The Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, has revealed that the combined efforts of the military, police and other security forces led to the killing of 8,034 terrorists in 2024. The ONSA also disclosed that the operations led to the arrest of 11,623 suspected terrorists and the rescue of 7,967 kidnapped victims in…
Multi-billion-naira worth of shipments of Methamphetamine and Loud, a strong synthetic strain of cannabis meant for distribution during the Christmas and New Year festive season, concealed in automobile spare parts imported from Canada, have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Tincan seaport in Lagos after months of…
Enyinnaya Abaribe, the Senator representing Abia South senatorial district in Abia State, has said that Igbos are the most disenfranchised and marginalized tribe in Nigeria. Abaribe lamented that it’s unfair to allocate only five states to the Southeast. The Senator stated this in Abuja on Saturday afternoon, December 14, during a public presentation of a…
Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers state, says his administration has been delivering on key projects despite attempts by political opponents to undermine his efforts. Fubara made the remarks on Saturday, December 14, during the inauguration of a 14.1-kilometre road project in Omuma Local Government Area. While he did not directly name his opponents, tensions…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it recorded 339 alleged human rights violation cases in Gombe State in 2024. NHRC spokesman, Mr Ali Alola-Alfinti, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe. Alola-Alfinti said that majority of the cases were on parental neglect where fathers abandon…
Yoruba Nation activist Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has called on President Bola Tinubu to caution Vice President Kashim Shettima over what he described as unwarranted verbal attacks on Kemi Badenoch, leader of the British Conservative Party. Igboho’s statement, released on Sunday, December 15, followed reports of Shettima’s criticism of Badenoch.…
A British man who developed compulsive gambling and shopping habits after being prescribed medication for restless leg syndrome has received a £70,000 ($88,000) settlement from his doctor, according to his legal representatives. Philip Stevens, 66, from Hampshire, was prescribed Ropinirole—a dopamine antagonist medication—in 2017. However, he was not warned about potential side effects, including…
South Korean lawmakers have voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring a “victory of the people”. Out of 300 lawmakers, 204 voted to impeach the president on allegations of insurrection, with 85 against, three abstentions, and eight invalid ballots. The motion was carried after some…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed death rumors surrounding its chairman, Mahmood Yakubu. In a statement released this afternoon, December 14, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi on Saturday said Yakubu is alive. The clarification was necessitated following reports that the INEC Chair had died in London.…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced a fine of N150 million on Deposit Money Banks found guilty of giving out illegal flow of mint naira notes to currency hawkers across the country. The move was after the apex bank addressed recent misinformation about the validity of the old N1000, N500, and N200 banknotes…
