Author: Nnamdi Deborah

Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised 16 terrorists and recovered several weapons after repelling simultaneous attacks on military formations in Adamawa State. The attacks occurred at about 1 a.m. on Thursday, when terrorists targeted troops of 226 Battalion (Motorised) in Garkida, Gombi Local Government Area, and 232 Battalion in Garaha, Hong Local Government Area. According to an operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, the troops successfully repelled the attacks, forcing the terrorists to retreat towards Garkida on motorcycles. The Army’s Spartan element subsequently pursued the fleeing attackers and conducted strikes on their positions, killing 16…

Suspected bandits have killed a man identified as Sikiru and abducted his wife, two children and eight other residents during a midnight attack on Babban Saura community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack reportedly occurred around 1am on Thursday, sending residents into panic as the assailants invaded at least three houses and abducted several people. A community source said the attackers first stormed the residence of an elderly man, where they abducted two of his children before moving to Sikiru’s house. According to the source, the bandits broke through the fence of Sikiru’s compound and gained…

Public sector workers across Nigeria are set to commence a three-day warning strike on Friday following the directive of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) over what it described as worsening economic hardship. The industrial action, scheduled to run from October 2 to October 4, is expected to involve workers in the federal, state, and local government services. The council is demanding measures to ease the rising cost of living, including a reduction in the price of petrol to N500 per litre, a wage award for workers, and the commencement of negotiations for a new national minimum wage…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged residents to embrace peace, unity, and peaceful coexistence, saying these are essential for the state’s socioeconomic development. Fubara made the call in a goodwill message to Nigerians and residents of Rivers State to commemorate the country’s 66th Independence Anniversary. The governor said the anniversary provided an opportunity for Nigerians to reflect on the nation’s journey since independence in 1960 and renew their commitment to building a peaceful and united society. According to him, Rivers State, known as the “treasure base of the nation” and home to people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, has continued…

A former teacher and motorcycle operator at El-Bossaa Nursery and Primary School in Epe, Lagos State, Nwatu Isaac, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old pupil on the school premises. Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja found Isaac guilty of defilement, an offence punishable under Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. The judge held that the prosecution had established the case beyond a reasonable doubt, proving that Isaac lured the girl, whom he had previously taught, into the school’s male toilet on March 10, 2022, where…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria has moved beyond the most difficult phase of his administration’s economic reforms and is now entering what he described as an “age of prosperity”. Tinubu made the declaration in his Independence Day address to Nigerians on Thursday, October 1, 2026, as the country marks its 66th anniversary of independence. The President said his administration inherited an economy weakened by years of structural distortions, rising poverty, inadequate infrastructure, and policies that, according to him, had postponed difficult decisions. He said the government therefore chose to implement far-reaching reforms despite the hardship they initially…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to resign from the Federal Executive Council if President Bola Tinubu loses the 2027 presidential election in the Federal Capital Territory and Rivers State. Wike made the declaration on Wednesday during an engagement with leaders and members of the Apo Mechanics and Traders Association in Abuja. The former Rivers State governor said he would personally take responsibility for Tinubu’s performance in the two territories, stressing that he would not remain in office if the President failed to secure victory there. “If I cannot deliver where I work, then I’m not…

The Executive Director, Social Services, Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Chief Favour O. Izoukumor, has felicitated with Nigerians at home and abroad as the country marks its 66th Independence Anniversary. Izoukumor, in a goodwill message to commemorate Nigeria’s Independence Day on October 1, described the attainment of independence in 1960 as one of the defining milestones in the nation’s history. He honoured the memory of the nationalist leaders and patriots whose sacrifices, courage, and determination contributed to Nigeria’s emergence as an independent nation. According to him, Nigeria has grown from a population of about 45 million at…

The Rivers State Government has cancelled the 66th Independence Day parade scheduled to hold in the state on October 1, 2026, following the approach adopted by the Federal Government for this year’s national celebration. The Secretary to the State Government, Dr Dagogo Wokoma, announced the decision in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday evening. Wokoma said the state government would instead mark the anniversary in a modest and purposeful manner, in keeping with the solemnity of the occasion and the need to promote national unity. The statement said the government joined Nigerians at home and abroad in commemorating…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Adeniyi Adeyemi at the Kuje Correctional Centre after he pleaded not guilty to an eight-count charge bordering on alleged forgery, impersonation, and conspiracy. Adeyemi was arraigned before Justice Mohammed Umar on Wednesday following several failed attempts to bring him before the court since the case was instituted. He was brought into the courtroom at about 2:33pm by a female police officer attached to the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre. The defendant, dressed in a white flowing outfit and a white baseball cap, kept his head lowered as he…