Amid alleged plans by terrorists to attack the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja and its environs anytime soon, the Military High Command on Thursday dismissed the threat and reassured residents that the nation’s capital city “is safe and secure”. Fielding questions from Defence Correspondents in Abuja at the bi-weekly briefing on ongoing military operations across…
The Defence Headquarters, on Thursday, said troops deployed across the country rescued 318 kidnapped victims and arrested 74 suspects involved in terrorism, oil theft and other criminal activities in November. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Michael Onoja, who released the figures in Abuja during a briefing on military operations, said 69 terrorists and…
The lawmaker representing Yagba East, Yagba West and Mopamuro Federal Constituency, Leke Abejide, had raised a motion of urgent public importance at the House of Representatives following the abduction of worshippers in Ejiba, Kogi State. The attack, which occurred on Sunday, November 30, 2025, saw terrorists abduct several residents, including a presiding pastor, a two-week-old…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Wale Oriade, has been abducted by armed men in Ibadan, the state capital. It was gathered that the incident occurred around 7:06 pm on Wednesday at his office located at PJ Square Shopping Complex, beside the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited station, Elewure, along Iyana…
Minister of Defence-designate, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has assured Nigerians that the country has the capacity to win the war against insurgency, kidnapping and banditry in so far as there is holistic collaboration by all. Musa stated that with the right number of boots on the ground, what was required was for Nigeria to work…
The United States government has announced a new visa restriction policy targeting Nigerians found to be involved in actions that undermine religious freedom, particularly those linked to the alleged persecution of Christians in the country. This was disclosed by United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio in a post on X on Wednesday. Rubio explained…
The Osun State Government has cautioned the Nigeria Police against the unwholesome practice of witch-hunting its officials to serve political purpose, noting that the core responsibility of the Police is to secure Nigerians, irrespective of political persuasions, not a tool of oppression. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced a comprehensive revision of cash-related policies, introducing new nationwide withdrawal limits and scrapping the cumulative deposit cap for bank customers. In the circular signed by the Director, Financial Policy & Regulation Department, Dr. Rita I. Sike, on December 2nd, 2025, the apex bank said the policy overhaul was…
Members of the Osun State caucus in the House of Representatives have accused Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, of political brigandage and formally disowned the purported governorship primaries allegedly conducted in Osun state under his influence. In a statement issued by six members of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the Peoples…
The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM) has said that only professionals certified by the institute are permitted by law to practise HR in Nigeria, cautioning that individuals who operate without certification remain in breach of existing regulations. The institute’s President and Chairman of Council, Mallam Ahmed Ladan Gobir, who gave the warning…
