…Says anti-student policies won’t stay By Adesina Wahab The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has warned the management of Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State against sending students away from the campus or stopping them from registering for academic activities because of inability to pay tuition fees, saying that would amount to being insensitive to […]

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In the suit, Gbajabiamila is seeking N10 billion as general damages, N5 billion as aggravated damages, N200 million as the cost of the action, and an order compelling Matthew to publish a full retraction and apology in five national newspapers.

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.Say Nigeria still chasing wrong cure By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Forty years after the Federal Government embraced the International Monetary Fund IMF induced Structural Adjustment Programme SAP, leading economists, civil society leaders and development experts have faulted the continued wholesale privatisation of government services under the reform, insisting that the country is still chasing the […]

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By John Alechenu, ABUJA The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has requested that the Nigeria Police Force conduct an autopsy on Miss Mary Habila, a staff member who died at his residence in Uburu, Ebonyi State, on June 27, 2026. Umahi, through a letter signed by his lawyers, Roy O. Umahi and Roy D. […]

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Fasina’s confirmation followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, chaired by Senator Sani Bello (APC, Niger North).

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By Henry Umoru, ABUJA The Senate on Thursday confirmed Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina (Lagos) as a Non-Career Ambassadorial nominee despite protests by some civil society organisations against his nomination. The confirmation followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs chaired by Senator Sani Bello (APC, Niger North). The report was […]

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…Failure to obey traffic lights, road signs, pavement or road markings now attracts N100,000 fine …Driving under the influence of alcohol attracts N100,000 fine or two years imprisonment or both By John Alechenu ABUJA — The Senate has passed the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, significantly increasing penalties for traffic offences, […]

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The Algerian civil defence said the toll was provisional and added that another 19 people were injured in the fire, the cause of which is unknown.

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