President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved significant changes in the leadership of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, appointing new Service Chiefs in what is described as a strategic move to reinforce the nation’s security framework. According to a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Chief Sunday Dare, the President named…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated business magnate and philanthropist Sir Kessington Adebukunola Adebutu on his 90th birthday. In a statement released on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, Sanwo-Olu joined family, friends, associates, and the people of Iperu-Remo in Ogun State…
By Ayomide Otitoju The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, failed to open his defence on Friday in his ongoing terrorism trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja, citing his inability to access crucial case files. Kanu told the court that his former legal team, led by ex-Attorney-General Kanu Agabi…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced the suspension of its warning strike following ten days of mediation efforts by the media, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and other concerned Nigerians. In a statement issued after an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, the union…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has named former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), as its new National Chairman. Turaki, who served under former President Goodluck Jonathan, emerged as a consensus candidate following extensive consultations among party leaders from the North. The decision was reached late Wednesday…
By Ayomide Otitoju Human rights activist and publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, was arrested by police operatives at the Federal High Court in Abuja shortly after a scheduled court appearance on Thursday, October 23. Eyewitnesses said Sowore was apprehended moments after leaving the courtroom on the orders of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to repositioning the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) through data-driven strategies, inter-agency collaboration, and international partnerships aimed at strengthening national security. Gaidam made this known during the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP) National Security Conference and…
By Ayomide Otitoju As preparations intensify for the November 8, 2025, Anambra Governorship Election, the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc, mnips, PhD, has called on religious leaders and societal influencers to use their platforms to promote peace, unity, and patriotism across the state. The Police Commissioner made the appeal on…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Area Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Command, Comptroller Wale Adenuga, has raised concerns over the proliferation of checkpoints along the Lagos–Badagry corridor, describing them as major impediments to trade facilitation and economic growth. Adenuga made this known on Wednesday during a courtesy visit by the executive members of…
