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By John Bassey, Gusau Police in Zamfara State, North West Nigeria, said they have neutralized a long-sought bandit kingpin, identified as Dan Isuhu Mudale, who had been terrorizing parts of the state as well as neighbouring states. A statement by Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the State Police Command, Yazid Abubakar, on Thursday night, March 27, disclosed this. Abubakar said Mudale was neutralized in a gun battle with police operatives. The statement read: "As part of the Zamfara State Police Command's efforts to rid the state of crime and restore confidence among its citizens, a joint operation was conducted…

By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto A group, Concerned Elders for Peace, under the All Progressives Congress (APC), North-West zone, has called on National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje, to take disciplinary action against a member of House of Representatives, Rep. Aminu Sani Jaji, who hails from the state, over alleged anti-party activities. The elders in a statement through the Zonal Coordinator of the APC North West, Aliyu Mammani Kaura, accused Jaji of engaging in anti-party activities, including sponsoring media attacks on party leaders and promoting discord within the party. According to them, Jaji's actions have brought political instability, dishonour, and…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Cheery news came for residents of Enugu State as the State Government said it will soon set up a Rent Dispute Resolution Court (RDRC). It explained that the court is to ensure that disputes arising from landlord and tenant matters would be disposed of amicably and on time too. Chairman, Joint Committee on Housing and Foreign Investment, Judiciary, Public Petitions, Ethics and Privileges, Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon. Anthony Okey Mbah dropped this hint on Wednesday at a one-day Public Hearing on a bill for a law to amend the Landlord and Tenant(2nd Amendment Bill)…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 re-arraigned former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) before Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, for fraud. He was re-arraigned alongside a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Aminu Baba Kusa, Acacia Holdings, Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited. They are being prosecuted on a 32-count charge, bordering on breach of trust and dishonesty to the tune of N33,200,000,000 (Thirty-three billion, Two Hundred Million Naira). Count one reads: “That you COL. MOHAMMED SAMBO DASUKI (RTD.) whilst being the National Security Adviser, on or about 27th November, 2014 in Abuja, within the…

It promises to be a break from work for many persons next Monday and Tuesday, March 31 and April 1 respectively, as the Federal Government (FG) declared those two days public holidays. Government said the holidays are to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration, which comes after the Muslim month-long Ramadan fast. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Interior, Magdalene Ajani, announced the holidays in a statement issued on Wednesday. Nigeria's Minister of Interior is Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. Muslims kicked off the fast on March 1, 2025 and the holy obligation, which also featured acts of charity to the less privileged and heightened…

By Ahmed Kingimi and Amindeh Blaise Atabong, Reuters Suspected Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram fighters launched coordinated attacks on an army base and a military outpost in Borno State, North-East Nigeria, killing at least 15 people, security sources told Reuters in a report on Wednesday, March 26. Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters have mainly operated in the North-East, attacking security forces and civilians and killing and displacing tens of thousands of people,the report said. It added that in the latest assault, Boko Haram insurgents and ISWAP fighters attacked an army base in the Wajiroko area…

By Felix Durumbah,Abuja The political animosity between Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, and the 2023 presidential candidate of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has shown no signs of abating. Abubakar, popularly known nationwide simply as Atiku, had in an interview, which is yet to be aired, with Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie on the programme, Untold Stories, said he had "no regrets" for not picking Wike as his party's Vice Presidential candidate for the 2023 poll. Wike was, at the time, rounding off his second term as governor of Rivers State and though he ran for…

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly criticized the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, over what it described as incompetence, failed leadership, and unnecessary foreign trips while the country grapples with a worsening electricity crisis. In a statement, HURIWA expressed disappointment that despite President Bola Tinubu’s campaign promise to improve electricity supply, the situation has continued to deteriorate. The rights group highlighted the frequent collapse of the national grid, erratic power supply, and increasing electricity tariffs that have negatively impacted businesses and the economy. In the statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, HURIWA deplored…

First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has directed the Mandate Secretary of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Health Services and Environment Secretariat (HSES), Dr. Dolapo Fasawe, to facilitate the establishment of a Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Sauka village, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the territory. The initiative aims to strengthen healthcare services and combat tuberculosis (TB) in the region through the support of FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike. A statement by Special Assistant (Media) to Mandate Secretary, FCT HSES, Bola Ajao, which disclosed these, added that Mrs. Tinubu, who also serves as the Global and National Stop TB Champion, made…

Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, representing Bayelsa West, on Tuesday, March 25, called for an end to "flagrant breaches" of the principle of federal character as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution (as amended). He said the breaches were divisive and violated the Constitution. He made the remarks while supporting the motion by Senator Sunday Ngwu from Enugu State for the Senate to investigate how Ministries and different government agencies were implementing the constitutional provisions. "The founding fathers of this country knew that Nigeria is a nation of nationalities and that there was a need to entrench an in-built constitutional mechanism for…