The Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian army, and the police force have arrested five suspected terrorists during a raid on their hideouts in parts of Kaduna and Kano states. Spokesman of the DSS, Peter Afunanya, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the raids were simultaneously carried out in…
An Abuja Federal High Court has barred the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from imposing fines on Nigerian broadcast stations. The court presided by Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on Wednesday declared that the NBC lacked the judicial powers to impose penalties. The court therefore ordered a perpetual injunction restraining the NBC from imposing fines,…
The Southern Kaduna Youth and Students Forum (SKYSFOM), has asked the senate not to confirm Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, as a minister. In a statement on Thursday in Kaduna, the group said the appointment of El-Rufai as minister will do more harm than good to the country. The group alleged that…
A joint operation of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Nigeria High Commission in New Delhi, India, the New Delhi Police and activists from the New Delhi-based Anti-Human Trafficking Organisation (Vihaan-WMS) has led to the arrest of a notorious human trafficker, Joy Okah. NAPTIP’s press officer,…
Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai has approved the deposition of two traditional rulers in Piriga Chiefdom, Lere LGA and Arak Chiefdom Sanga LGA of the state. A statement on Monday, signed by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Umma Ahmad, said Jonathan Zamuna, Chief of Piriga and Aliyu Yammah, Chief of Arak ceased…
Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Umo Eno, has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor had, on April 29, 2025, hinted at a possible defection ahead of the 2027 general election describing the PDP as “a faulty aircraft” Speaking on Friday in Uyo, the state…
