President Bola Tinubu’s delegation to the United Kingdom has opened high-level discussions on the possible transfer of Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, to serve the remainder of his prison sentence in Nigeria. Ekweremadu, who was sentenced to nine years and eight months in a UK prison for organContinue Reading
Things got heated between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, his entourage, and some soldiers when he was stopped from gaining access to a land in the Gaduwa district of the area. “This is unprofessional. You cannot be threatening a minister like this,” one of the officialsContinue Reading
Participants in a Group Photograph during the Regional Train-the-Trainer workshop on Port State Control Inspecti on under the Abuja Mou held in Lagos.The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has declared that effective Port State Control (PSC) remains one of the world’s strongest weapons in securing saferContinue Reading
Tension boiled over in Igbogbele, Badagry West LCDA, Lagos, after a stray bullet allegedly fired by an Immigration officer struck a woman identified as Hunsu Elizabeth. The incident, which occurred on Friday, ignited outrage among residents, leading to the burning of the Nigeria Immigration Service checkpoint in the area. AccordingContinue Reading
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) intensified its counterterrorism operations over the weekend, launching coordinated, intelligence-driven airstrikes that eliminated scores of ISWAP fighters and destroyed multiple terrorist hideouts. The operations came shortly after the assumption of office by the new Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, who has vowedContinue Reading
Several members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have been killed by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) during intensified counterterrorism and counter-banditry operations nationwide. The incident followed a series of precision airstrikes that neutralised the terrorists in Mallam Fatori and Shuwaram, Borno State, and destroyed bandit enclavesContinue Reading
Tension is rising across the rival camps of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as more than 3,000 delegates prepare to storm Ibadan, Oyo State, for the party’s national elective convention, Frontline Reporters has learnt. The convention, scheduled for November 15 and 16, 2025, has become a major flashpoint in theContinue Reading
The Presidency on Sunday released a concise update on Nigeria’s counter-terrorism efforts, outlining arrests, convictions, and a marked decline in terror-related fatalities since 2023. The statement, posted on the official X handle @NGRPresident, comes amid renewed diplomatic tension following allegations by U.S. President Donald Trump accusing Nigeria of genocide againstContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Chukwuma Soludo on his re-election as Governor of Anambra State. Soludo was returned for a second term in office after recording a landslide victory, winning all 21 local government areas in the election, according to results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) onContinue Reading
Five members of a drug trafficking syndicate have been sentenced to a total of 21 years imprisonment following their conviction in Lagos for various drug offences. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency disclosed this in a statement on Friday by its spokesperson, Femi Babafemi. According to the agency, three ofContinue Reading