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Afenifere Urge Tinubu To Seek Local, Foreign Help To Curb Insecurity
The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Tuesday, urged President Bola Tinubu to seek local and foreign help in addressing the country’s insecurity challenges. It also noted that the sovereignty and corporate existence of the country is being threatened, adding that the Federal Government appears helpless about it. In a communique by its Leader and National Publicity Secretary, Oba Oladipo Olaitan and...
Maresca Commends Estevao Wonder Goal
Enzo Maresca on Tuesday played down comparisons between Estevao and Lionel Messi after Chelsea’s wonderkid scored a spectacular solo Champions League goal in a thumping 3-0 win against Barcelona. The 18-year-old Brazilian emphatically won the battle of the teenage prodigies against Lamine Yamal as the London club won their third match out of five in the league phase of the...
Atiku Faults FG Over Terrorists Running Alternative Govt
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted the Federal Government’s handling of the recent abduction and release of schoolgirls in Kebbi State, warning that the development is not a security success but evidence that terrorists now operate as an “alternative government” in parts of the country. In a statement issued by his media office on Wednesday, Atiku criticised the Special...
CAN Urge FG To Protect Nigerians Without Excuses
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has urged the Federal Government to take urgent, decisive action to protect citizens across the country, insisting that the rising wave of attacks demands an immediate and excuse-free response from the nation’s leadership. Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President of CAN, made the call on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the 32nd Triennial General Assembly...
Court Adjourns Ganduje, Seven Others’ Trial Over Alleged Misappropriation Of Public Funds
A High Court in Kano State on Wednesday adjourned the trial of former governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and seven others until Feb. 3, 2026, for the hearing of all pending motions. NAN reports that the Kano State Government instituted an 11-count charge bordering on bribery, conspiracy, misappropriation, and diversion of public funds running into billions of naira against Ganduje and...
US Democratic Lawmakers Accuses Trump Of Using FBI To ‘Intimidate’ Members of Congress
US Democratic lawmakers accused Donald Trump on Tuesday of using the FBI to “intimidate” members of Congress and said the law enforcement agency had requested interviews with them following their criticism of the president. The legislators were among six who this month called on military and intelligence personnel to refuse any “illegal orders” by Trump, who labeled them “traitors.” “President Trump...
Abia Pensioners Decry Delay In Gratuity, Arrears Payment, Say Many Retirees Dying Without Benefits
Retirees under the Abia Pensioners’ Forum, a pressure group within the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), have expressed deep concern over the continued delay in the payment of long-awaited gratuities and pension arrears in Abia State. Speaking to journalists in Umuahia on Wednesday, the group alleged that many retired workers in the state have died, become homeless, or fallen into...
“States Police’s Establishment Non-negotiable” – Abiodun
The Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has reaffirmed that the creation of state police is “non-negotiable,” describing it as a key step in addressing rising insecurity across Nigeria. Abiodun made the remarks on Monday during his welcome address at the Southern Governors’ Forum meeting at his Iperu-Remo residence in Ogun State. He highlighted...
“We Must Unite To Solve Insecurity Issues” – Dickson
Senator Seriake Dickson, PDP, Bayelsa West, has said that President Bola Tinubu must be told the truth about the situation, worried over the worsening state of insecurity caused by multiple crimes, banditry, and a spate of kidnappings across the country. According to him, the entire nation is under attack, and we must all unite to address this challenge. He also...
Tinubu Declares Emergency Over Worsening Insecurity
President Bola Tinubu yesterday declared a security emergency and ordered the army and the police to recruit more personnel Amid worsening security situation in the country. The President also told the National Assembly to begin the process of reviewing the law to allow states willing to establish state police do so. Tinubu in a statement he personally signed, directed the Department...
