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Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has vowed to name politicians he alleges are sponsoring kidnappers behind the abduction of school children in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State if the perpetrators do not stop their activities. Speaking on Wednesday in a video while receiving newly elected executives of…
Armed soldiers, police officers, and operatives of multiple security agencies were strategically stationed around the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday ahead of a planned protest demanding the immediate release of abducted schoolchildren and teachers still being held by terrorists in Oyo, Borno and other parts of Nigeria. Security personnel from the Department of…
Nigeria has emerged as the most affected country in the latest United States deportation operation, with at least 110 of its nationals listed among 355 West Africans earmarked for removal under the Trump administration’s newly expanded West Africa Operations Watch (WOW) initiative. The list, released by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Wednesday firmly rejected mounting public calls urging the state government to open negotiations with the bandits responsible for the deadly May 15, 2026 coordinated attack on Ahoro-Esiele in Oriire Local Government Area, instead demanding intensified rescue operations and a permanent military presence in the troubled axis. The…
The Nigerian Senate has formally commenced the constitutional process required for the establishment of state police, pledging full legislative backing to overhaul the country’s strained security architecture as banditry, kidnapping and violent crime continue to ravage communities nationwide. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, confirmed the development…
Fresh figures from the National Bureau of Statistics show that Nigeria attracted 10.37 billion dollars in capital importation during the first quarter of 2026. This marks an 83.83 per cent rise from the 5.64 billion dollars recorded in the same period of 2025 and a 60.97 per cent increase from the 6.44 billion dollars…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has commenced its Net Billing Regulations 2026 creating a framework that permits electricity consumers to generate power from renewable sources mainly solar photovoltaic systems and export surplus energy to the national grid under a structured billing arrangement. In a statement on its verified social media handle the commission said the…
Hundreds of foreign nationals mostly from Malawi and Mozambique have sought safety in community halls along South Africa’s southern coastline after mobs went door to door telling them to leave the country. Many spent nights in the bush or mountains before reaching the centres in towns such as Gansbaai, Kleinmond and Stanford. The violence…
The forcibly displaced population across Nigeria’s Northwest geopolitical zone has climbed by 143,189 persons in just six months, marking a 22 percent surge that exposes the deepening humanitarian fallout from banditry and armed violence in the region. Fresh figures from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nigeria Forcibly Displaced Populations dashboard, published…
A Lagos High Court sitting in Osborne, Ikoyi, has ordered a temporary suspension of the coroner’s inquest investigating the death of Master Nkanu Adichie-Esege, the young son of renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie and medical doctor Ivara Esege. Justice A.O. Opesanwo issued the order following an ex parte application filed by Eurapharma Care Services…
