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National Assembly Set To Conduct Final Vote On Constitution Amendment
The National Assembly on Monday held what leaders described as the final and decisive joint retreat on the ongoing Constitution review process, marking the last major meeting before lawmakers vote on far-reaching amendments that could reshape Nigeria’s governance structure for generations. Members of the Commitee and Speakers of State Houses of Assembly declared that the window for deliberation had closed...
ADC Slams Tinubu’s VIP Police Withdrawal
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to withdraw police officers from VIP protection, describing it as political theatre that fails to address Nigeria’s deepening security challenges. In a statement by the party’s spokesperson, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said the government appears more focused on optics than on implementing a comprehensive strategy to confront...
“Atiku Lacks Capacity To Govern Nigeria” – Oshiomhole
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and lawmaker representing Edo North, said that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar lacks the capacity to govern Nigeria. Oshiomhole argued that Atiku’s inability to stabilise the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) disqualifies him from claiming he can fix the country. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the APC chieftain...
DSS DG Exonerates Suspected IPOB Member In Custody Since 2022
Barely one month after ordering the release and compensation of one Abuja-based business woman, Mrs. Chineze Ozoadibe, the Director General, State Security Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the release of one Kenneth and Okechukwu Nwafor, arrested in July 2022, for his alleged involvement in the activities of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). The DG also awarded...
“No Monopoly Agent has been Created” -FIRS Clarifies Position On Xpress Payment
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has clarified its position on appointment of collection agents for the Treasury Single Account (TSA) system, saying no monopoly agent has been created for the purpose. The Service was responding to a recent allegation by the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, that FIRS has appointed Xpress Payments as one of the channels used in...
SEC Urges Market Operators, Stakeholders On Sustained Compliance Culture
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged financial sector stakeholders to strengthen and sustain a culture of proactive compliance to safeguard Nigeria’s position in the global financial system following its recent exit from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List. Speaking at the Nigerian Capital Market Institute Compliance Summit on Monday, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, described the gathering as...
Tinubu Orders 24-hour Aerial Surveillance On Kwara, Kebbi, Niger Forest Over Abductions
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a 24-hour security cordon around forests in Kwara, Kebbi and Niger states, to link up with the boots on the ground, following a surge in kidnappings and terrorist activities. His directive came as over 20 persons, including a pregnant woman, nursing mothers and children, were abducted Monday evening in a fresh attack on Isapa, a...
Reps Cautions Against Rising Insecurities
The House of Representatives, yesterday, held a special plenary session on Nigeria’s escalating insecurity, with lawmakers issuing some of the strongest self-indicting speeches heard in the chamber in recent years. Members warned that the country was “slipping,” institutions failing, adding that parliament must take responsibility to rescue the nation. Minority Leader of the House, Kingsley Chinda, who lamented that insecurity could...
Russia Partners Nigeria To Deepen Cooperation In Key Economic Sectors
Amb. Andrey Pudelyshev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Nigeria, has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to deepening cooperation with Nigeria in key sectors of the economy. Pudelyshev disclosed this at the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and Nigeria on Tuesday night in Abuja. He said that the mutual...
FCT Police, Security Agencies Re-activates ‘Operation Sweep FCT’
Amid rising concerns over kidnapping and banditry, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command—working in collaboration with multiple security agencies—has re-activated the joint security task force known as Operation Sweep FCT. The operation was formally relaunched on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, with full support and strategic guidance from the Minister of the FCT, Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike. According to the Command,...
