2025

Faruk Yahaya, a former Chief of Army Staff, has called on the federal government to intervene in the critical areas of equiping, governor kitting and provision of accommodation and  other basic needs to the Nigerian Army. Yahaya made the call in a lecture he presented on Saturday at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, as…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has commended the Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani for restoring peace in the state. Speaking when he paid a courtesy call to the governor on Friday, Oluyede said Kaduna state has become safer and more peaceful since the governor assumed office in 2023. The army…

One person has been killed in an attack on the residence of a former Sports Minister, Damishi Sango in Dakwal community, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau state. Three other persons were said to have sustained injuries in the attack by suspected fulani herdsmen on Wednesday. The incident was confirmed by the Liaison Officer to Governor…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that 12 fresh applications had been submitted by associations seeking to register as political parties. The National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. This brings the total number of applications…

Former Senate President David Mark has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According reports by TheCable, Mark disclosed his intention to leave the PDP in a letter addressed to the party’s ward chairman in his Otukpo LGA of Benue state. The letter, dated June 27, surfaced shortly after the opposition coalition adopted the African…