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Ahead of the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), scheduled for March 27 and 28, 2026, the security committee led by Defense Minister, General Christopher Musa, has assured delegates across the country of their safety. The committee also includes former Inspector General of Police, Abubakar Adamu, among others. Speaking during the inauguration of the committee, on Friday in …

The Osun State Police Command has said two men are wanted for the alleged murder of a senior officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and his 10-year-old daughter. The command spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Osogbo. The statement read: “The public is hereby informed that Adumati Idowu and Faturoti Kehinde, both Nigerian …

The PDP chairman in the state, Dupe Aisida, stated on Friday that his party, despite the challenges, is a resilient party and will soon bounce back to winning ways across the country. He also reacted to reports of the dissolution of the state executive committee by the faction’s National Organizing Secretary, Umaru Bature. Aisida said several pockets of elections held …

Diplomacy often speaks in symbols long before speaking in political terms. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s upcoming state visit to the United Kingdom, at the invitation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, is one such symbol, and a powerful one at that. Scheduled for March 17, the visit marks the first time in nearly four decades that a Nigerian head …

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, said on Friday that the Federal Government will continue its cashless policy at the country’s airports. Keyamo said this during a direct assessment of the government’s newly adopted hybrid payment system at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. This hybrid payment was adopted following President Bola Tinubu’s directive to end the full …

Aishah Waliyullah The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kwara Area Command, on Wednesday seized 1,907 items, including 222 compressors, reportedly used in the manufacture of explosives, in a major security crackdown. The haul also included 1,107 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 14 vehicles, 317 jerrycans of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), 120 bags of illegally mined lithium ore, used clothing, tires and …

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has described a court ruling barring him from contesting the 2028 gubernatorial election in the state as an unnecessary distraction. Justice Toyin Adegoke of the Federal High Court, Akure, on Thursday halted the governor’s bid to seek re-election in 2028. The judge, who delivered the ruling in a lawsuit filed by a member of the …

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Friday shared the sum of 1.894 trillion naira as revenue of the federation to federal, state and local councils. This was made known in a statement signed by the Director (Press and Public Relations), Bawa Mokwa, after the FAAC meeting in Abuja. The total distributable revenue of N1.894 trillion comprised statutory distributable revenue …

The President also appointed one of the founders of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Mr Fola Adeola, as chairman of the task force. READ ALSO: Tinubu urges representatives to be alert to abuses in state police plans This was revealed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in his statement, Friday, in Abuja. He said the task …

Former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State, David Ombugadu, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ombugadu, who recently switched from PDP to APC, made the declaration in a town hall meeting with Eggon people in Nasarawa North Senatorial District in Akwanga on …