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Nigeria’s security narrative sparks fierce dispute as SGF statement draws sharp rebuttal from Middle-Belt advocate

A major political and human-rights controversy erupted this week after the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, issued a...

Pregnant woman, children abducted near Eruku as Presidency says govt knows locations of bandits

The Presidency has revealed that security agencies have identified the bandit groups responsible for a string of recent mass abductions, including the attack on...

DSS boss orders release of detained Abia Man, awards N5m compensation

The Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has approved the release of Kenneth Okechukwu Nwafor, an Abia State...

Court sets tough bail terms for kawyer accused of cyberbullying Senator Shehu Buba

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday imposed strict bail conditions on Abuja-based lawyer Ahmed Abdulrahman, who is facing charges of cyberbullying Senator...

Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies at 81, wife confirms after seizure and pneumonia

Kingston, Jamaica — The world of music is mourning the loss of reggae icon Jimmy Cliff, born James Chambers, who passed away on Monday...

DSS N5.5bn defamation suit: SERAP witness admits there was “no invasion”; court adjourns to Feb. 19 for final address

By Yemi Oyeyemi A witness for the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Kolawole Oluwadare, on Monday told the High Court of the Federal Capital...

Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi urges Tinubu to suspend military retirement rules, declare nationwide emergency

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor A. Bolaji Akinyemi, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately suspend enforcement of key provisions of...

(+Video) How the 38 Eruku Church worshippers were freed: But what happened to the bandits?

It is no longer news that 38 members of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Eruku, Kwara State — abducted during a violent bandit...

NDIC faces integrity questions over ₦4.76bn Banana Island oroperty deal as former senator threatens lawsuit

A major property transaction involving the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) and former lawmaker Senator Farouk Bello Bunza has escalated into a high-stakes dispute...

Tinubu hails rescue operations, orders withdrawal of Police from VIP duties to bolster national security

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday commended Nigerian security agencies for the successful rescue of 38 worshippers kidnapped from the Christ Apostolic Church in...

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