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Former army chief says the Ministry of Defence managed the $1 billion arms fund and must explain how it was spent.
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Fails Excerpt: Former Kaduna governor faces renewed trial proceedings after the Court of Appeal upheld his detention, with multiple financial allegations still before the courts.
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Tinubu sends two bills to Senate proposing tougher drug enforcement laws and broader safety investigations.
Federal workers threaten indefinite nationwide strike over unpaid wage arrears, poor minimum wage implementation, and rising insecurity, accusing government and labour unions of failing to protect workers’ welfare.
Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed denies reports linking him to a Jonathan 2027 presidential ticket, insisting his political focus remains Bauchi South Senate race under the Allied Peoples Movement platform.
Nigeria’s banking sector recorded a rise in non-performing loans to 8.03 per cent in January 2026 following the CBN’s withdrawal of regulatory forbearance and stricter loan classification measures.
ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has rebuked Nyesom Wike over comments on Rivers votes, insisting the state’s electorate will independently decide their political future in 2027.
The Arewa Consultative Forum has rejected Peter Obi’s one-term pledge as unnecessary and undemocratic, while describing President Bola Tinubu’s three-year performance on security and the economy as shambolic.
The DSS has arrested five suspected arms couriers, including two foreign nationals, over the 2025 Papiri school abduction in Niger State and recovered rifles and ammunition.
Nigerian Army troops, working with vigilantes and forest rangers, rescued three kidnap victims during a clearance operation in Kebbi State after suspected terrorists abandoned their captives and fled.
A joint Nigerian-US air operation has reportedly killed 21 ISWAP fighters in Borno State, targeting a terrorist enclave in Kukawa LGA and disrupting insurgent activities in the Lake Chad region.
The United States has announced a $3.5 million programme to strengthen documentation of religious freedom abuses in Nigeria, focusing on accountability, advocacy and reporting of faith-related violence.
Happy 65th Birthday to GN (Dr.) Olusegun Apata, MD, FCCP, FAASM
Nigerians in the Philippines and Cambodia have threatened legal action against the Federal Government over a policy linking consular services to registration and dues payment to NIDOPHIL.
Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has emerged as the Accord Party’s presidential candidate after securing 423,902 affirmative votes in nationwide affirmation primaries ahead of the 2027 election.
