INEC Extends Deadline As APC Completes Candidate Upload
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for political parties to upload the names of candidates for the governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections from August 8 to August 11, 2026.
NAF Kills Nine ISWAP Fighters In Sambisa Forest Airstrike
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, says it has killed nine fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province fighters, ISWAP, during an airstrike operation in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State.
NDLEA Intercepts Businessman With 98 Wraps of Cocaine Bound For Italy
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a business man for allegedly ingesting 98 wraps of cocaine in Anambra State before attempting to smuggle the consignment to Italy.
Customs Intercepts Pump-Action Rifles At Tin Can Port, Suspect On The Run
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have recorded another major breakthrough in its anti-smuggling campaign with the interception of a container containing concealed parts of pump-action rifles and the seizure of illicit cannabis-infused products valued at ₦373.8 million at the Tincan Island Port Command.
Tinubu To EFCC: Go To Court, Get Order To De-Freeze Osun Account
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to immediately approach the court to vacate the order freezing the accounts of the Osun State Government.
Police Rescue 4 Kidnap Victims, Recover Body Of Slain Captive.
The Enugu State Police Command has rescued four kidnap victims in two separate intelligence-led operations conducted within Enugu State and across the Benue State border, recovering live ammunition, suspected hard drugs and other incriminating exhibits from the kidnappers’ hideouts.
Tinubu Hails Rescue Of 308 Kidnap Victims in Kwara, Niger
President Bola Tinubu has applauded and welcomed the rescue of 308 persons who were abducted in separate attacks in Kwara and Niger states.
Army Declares Top ISWAP Leaders Wanted, Places N60m Bounty
The Nigerian Army has placed a N60m bounty on two leaders of the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, after declaring them wanted over their alleged involvement in terrorist activities in the Lake Chad Basin.
Tinubu Rebuilding Nigeria’s Economy Beyond Crude Oil, Says Orji
Former Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly and the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate for Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s fiscal reforms are laying the foundation for a more sustainable, tax-driven economy by reducing Nigeria’s long-standing dependence on crude oil revenues.
Pay Rise: Defence Minister Assures Tinubu Of Renewed Military Commitment
The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has expressed profound appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for approving a salary increase of between 30 and 80 per cent for personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.