National

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed reports claiming it approached a court to halt the planned #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest, describing the allegation as false and misleading. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the clarification in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday, urging…

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has refuted reports by an online publication alleging that the cancellation of activities marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary was connected to an attempted military coup. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, the Armed Forces of Nigeria…

The Lagos State Government has launched the €410 million Omi Eko Project, a landmark initiative designed to revolutionize inland waterways transportation and ease road congestion across the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu officially flagged off the project on Friday at the Five Cowries Terminal, headquarters of the Lagos State Waterways Authority…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has warned the public to disregard fake appointment letters currently circulating online, describing them as fraudulent and misleading. In a statement posted on its official X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday, October 17, 2025, the Service clarified that it is not issuing…

The Rivers State Judiciary has released 150 inmates from the Port Harcourt Maximum Security Custodial Centre as part of its goal delivery exercise for the 2024/2025 legal year. The initiative, aimed at decongesting correctional facilities across the state, saw 109 inmates discharged by the Magistrates’ Court and 41 others freed…

Illegal miners, white-collar convicts, remorseful drug offenders, foreigners, Major General Mamman Vatsa, Major Akubo, Professor Magaji Garba, capital offenders such as Maryam Sanda, Ken Saro Wiwa, and the other Ogoni Eight were among the 175 convicts and former convicts who received President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s mercy on Thursday. President Tinubu…

By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted a state pardon to Mrs. Maryam Sanda, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello — son of former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Haliru Bello. Sanda, arrested in November 2017 and sentenced…

At least four soldiers have been confirmed dead, while five others sustained injuries after Boko Haram terrorists launched a coordinated attack on a military post in Ngamdu, along the Damaturu–Maiduguri highway, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State, in the early hours of Friday. The attack, which occurred around 2:30…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has expressed readiness to engage in dialogue over the possible legalisation of cannabis oil in Nigeria, citing the need for evidence-based discussions on its medical and economic potential. Chairman of the NDLEA, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, made this known on…

By Deborah Nnamdi Founder of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazurike, has declared his readiness to lead a peaceful protest in Abuja or any part of the country to demand the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of…