Nigeria

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has nominated the Executive Chairman of the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS), Jerry Adams, as his running mate for the 2027 governorship election in the state.Sani announced the nomination on Tuesday in a statement posted on his X handle. He described it as a reaffirmation of his administration's commitment to inclusion, fairness and justice.The governor said the nomination followed "wide consultations, deep reflection and earnest prayers.""Today, we take another…

The Chairman of the Kano State Inter-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Muhuyi Rimin-Gado, has warned politicians against pressuring the committee to release suspected thugs and drug offenders arrested during its operations.Rimin-Gado issued the warning on Tuesday during a strategic meeting with media executives and journalists in Kano, where he pledged that the task force would operate independently and without fear or favour.He said no individual, regardless of political influence, would be…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the armed forces, the police and intelligence agencies to track down those responsible for the attack that left about 30 people dead in Naridon Village, Kamaru Ward of Kauru Local Government Area, Kaduna State.The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, claimed the lives of men, women and children, while several houses were set ablaze.Tinubu described the attack as "a barbaric and cowardly" assault on innocent citizens and vowed that those behind it would face justice.…

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the collapse of a two-storey building in Ajuwon, Ifo Local Government Area, that killed one person, warning that anyone found to have violated building regulations would face prosecution.The building on Baale Road collapsed on Monday afternoon during a severe thunderstorm, trapping occupants beneath the rubble. While several residents escaped, emergency responders later recovered one body after hours of rescue efforts.The Ogun State…

Operatives of the Sokoto State Police Command have rescued 32 kidnapped victims and foiled a major bandit operation in Rabah Local Government Area of the state following a fierce gun battle with armed criminals.The operation took place on Tuesday at Maikujera village, a remote community bordering Zamfara State.According to the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Rufai, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Rabah received a distress call at about 8:30 a.m. that a large group of armed bandits had invaded the…

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), and counsel to human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday disagreed over the Attorney-General's appearance in the ongoing alleged cyberbullying trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja.Lead defence counsel, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN), objected to what he described as the Attorney-General's sudden entry into the proceedings without prior notice to either the…

…Offer Public Apology To Ex-NUPRC BossVoice of the People TV and its in-house analyst,Barrister Darlington Agomou have retracted allegations linking the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, to the alleged disappearance of N5tn aadmittibn, admitting that the claims were not supported by facts.The retraction was made by legal practitioner and broadcaster Agomou, who had earlier analysed the allegations on the station's platform.In a public…

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, SAN, has praised the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) for its role in advancing Nigeria’s digital economy.Delivering a goodwill message on Tuesday at the Rise 2026 Conference held in Jos, Plateau State, under the theme “Harnessing Digital Innovation and Emerging Technologies for Inclusive Growth and Economic Renaissance”, Dr Udeh commended the Society’s leadership for convening stakeholders from the tech ecosystem and political leadership.…

Favour Agbro’s story, like countless others before hers, lays bare Nigeria’s systemic dysfunction—another young woman undone by the archaic mindsets and institutional failures that continue to define much of modern Nigeria.For context, Favour was a bright-eyed twenty-year-old woman with a dream familiar to countless young Nigerians: to build an online following large enough to turn creativity into a livelihood. She hoped to create content that would attract thousands of followers to her TikTok and Facebook…

The Plateau State Police Command has arrested three suspects over the alleged mob killing of a 25-year-old man, Ibrahim Mbaya, in Jos, after he was accused of stealing an iPhone 12.The police said the incident occurred on July 26, 2026, after the Lamingo Police Division received a report from a Good Samaritan at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) that some youths had brought an unconscious man to the hospital under suspicious circumstances.Police operatives who responded to the report identified the victim…