Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. The governor’s media aide, Nuhu Anka, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Monday, saying the decision followed extensive consultations with political stakeholders, elders and supporters across the state. According to the statement, the governor took the decision after careful consideration of the prevailing political situation and the need to prioritise stability, progress and sustainable development in the state. “The Government and PDP family of Zamfara State wish to formally inform the public of an important political development following wide consultations…
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Iran launched missiles toward Israel and several Gulf nations early Monday shortly after authorities announced the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader following the death of his father, Ali Khamenei. The development came nine days after joint strikes by the United States and Israel reportedly killed the elder Khamenei, triggering a major escalation that has pushed the Middle East deeper into conflict. Iranian clerics selected Mojtaba Khamenei as the third supreme leader since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to a statement broadcast on Iranian state television. The announcement was read by a presenter alongside a portrait…
A female passenger has lost her life while six others sustained serious injuries in a road accident at New Castle Bus Stop inward Gbagada along the Oworonsoki-Apapa Expressway in Lagos. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Sunday. Taofiq explained that the crash, which occurred over the weekend, involved a Volkswagen commercial bus with registration number LSD 654 XY that reportedly lost control and rammed into a roadside culvert. According to him, the impact of the collision threw a female passenger out of the moving vehicle onto the…
The Police Service Commission has dismissed allegations that senior police officers paid N5m each to secure promotion to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police. The commission described the claim as false and a deliberate attempt to damage the reputation of both the PSC and the Nigeria Police Force. PSC spokesperson, Torty Njoku, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday, insisting that the promotion of officers from the rank of Chief Superintendent of Police to Assistant Commissioner of Police followed due process and established procedures. According to him, the commission, which is responsible for the appointment, promotion and discipline…
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke, have rescued two bank employees who were abducted by gunmen in Benue State. The victims, identified as Marwan Abubakar, 40, and Leng’en Cakop, 37, both staff members of Unity Bank, regained their freedom during a military operation in Gborgbor Village, Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. The acting Media Information Officer of OPWS, Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, noting that the victims were earlier kidnapped in Zaki-Biam, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. According to the statement, the rescue mission was launched after security…
Suspected bandits on Monday morning launched a deadly attack on residents of a community in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, leaving several people dead and others kidnapped. A video circulating on social media, shared on X by Hon. Nuhu Sada, the SDP candidate for the Kaduna State House of Assembly, captured scenes of panic and chaos, with gunshots echoing and residents screaming in fear. In one post, Sada wrote, “Night of terror in Makarfi, Zaria. This young boy watched helplessly as bandits kidnapped his grandmother. Is the North safe?” Another video posted by Sada suggested that the raid…
In consideration of the unique position of Idanre local government as a major cocoa producing local government contributing significantly to the GDP of the state, and her position at the centre of tourism in Ondo state; it is with genuine interest that our correspondents made a thorough research into possible representatives from the local government who have the skills and ability to promote the development of the local government and provide effective representation to the people of the local government at the state house of assembly. In a survey conducted among members of the community and within the political ecosystem,…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the confirmation of appointment of 1,659 staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). The 1,659 whose appointments were confirmed were among the 2,281, who sat for the confirmation examination conducted by the FCT Civil Service Commission on February 28, 2026. In a statement on Sunday, the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, quoted Chairman of the FCT Civil Service Commission, Emeka Ezeh, as saying that some of the workers who sat for the confirmation were employed as far back as…
Security operatives have rescued 12 people who were abducted by suspected kidnappers in Efeche Forest located in Ette, in the Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State. The victims were freed during a joint security operation conducted on Friday, March 6, 2026. Those rescued were identified as Patrick Eze, Chidinma Eze, Paul Peter, a farmer from Ogugu in Kogi State; Abutu Comfort from Ogugu in Kogi State; Emmanuel Samson from Ogene Ofada in Kogi State; Matthew Onoja from Ette; Akor Emmanuel, also a farmer; Onoja Samuel from Ogene in Kogi State; Omeke Ozoemena from Iyionu, Aguibeje; Peter Friday, 35,…
Former Anambra State Governor and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has declared that no individual or group can prevent him from travelling to any part of the country, of insisting that Nigerians have a constitutional right to move freely. Obi made the statement while reacting to a recent incident in Benin City and comments on social media cautioning him against visiting certain parts of the country. He spoke during a visit to Peter University in Achina, Anambra State. The former governor maintained that, as a Nigerian citizen, he was entitled to travel anywhere within…