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*Fire Petition To Chief Of Army Staff By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Residents of Post Army Housing Estate, Phase 3, Kurudu, Abuja, have petitioned the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, over alleged extortion and the use of soldiers to force payment for repair of a faulty transformer owned by Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) which serves their area. In a letter dated September 2026 and signed by Wale Adegoke on behalf of the 'Concerned Post Army Housing Resident Association', they accused the management of Nigerian Army Housing Estate Resident Association (NAHERA) of working “in cahoots” with AEDC…

*Monarch Accepts To Attend Agidanyin Day Festival In Erinmo By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan The Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty Oba (Dr.) Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja (Arusa1), has, again, called on traditional rulers in the country to unite for the nation's peace and progress. This came on the heels of Oba Ladoja’s acceptance to attend Agidanyin Founder's Day Festival in Erinmo in Erinmo-Ijesa on Saturday, 7 November. The monarch’s acceptance speech was contained in a press release issued and signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Solomon Ayoade, on Thursday and made available to journalists in Ibadan today (Friday). According to…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu With the year inching to a close, Commissioner of Police (CP), Enugu State Command, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, held a strategic conference with senior police officers as part of measures to strengthen security and public safety during the so-called'ember' months and the approaching festive period. In a statement by the Police Public Relations officer (PPRO) of the State Command, Daniel Ndukwe, the CP explained that the conference was to review the Command’s security strategies and ensure effective coordination of policing operations across the State. Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), Area Commanders, Divisional…

By our reporter “Well, I don’t know if unhappy is an issue. I think if there’s anything worse than unhappy, we can never be happy with somebody who has deliberately planned for the killing of our people." These were pain-filled words from Defence Minister, Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa, as he reflected on the administration of now-detained former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. El-Rufai was Governor from 2015-2023. General Musa made the allegation while fielding questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday (yesterday). General Musa spoke in response to questions fired at him during the programme. The…

*It's A Money-Spinning Business, He Says By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Profiteers from the misery and death of others. That was the claim of Borno-based cleric and activist, Rev. Kallamu Musa Ali Dikwa, who alleged that some unidentified politicians in Borno State, elders and elites are complicit in prolonging the Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgency because it has become a “money-spinning business.” In a statement issued on 2 September, 2026, Dikwa, who is also the Director General (DG), Centre For Justice On Religious And Ethnicity In Nigeria, claimed that the conflict, which has reportedly cost thousands of lives and displaced many…

*Suspects In Custody Police crackdown on criminals and suspects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been unrelenting with detectives arresting two suspected child traffickers and rescuing a four-year-old girl in Kuje, a satellite town located about 33km from Abuja, the nation's capital. In a statement, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the FCT Police Command, Superintendent (SP) Josephine Adeh, identified the suspects as Rose Daniel and Blessing John. Adeh stated that they were apprehended on 27 August, 2026, while allegedly attempting to flee with the child, Ummi Mariam Abdullah. According to Adeh, the arrests followed a tip-off provided by a…

*'We'll Complete All Projects Before Tinubu's First Term Ends' Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, has declared that he will not remain passive and allow former Vice President (VP) Atiku Abubakar win the 2027 presidential poll, as political activities begin to gather momentum ahead of the general elections. He also said former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, who is the ex-VP's running mate in the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket for the election, lacked the capacity to rule Nigeria. Wike, who spoke today (Wednesday) during his monthly media parley in Port Harcourt, Rivers State,…

By Niyi Lawal As political activities gather momentum ahead of the 2027 general elections, youth leaders in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have rejected the use of young Nigerians as instruments of political violence, calling instead for greater youth participation in governance, policymaking and decision-making processes. The leaders, who spoke against the backdrop of preparations for the elections, maintained that youths should no longer be relegated to the role of campaign mobilisers and electoral foot soldiers, but be given meaningful opportunities to contribute their ideas, skills and experience to national development. The newly elected President of the FCT Youth Network (FCT-YN),…

*Administration Officials Fast-Track Processing Of Details By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Palpable relief has flooded the hierarchy of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) following the decision of members of the FCT Council of Nigeria Union of Pensioners Contributory Pension Scheme Sector (NUPCPSS) to call off a planned protest over unpaid Federal Government (FG)-approved pension adjustment and accumulated wage award arrears. Both arrears were approved by President Bola Tinubu and have reportedly been paid by FG's Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to their own retirees, the wage award, for instance, being settled by most since November, 2025, People&Politics gathered. However, FCT is…

*Dr. Martins Warned Men Against Assuming That Payment Of Bride Price Or Being Legally Married Gives Them Ownership Over Their Wives' Bodies If a man lives in Lagos with his wife or sojourns elsewhere and periodically visits the spouse who lives in Nigeria's commercial capital, there is significant news for such persons: Have sex by force with her, go to jail for life. And this is authoritative. Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Ministry of Justice, Dr. Babajide Martins on Tuesday warned that husbands who force their wives to have sex with them face life imprisonment. Dr. Martins handed…