The Nigerian Army has approved the strategic redeployment of senior officers to key command, operational and staff positions as part of efforts to strengthen operational effectiveness and align its leadership structure with Nigeria’s evolving security challenges. The postings, approved by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, are aimed at placing experienced officers
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mr Olumuyiwa Enitan Abel, has reaffirmed the Federal Civil Service’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with traditional institutions to promote national unity, good governance and effective public service delivery. Abel stated this when he received a delegation from the Ife Traditional Council, representing the Ooni
Christians, Muslims and traditional worshippers on Tuesday converged on Lagos for an interfaith prayer session seeking peaceful conduct of the 2027 general elections and divine guidance for President Bola Tinubu and Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat. The prayer session, held at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos Island, also marked the commencement of mobilisation
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has denied reports that he threatened Northerners with hardship between January and May 2027 should President Bola Ahmed Tinubu lose the presidential election. Akpabio described the purported statement as a “complete fabrication” and challenged those circulating it to provide verifiable evidence showing where, when and before whom he allegedly made the
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, and the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, have agreed to strengthen professional collaboration between the Police and the legal profession to reduce recurring frictions and improve justice delivery in Nigeria. The agreement was reached on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, when the NBA President and
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has raised concerns over the continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, alleging that external and religious interests may be influencing the case against him. The council said it had previously refrained from commenting on the controversy surrounding El-Rufai’s detention, believing that the matter
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has demanded N10bn in compensation from the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), over alleged defamatory statements made during a televised interview. El-Rufai’s lawyers, Chambers of Ubong Akpan, made the demand in a letter before action dated Monday, September 7, 2026, and addressed to Musa at the Federal
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, has charged electoral officers and heads of departments across the Southwest to intensify their preparations for the 2027 General Election, urging them to confront emerging challenges with commitment, discipline and professionalism. Amupitan gave the charge in Lagos while addressing Electoral Officers, Heads
The Nigeria Police Force has uncovered an alleged interstate child-stealing and human trafficking syndicate operating across several states, rescuing 17 children and arresting seven suspects following an intelligence-led investigation. The breakthrough was recorded by the Oyo State Police Command during an investigation into the disappearance of a three-year-old child, Ifakunle Ifagbenro, who reportedly went missing
The Civil Society Budget Implementation Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (CBIAMEC), Nigeria, has inaugurated its new executive members, with a commitment to inten-sify monitoring of government budgets and strengthen transparency, accountability and effective utilisation of public resources.Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Abuja, the newly elected National Coordinator of CBIAMEC, Comrade Patrick Ogheneyero, described his