Category: News
IGP Disu Visits Maiduguri Attack Victims, Assesses Bombing Sites
March 18, 2026, Maiduguri, Borno State The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has visited victims of the recent improvised explosive device (IED) explosions receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), as part of efforts to assess the situation and reassure affected communities. During his visit to Maiduguri, the IGP also proceeded…
EFCC Arrests Three Suspected Illegal Gold Miners in Maiduguri
March 18, 2026, Maiduguri, Borno State Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Maiduguri Zonal Directorate, have arrested three individuals suspected to be involved in illegal gold mining activities in Borno State. The suspects—Umar Muhammad, Modu Bamai Umar, and Sani Samaila—were apprehended in Mallam Jakwa Town, located in Hawul Local Government Area, following…
INEC Holds ICT Workshop on Development of Artificial Intelligence Framework in Lagos
March 18, 2026, Lagos, Nigeria The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced a strategic Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workshop focused on developing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulatory Framework to guide the Commission’s adoption of emerging technologies in electoral administration. The workshop, which began on Monday, March 16, 2026, in Lagos, brought together Directors,…
CBN Celebrates Women’s Leadership and Action on International Women’s Day
March 18, 2026, Abuja, Nigeria The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) marked this year’s International Women’s Day with a celebration in Abuja, placing a strong emphasis on women’s leadership, inclusion, and decisive action. The event was hosted by the Deputy Governor, Corporate Services, Emem Usoro, who delivered a clear and purposeful message on the need…
Public Security Advisory Across the North-East Region
March 18, 2026, Maiduguri, Borno State The Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, has issued a strong public security advisory, warning residents across the North-East region to remain vigilant following heightened threats of suicide bomb attacks by Boko Haram and ISWAP elements during the final days of Ramadan. In a statement released…
VP Shettima Mourns Borno Terror Attack Victims, Says No Religion Endorses Killing of Innocent Lives
March 18, 2026, Abuja, Nigeria Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed deep sorrow over the recent terrorist attack in Borno State, condemning the senseless killing of innocent civilians and reiterating that no religion supports violence against humanity. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Vice President described the attack as “heinous, barbaric, and unacceptable,” extending…
GOV. DAPO ABIODUN LEADS THE WAY AS OGUN STATE BEGINS PAYING ADDITIONAL PENSION BENEFITS TO HER RETIREES
Prince Dr Dapo Abiodun CON has quietly made another history in Nigeria’s pension space and retirees are already feeling it as the ogun state government presented cheques for Additional Pension Benefits to qualifying retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) today, in what marks the first time any administration in the state and Nigeria has…
ALLEGED $75,000 FRAUD: EFCC WITNESS TELLS COURT HOW BUSINESSMAN DEFRAUDED OIL FIRM
Lagos, Nigeria — 16 March 2026 An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Felicia Paul, on Monday narrated before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, how a businessman, Peter Otomewu, allegedly defrauded a petroleum services company, Virgin Forest Energy Limited, of $75,000. The EFCC had earlier arraigned…
122,000 INSURGENTS SURRENDERED IN 11 YEARS — DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS
Abuja, Nigeria — 16 March 2026 The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that more than 122,000 insurgents have surrendered under the Operation HADIN KAI, since the establishment of Operation SAFE CORRIDOR in 2015. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Michael Onoja, made this known in a statement, noting that troops across various operational theatres have continued…
PRESIDENT TINUBU RECEIVES SULTAN OF SOKOTO AT STATE HOUSE
Abuja, Nigeria — 15 March 2026 The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday received the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’adu Abubakar III, at the State House, Abuja. The meeting brought together two prominent national figures in a demonstration of continued engagement between the Presidency and traditional institutions in Nigeria….