Politics

By Ayo Kehinde The Rivers State Police Command has dismantled a suspected online-run kidnapping syndicate operating across state borders, arresting three suspects and rescuing one victim during a coordinated intelligence-led operation in the state. Spokesperson of the command, ASP Blessing Agebe, disclosed this on Saturday in Port Harcourt, saying the suspects were linked to the abduction of Mr Chukwudekwu Emmanuel, …

Brig.-Gen. Uche Nnabuihe expressed concern over the low enrollment in the South East, revealing that Anambra recorded only 117 applications out of 38,000 nationwide. Nnabuihe led an army delegation to sensitize youths in Awka, stressing that the figure was recorded on April 7, before the start of a nationwide awareness campaign. He said the exercise was aimed at encouraging more …

Babcock University has announced plans to host a two-day innovation initiatives summit aimed at galvanizing stakeholders across sectors and unveiling an ambitious blueprint to position Nigeria as a global technology hub. The summit, scheduled for April 21 and 22 on the university campus, is expected to bring together government officials, business leaders, academics, investors and innovators to deliberate on the …

Tankers’ reports that Iranian gunboats fired at it show that the Iranian military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday, just hours after reopening it. This latest development has cast doubt on US President Donald Trump’s optimism that a peace deal to end the war in the Middle East was “very close”. Iranian gunboats fired on an oil …

Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, said on Saturday that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) primaries will no longer allow monetary incentives or transactional politics. He was speaking at a meeting of the party’s South East zone stakeholders in Awka. Soludo attributed the party’s slow growth since 2002 to a culture of exploitation by party officials. He said the practice …

Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima, former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFA), died on Saturday after a long illness.His death was confirmed by former NFA Secretary General, Sani Ahmed Toro. Galadima was a prominent figure in Nigerian sports administration, having led the NFA before it was restructured into the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).He was also chairman of the Kano State Sports …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State has suspended discussions with the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the defection of Governor Bala Mohammed to the party. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the PDP in the state, Sama’ila Adamu-Burga, at a press conference on Saturday in Bauchi. APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, and Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, …

The Egba Economic Summit called for closer monitoring of budget implementation and renewed cultural and economic initiatives to accelerate development in Egbaland. The resolutions were reached at the group’s Q2 2026 general meeting, held on Saturday in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The meeting, chaired by the Summit President, Dr. Gbenga Adeoye, took place at a private venue in Ibara GRA and …

By Joseph Amedu, Lokoja The Kogi Police Command, under the leadership of CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi, has disclosed that the command is fully aware of the kidnapping incident which occurred on April 13, 2026, at about 8.30pm along Ayere-Kabba road, Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area. Spokesman of the command, ASP Saliu Afusat, said in Lokoja at the weekend, Preliminary investigations reveal …

As the 2027 Elections draw near, former two-term lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Representatives, Jude Idimogu, has stated that a Muslim/Christian Presidential candidate for his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027, would be a better choice. Idimogu, who represents Oshodi/Isolo 2 Constituency in the Lagos House, in a press statement on Saturday, emphasized that although …