Borno State Governor Professor Babagana Zulum has donated ₦50 million to the family of Lt Col O.C. Okolo, who was killed in a Boko Haram attack on the Mandaragirau community in Biu LGA on February 16, 2026. The donation was presented on April 10 at the officer’s funeral in Obinofia-Ndiuno, Ezeagu LGA of Enugu State. …
The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NIGSAC), has released an updated sanctions list naming 48 individuals and organisations allegedly involved in terrorism financing across the country. At the top of the list are detained newspaper publisher Tukur Mamu, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Jama’atu Wal-Jihad, Ansarul Sudan (Ansaru), and the Islamic State …
Easter, the most sacred celebration in the Christian calendar, a season of renewal, resurrection, and hope, was marked this year in Nigeria under a cloud of fear. By the time it ended, that fear had transformed into grief. While the federal government spent the holiday touting “Renewed Hope” and ₦3.3 trillion in power sector interventions, rural …
A tragic social media post by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, has once again exposed a deadly but growing trend among Nigerian youths: the misuse of prescription drugs driven by misinformation, peer pressure, and a dangerous obsession with body image. At the center of the incident is a 15-year-old boy …
Panic swept through Jikwoyi Phase 1 on Friday morning after a three-storey building under construction collapsed and trapped workers under heavy debris. In a statement, FCT Police Command spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said the Command received a distress call around 9:00 a.m. and immediately deployed emergency teams to the scene. It said the Commissioner of …
President Bola Tinubu has assured families of victims of Sunday’s deadly attack in Jos, Plateau State, that efforts are underway to prevent a recurrence. The attack, which left at least 28 people dead and 22 others injured, has drawn widespread condemnation across the country. Tinubu gave the assurance on Thursday during a visit to Jos, …
President Bola Tinubu has defended his engagement with victims of the Plateau crisis at the airport, amid outrage over the brief interaction with stakeholders and affected persons, saying logistical and security constraints made it impossible to travel into Jos town during the visit. In a statement on Thursday, the Special Adviser to the President on …
Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, has presented Group Life Assurance, Group Personal Accident, and Family Welfare Support cheques to the families and next of kin of 79 fallen officers. He made the presentation on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at the FCT Police Command Headquarters in Garki II, Abuja. The event formed part …
Nigeria is once again in the grip of grief and fear as fresh attacks in 2026 have left communities shattered and families buried in mourning, with no clear end in sight. The deadly Palm Sunday attack in Agwan Rukuba community in the Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State has become the latest symbol …
The federal government has said the recent killings in the Angwan Rukuba area of Jos North LGA of Plateau State occurred in a conflict-prone community and do not indicate a breakdown of national security. At least 28 residents were killed in the attack on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday at Radio House …
