Community policing: IGP orders regular town hall engagements nationwide
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Olatunji Disu has ordered Commissioners of Police (CPs) to regularly hold town hall engagements nationwide to strengthen community policing initiative in the country. Disu…
Kaduna: Rainstorm kills 2, destroys 50 houses in Chikun LGA
The Village Head of Dokan Mai-Jama’a, Alhaji Hamisu Tukur, confirmed the incident, saying the storm caused widespread destruction and displaced many residents. Tukur said that over 50 houses were affected,…
Yilwatda warns against derailment of North economic renewal agenda by Tinubu
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has reaffirmed that the deliberate and strategic investments of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration in Northern…
IPI Nigeria to open Press Freedom Hub to mark World Press Freedom Day
The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria will commission a new headquarters and Press Freedom Hub in Abuja on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as part of activities marking World Press Freedom…
Court sentences man to death by hanging for robbery, murder in Kano
A Kano High Court on Monday, sentenced one Abdulaziz Umar to death by hanging for stabbing one Mubarak Salisu to death. Umar, who lives in Fagge Quarters Kano was convicted…
Kebbi Police nabs 2 bandits, 47 criminals, recover 10 AK-47
The Police Command in Kebbi says it has arrested two suspected bandits, 47 criminals and recovered 10 AK- 47 raffles. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Umar Hadejia, confirmed this while…
Evacuations planned as suspected hantavirus outbreak traps 150 on ship off Cape Verde, as three confirmed dead
Medics were working on Monday to evacuate two people with symptoms of the deadly hantavirus after a suspected outbreak on a luxury cruise ship held off West Africa carrying mostly…
Nigeria seeks harmonised data protection, privacy laws in Africa
Nigeria has called for the harmonisation of data protection and privacy laws across Africa to enhance trust, enable secure cross-border data flows and strengthen the continent’s digital economy. Dr. Vincent…
Court remands man in DSS custody over alleged false claims against military
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, ordered the remand of a man, Chidiebere Mark, in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Justice Joyce Abdulmalik gave…
Masked gunmen abduct 60-year-old man in Oyo state
Oyo state police command has confirmed the abduction of a 60-year-old businessman by yet to be identified gunmen in the Monatan area of Ibadan, assuring that they have intensified efforts…