Category: Politics

By Emamuzo Iboma Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda was involved in a car crash on Sunday along the Daura–Katsina highway, with details surrounding the incident remaining unclear. The governor is currently hospitalized but is reported to be in stable condition. According to a statement from his spokesperson, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, the accident was described as…

By Emamuzo Iboma Amid widespread concerns over irregular deductions and charges on deposit accounts, many Nigerian bank customers are also victims of banks’ failure to pay owed interest or outright withholding of accrued interest on savings accounts. Despite regulations stipulating that savings account holders are entitled to interest based on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s…

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has charged all the chairmen of the 27 Local Government Area of the State to ensure the swift and effective implementation of the new 70,000 Naira minimum wage. He gave this charge at the weekend during a high-level meeting held at the Government House, Maiduguri. The meeting was attended…

Member representing Biu, Kwaya Kusar, Bayo, and Shani federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Muktar Betara Aliyu has swiftly responded to the devastating flood in his constituency by mobilizing emergency relief efforts to repair damaged areas and provide support to affected residents. After a sudden flash flood that has hit several wards…

Operatives of a special operations unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted 60-year-old alleged drug kingpin, Okpara Chigozie, who had been on the run for seven years. A statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi said Okpara was caught attempting to ship large quantities of cocaine…

Experts from the Economic Community of West African States has adopted a training policy for the region’s Standby force. The policy details the kind and nature of trainings the Standby force will undergo to be able to fight against growing terrorism in the region. The region has been under non-state actors’ in the Lake Chad…

By Prince Woke The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, has vowed to clamp down on cult activities following the killing of Julius Okpor, a 300-level student of Ignatius Ajuru University, by suspected cultists on Saturday, July 20, 2025. Okpor was shot at about 11:30 a.m. along Cecilia School Road in the…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Africa Centre for Strategic Studies (ACSS) have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening strategic collaboration in addressing emerging regional threats, particularly misinformation, disinformation, and growing insecurity across West Africa. The ACSS delegation led by the Director, Ms. Amanda Dory met with the ECOWAS Vice President ,…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Centre for Gender Development (CCDG), in partnership with the Ivorian Ministry of Women, Family and Children, has initiated a national training workshop on the prevention of and response to gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual harassment. The programme, which was initiated between Thursday 26 and Saturday 28 June…

Gunmen suspected to be cult members shot and killed Chief Ferdinand Dabiri, the Vice Chairman of the Obelle Council of Chiefs, in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State on Saturday evening, July 19, 2025. Eyewitnesses said the assailants, led by a notorious cult figure known as “Cairo,” stormed a meeting of community leaders at…