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GUSAU — A surge in violent banditry has left eleven residents dead in the Ware community of Tsafe Local Government Area, Zamfara State. Armed men reportedly stormed the village on Thursday, opening fire on unsuspecting locals in an afternoon of carnage. Amiru Ahmad Keta, the lawmaker representing Tsafe West in the State House of Assembly,…
ABUJA — Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have commenced voting today, Saturday, February 21, 2026, to elect new leadership across the six area councils. A total of 637 candidates representing 17 political parties are competing for 68 elective positions, including six chairmanship seats and 62 councilorship slots. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
ABUJA — The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has formally demanded that President Bola Tinubu rescind the Executive Order mandating direct oil revenue remittances to the Federation Account. Speaking at a tense press conference on Thursday, February 19, 2026, PENGASSAN President Festus Osifo characterized the directive as a “direct attack”…
ABUJA — The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has officially declared war on the Federal Government’s proposed ₦3 trillion bailout for privately-owned Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos). In a scorching statement issued on Friday, February 20, 2026, NLC President Joe Ajaero characterized the planned intervention as an “economically unwise” heist designed to “settle the boys” ahead of…
ABUJA — The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has officially triggered the countdown for a total structural overhaul of the nation’s telecommunications framework. In a statement released on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, the commission fixed March 20 as the terminal date for stakeholders to submit inputs on the National Telecommunications Policy (NTP) review. This move seeks…
ABUJA — Former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has spent his second consecutive night in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as investigators intensify a high-stakes probe into his eight-year tenure. El-Rufai, who voluntarily arrived at the commission’s Jabi headquarters on Monday, February 16, 2026, faces a grueling interrogation over…
SOKOTO — In a historic convergence not witnessed in several decades, Nigeria’s two dominant faiths have entered a synchronized season of penitence and prayer. The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, officially confirmed the sighting of the Ramadan crescent on Tuesday evening. Consequently, the…
ABUJA — The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday officially passed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026, marking a decisive yet contentious milestone in the lead-up to the next general elections. The passage followed a turbulent session characterized by sharp partisan divisions over the technicalities of result transmission. At the heart of the friction…
BAUCHI — In a move that has sent shockwaves across the North-East, the Bauchi State Police Command has rescued a 32-year-old man, Muhammad Lawan, who was allegedly held captive by his father for 17 years. The victim, popularly known as “Babangida,” was discovered on Monday, February 16, 2026, in Shadawanka Village, leg-chained to a heavy…
LOKOJA — In a decisive and coordinated kinetic offensive, a multi-agency security task force has successfully obliterated three major bandit enclaves in the hinterlands of Kogi State. The operation, which occurred over the weekend of February 15, 2026, targeted camps reportedly commanded by the notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Babangida. State Security Adviser, Commander Jerry Omodara…
