Day: August 22, 2026

Day: August 22, 2026
Feature Opinion

Why Atiku’s Subsidy Gambit Rattles Tinubu, By Farooq A. Kperogi

Why Atiku’s Subsidy Gambit Rattles Tinubu By Farooq A. Kperogi Atiku Abubakar may finally have discovered the issue that can draw political blood from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. And I am enjoying seeing the president and his inner circle squirm in discomfort like cats stranded on a hot zinc roof. On Thursday, barely a day

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Feature Opinion

FRSC–Indian University Training: Building Resilient Personnel for Safer Roads and Stronger Security Management

FRSC–Indian University Training: Building Resilient Personnel for Safer Roads and Stronger Security Management By Ohaeri Osondu The recent training programme organised by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in collaboration with Rashtriya Raksha University Gujarat in India on stress management and emotional well-being for personnel of the Corps and other security agencies has no doubt,

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NEWS

Kano Drug Task Force Sets Up 9 Committees to Tackle Abuse, Trafficking

Kano Drug Task Force Sets Up 9 Committees to Tackle Abuse, Trafficking The Multi-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Trafficking (MATFDAT) in Kano State has inaugurated nine committees as part of efforts to strengthen coordination and intensify the campaign against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the state. The committees were inaugurated on

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National News Politics & Government

Yari Emerges DG for Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council

Yari Emerges DG for Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will lead the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council as chairman and vice chairman respectively ahead of the January 2027 elections. The composition of the campaign council, released on Saturday, also named APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe

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Security

Navy Vows Tougher Crackdown on Piracy, Oil Theft in Cross River

Navy Vows Tougher Crackdown on Piracy, Oil Theft in Cross River The Nigerian Navy has vowed to intensify operations against piracy, sea robbery, crude oil theft, illegal oil bunkering, smuggling and other forms of maritime criminality in Cross River State. The Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Chiedozie Okehie, made this known on

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NEWS Security

Police Rescue 75 Travellers Abducted by Gunmen in Kaduna

Police Rescue 75 Travellers Abducted by Gunmen in Kaduna The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued 75 travellers, including men, women and children, who were abducted by armed men near Folwaya Village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The victims, who were travelling in commercial buses, were reportedly intercepted at about 5:30

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Security

Immigration Apprehends 55 Illegal Foreign Nationals  in Osun

Immigration Apprehends 55 Illegal Foreign Nationals  in Osun  The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Osun State Command, has arrested 55 irregular migrants from Cameroon and the Republic of Congo for allegedly entering and residing in the state without valid travel documents. The migrants were paraded by the command on Friday following a series of intelligence-led operations

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National News

ICPC Uncovers Another Fake Agency, Tinubu Orders Arrest, Suspension of 3 Perm Secs

ICPC Uncovers Another Fake Agency, Tinubu Orders Arrest, Suspension of 3 Perm Secs The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered another alleged fake federal agency operating in Nigeria, prompting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to order the arrest of its suspected promoter and the immediate suspension of three permanent secretaries in

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