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Here are the top stories from across the country 1. Gunmen stormed a Kogi school, abducting the principal, NECO officials and students during exams Suspected gunmen on Tuesday disrupted the ongoing National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations in Kogi State, kidnapping a school principal, a NECO ad hoc official and four candidates after storming the Government Secondary …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final confiscation of 48 properties linked to Abubakar Malami, former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). In her ruling on Wednesday, Joyce Abdulmalik, the court judge, stated that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) could prove that the property was the proceeds of unlawful activities. Before delivering the substantive ruling, …

Here are the top stories from across the country 1. Police arrested DG Adeyemi of the presidential council after a court issued a bench warrant Nigerian Police have arrested Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-proclaimed Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, hours after the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered his arrest for failure to appear in court on …

The Senate on Tuesday identified three security personnel who lost their lives and another who sustained injuries during military operations that secured the release of kidnapped students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of ​​Oyo State after 56 days of captivity. The upper legislative chamber also called on the Federal Government to intensify the ongoing offensive against terrorists, kidnappers, …

Nigerian Police have arrested Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-proclaimed Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, hours after the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered his arrest for failure to appear in court on charges of forgery, conspiracy and impersonation. Adeyemi was arrested in Osun State by Intelligence Response Team (IRT) operatives from the Army Headquarters in Abuja and …

At just 28, Idris Buko still remembers the injection that changed his life forever. Growing up in Boriya community, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, North Central Nigeria, he was healthy just like other children until a wrong injection treatment for malaria left him with a physical deformity at the age of 11. Buko couldn’t walk properly again. Now, …

Here are the top stories from across the country 1. Borno, Zamfara lead the way where Nigeria recorded 792 deaths due to insecurity in one month A report from SARI Global, a risk intelligence and security analysis firm specializing in providing operational data, climate intelligence and crisis management support to organizations working in the world’s most volatile environments, said at …

A report from SARI Global, a risk intelligence and security analysis firm specializing in providing operational data, climate intelligence and crisis management support to organizations working in the world’s most volatile environments, said at least 792 people died in 882 security incidents across 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory in June 2026. It said Borno was the single most …

In his race for Nigeria’s seat of power, the Allied People’s Movement (APM) presidential candidate, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has chosen Ibrahim Adamu Bala as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election. The National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination portal shows that Bala, 51, hails from Bauchi State, providing an opportunity for APM to expand its electoral appeal …

The Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) which the government considers to be a sham, Adeniyi Adeyemi, will appear before the Federal High Court on Tuesday. Police in a new indictment marked FHC/ABJ/CR/562/2025, charged Adeyemi and two others with eight counts bordering on forgery, impersonation and related offences. The lawsuit was filed on November 27, 2025 by …