Troops of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wukari, under the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested a bandit leader in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. A statement on Monday by Lt. Umar Muhammad, Acting…
A group of Nigerian security experts has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take urgent steps to curb illegal mining activities in Zamfara State and other parts of northern Nigeria, describing the practice as a major contributor to insecurity and…
The Association of Corporate Communication and Marketing Professionals in Banks (ACAMB) has assured that Nigerian banks are safe and healthy with none shutting down because of recapitalisation as being speculated on social media. The association gave the assurance on Sunday…
The first winds of west Africa’s Harmattan dry season are in the air, and Lagos, the economic capital of the continent’s most populous country, is abuzz. Read Also: Hardship dampens Christmas for Onitsha’s poor It’s “Detty December”, when the city…
• CHRICED raises alarm over alleged secret changes to tax laws• SERAP urges Tinubu to publish CTCs of tax bills, probe alleged alterations• #FixPolitics calls for full publication of Nigeria-France tax agreement Fresh pressure from civil society has placed Nigeria’s…
The United States’ Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, says the recent visa restrictions announced by the US government are designed to strengthen security procedures, and not actions targeted at Nigerians. Mr Mills spoke at a news conference on Sunday in…
There are mornings in Nigeria when the news breaks like a wound. A community awakens to yet another night attack, yet another farm invaded, yet another commuter robbed on a familiar road that should have been safe. Often, when survivors…
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday congratulated the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, on his recognition as a champion of press freedom by the Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI). Mr Ajayi received a…
By Ndahi Marama Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), in collaboration with local vigilante elements, have disrupted a terrorist logistics operation and neutralized multiple insurgents during a well-coordinated ambush in the early hours of 21 December 2025, a credible military…
Barcelona wingers Raphinha and Lamine Yamal guided the Catalan giants four points clear at the top of La Liga with a 2-0 win at 10-man Villarreal on Sunday. Brazil international Raphinha won and converted an early penalty before Villarreal’s Renato…