Category: News

By Saminu Ibrahim Prof. Rufa’i Ahmed Alkali, National Coordinator of the National Movement for Tinubu-Shettima 2027 – Forward Nigeria, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of his former Media Aide, Mr. Mike Odiakose. Odiakose died on September 16, 2026. In a condolence message, Alkali described the death as a painful loss to the deceased’s […]

The Nigerian Navy has recovered 119,850 litres of crude oil suspected to have been stolen, 350 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and 25 parcels of suspected Cannabis sativa at an illegal refining site in Ogbogolo Community, Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State. The recovery was made on Thursday, September 17, […]

By Saminu Ibrahim Troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have foiled separate attacks by terrorists on Forward Operating Bases in Gajiram and Mairari, Borno State. The military also disclosed that two members of the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), including a commander known as a Qaid, surrendered to […]

By Saminu Ibrahim  The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has disbursed ₦9.476 billion to 3,958 eligible pensioners of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) under the Defined Benefit Pension Scheme (DBS). The payment represents the outstanding 50 per cent balance of arrears arising from the Back-End Computation (BEC). This was contained in a […]

By Saminu Ibrahim  The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a three-hour power outage in Ijebu-Ode and surrounding areas of Ogun State on Friday, September 18, 2026, to enable it carry out scheduled maintenance on the Sagamu/Ijebu-Ode 132kV transmission line. TCN said its maintenance crew would conduct the annual preventive maintenance on the transmission […]

By Yusuf Bello The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has disclosed that Saudi Arabia has rejected Nigeria’s request for an increase in its 2027 Hajj allocation, leaving the country’s quota unchanged at 50,000 pilgrims. The Commission said it had formally engaged the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah to seek additional slots in response […]

By Agency Report  A witness for the Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday told the Federal High Court in Abuja how members of the Ansaru terrorist group dehumanised and tortured her and 45 others during their 56 days in captivity. The witness and others were kidnapped on May 15 during the abduction of school […]

By Agency Report Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday adjourned a suit filed by Mr Ejaife Odebala, a two-term member of the Delta House of Assembly, against Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) over the state’s governorship election dispute, until Sept. 30. Justice Obiora Egwatu adjourned the case to allow the 4th and 5th defendants, who […]

By Agency Report  The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday began the trial of five suspected Ansaru terrorists after re-arraignment. The suspected terrorists include Mahmud Muhammad (aka Abu Bara’a, Abbas Mukhtar); Abubakar Abbas (aka Isah Adam, Mallam Mahmuda Al-Nigeri); Abdulrazak Umar (aka Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid); Yunusa Musa (aka Abu Yunusa Bin Musa), and Shamsu […]

By Saminu Ibrahim A 38-year-old South African woman, Will Jessica Ann, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for importing 5.75 kilogrammes of heroin into Nigeria. Ann was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after 14 large blocks of heroin were discovered […]