Police Arrest Two Notorious Bandit Kingpins In Kwara, Recover Arms, Cash The Police have arrested two notorious bandits and kidnapping kingpins responsible for violent crimes across Katsina, Zamfara, Niger and Kwara States. Force Public Relations Office, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin in a statement issued Friday recalled that one of the suspects, Abubakar Usman (alias Siddi), was recently identified as the individual seen in a viral video flaunting firearms and large sums of money on social media. He added that on Friday, 19th December, 2025, operatives of the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team (FID–IRT), attached to Kwara State, in a covert…
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The leadership of the National Assembly has directed the Clerk to re-gazette the Tax Acts and issue Certified True Copies of the versions duly passed by both Chambers. It said this administrative step is intended solely to authenticate and accurately reflect the legislative decisions of the National Assembly. The legislative arm noted that the decision became imperative following the recent public commentary on the legislative process relating to the passage, presidential assent, and publication in the Official Gazette of the Federal Government of the following Acts: the Nigeria Tax Act, 2025; the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025; the Joint…
Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke have foiled a kidnapping attempt along the Otukpo–Enugu Expressway in Benue State, rescuing several passengers and forcing the assailants to flee. Acting Media Information Officer, Lt. Ahmad Zubairu in a statement issued Tuesday said the incident occurred on 22 December, 2025 at about 10:00pm following a distress call, prompting troops on routine patrol to mobilise swiftly to the Amoda axis in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State. He said the armed criminals had emerged from the bush and briefly occupied an existing checkpoint. Zubairu noted that the assailants subsequently…
Amid the ongoing legal tussle surrounding the ownership of the River Park Estate in Abuja, indications have emerged that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT), Nyesom Wike, may not have been neutral and unbiased as he claimed. His continuous unguarded utterances over the ownership of the estate even though there’s ongoing litigation process has raised serious questions about his impartiality. Recall that on September 18, 2025, Wike declared live on a national television that the Ghanaian businessman, Sir Sam Esson Jonah was the owner and controller of Jonahcapital Nigeria Limited (JCNL)—the company holding development rights to…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have decisively disrupted a major Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorist logistics movement, neutralising scores of fighters during a well-executed ambush in Sojiri and Kayamla communities, Borno State. The army in a statement issued Sunday said the operation followed credible intelligence on the movement of over 100 Boko Haram Terrorists converging in the area to launch coordinated attacks on local communities and ferry supplies to their strongholds. It added that acting on this intelligence, troops, working in close synergy with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and local vigilantes, swiftly mobilised to intercept the terrorists. It noted:…
The Impacthive Centre for Accountability, Democracy and Rights (ICADAR) has demanded a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently signed between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the French tax authority, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques (DGFiP). The organisation made the demand under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act in a letter addressed to the Chairman of FIRS. Its Executive Director, Dr. Bello Ishaq also demanded the procedure followed in the appointment of Xpress Payment Solutions Limited as a Treasury Single Account (TSA) collecting agent. It said: “In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information…
President Bola Tinubu has declared that henceforth, any armed group or gun-wielding non-state actors operating outside state authority will be regarded as terrorists. These, he said, included bandits, militias, armed gangs, criminal networks with weapons, armed robbers, violent cult groups, forest-based armed collectives, and foreign-linked mercenaries. The President added that groups or individuals conducting violence for political, ethnic, financial, or sectarian objectives are also classified as terrorists. He noted that members of any group extorting communities, kidnapping civilians, occupying or seeking to occupy territory within Nigeria will be classified as terrorists. The President made the declaration on Friday while…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued Aerodrome Certificates to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) and Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo International Airport, Port Harcourt (JOAIA). The official issuance of the Aerodrome Certificates, the Authority noted, marked another milestone in collective commitment to strengthening aviation safety, regulatory compliance, and international confidence in Nigeria’s aviation system. Its Director General, Capt. Chris Najomo said on Friday that the process was not merely procedural, but, it was, indeed, a demonstration of the NCAA’s unwavering commitment to ensuring that every aerodrome in Nigeria meets the requirements prescribed in the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations…
The Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy has officially launched its Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS), marking a major milestone in the Ministry’s digital transformation and institutional reform agenda. The launch was jointly performed by the Minister, Adegboyega Oyetola and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, during the Ministry’s stakeholders engagement yesterday in Abuja. The engagement, which attracted a wide spectrum of stakeholders from across the marine and blue economy value chain, was held under the theme: “Positioning Nigeria’s Marine and Blue Economy for Investment, Innovation and Expansion: The Pathway.” Oyetola…
The Administrator/Chief Executive Officer, Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN), Ms Imeh Okon has said that the institute remained a work in progress, but that the foundations are now firmer than they were 100 days ago. Okon, made the disclosure when the House of Representatives Committee on Public Service Matters paid an oversight visit the Institute in Abuja. The PSIN Administrator said the visit of the committee was significant to her as it coincided with her first 100 days. She noted: “From the onset, I took the deliberate decision that the first 100 days would not be about publicity,…