The Nigeria Police Force has stopped enforcing vehicle tinted glass permits across the country after a Federal High Court ordered an immediate suspension of the exercise. Last week, the Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, issued the directive in a case filed by human rights lawyer John Aikpokpo-Martins against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will return to Abuja on Tuesday, September 16, after concluding his annual vacation abroad. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday. He said Tinubu ended his holiday earlier than scheduled and is set to resume official duties immediately upon …
The FCT Police Command on Friday rescued two individuals lying in their pool of blood at Chicken House Junction, Wuse 2. The rescue operation followed a distress call to the police on Friday morning. According to the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, officers immediately mobilized to the scene, rescued the victims who …
President Bola Tinubu has approved the termination of the appointment of Fegho John Umunubo as Special Assistant to the President on Digital and Creative Economy in the Office of the Vice President. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Monday, September 8, 2025, by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Information and Public Relations at …
Members of the Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN) today, setember 3, 2025 blocked the entrance to the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja, protesting the non-payment of funds for contracts they executed for the Federal Government. The contractors carried placards demanding immediate payment for projects completed since 2024. READ ALSO: NIPCO’s 65.22% Hike in …
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has strongly denied claims by former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai about allegedly coordinating ransom payments to bandits. In a statement signed by Zakari Mijinyawa, Adviser in the NSA’s office, Ribadu described the allegations as “false and baseless.” He stressed that the government has never paid ransom or offered …
By Esther Ososanya The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed the derailment of its Abuja-Kaduna train service on Tuesday morning, sparking fresh safety concerns over one of Nigeria’s busiest railway corridors. According to a statement signed by NRC Managing Director Kayode Opeifa, the train derailed at about 11:09 am at KM 49, between Kubwa and …
The FCT Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnap kingpins and recovered ₦7.4 million alongside rifles and ammunition in a major counter-kidnapping operation. The breakthrough followed the abduction of Abuja-based lawyer, Barrister Henry Chichi, from his Karu home on August 16. Police pressure forced the kidnappers to release him safely the next day. The suspects, …
By Esther Ososanya Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has criticised the Lagos State Government for admitting that many Lekki Peninsula residents may be drinking contaminated borehole water, calling the comment proof of years of failed governance. The group was reacting to remarks by Mahmood Adegbite, Permanent Secretary in the Office of Drainage Services …
By Esther Ososanya The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has apprehended three suspects linked to the shocking murder and robbery of Mr. Azubuko Nwakama, a staff member of Liberty Radio, After a painstaking year-long investigation. The attack, which took place on June 14, 2024, at Panteka Market in Mpape, Abuja, had left the community …
