By Evelyn Usman The Inspector-General of Police IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has declared Nigeria’s banking industry a strategic national asset, ordering an immediate intelligence-led crackdown on cybercriminal networks, insider facilitators, and transnational financial crime syndicates threatening the stability of the financial system. Speaking at a strategic meeting with the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria CIBN…
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, faction led by Nafiu Bala Gombe has rejected a membership campaign drive initiated by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other members of the opposition coalition. The ADC faction asked the party’s members to stay watchful. In a statement released by Director of Media and Public Affairs, Dr. Christopher Okechukwu,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 64 bags of cannabis sativa concealed inside a cement-laden trailer along the Zaria–Kano road, arresting the driver and launching an investigation into the network behind the crime. The seizure was carried out on February 2, 2026, by officers of the NDLEA Kano Strategic Command attached to…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has rejected a proposed bill seeking to impose sanctions, including a visa ban and asset freeze, on its national leader and former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, describing the move as unjust and malicious. The party’s campaign secretary, Folashade Aliu, made the remarks on Friday while reacting to the…
By Kingsley Omonobi The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command said on Friday that its operatives have arrested thirteen (13) members of a notorious armed robbery syndicate linked to multiple violent robbery incidents across the Territory. Spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh said, “Between 10th and 12th January 2026, operatives of the Command’s Scorpion Squad, led by…
The Federal Government says it is intensifying security operations across Nigeria’s North Central Region to protect civilians and worship centres in vulnerable communities. This is contained in a statement issued by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, on Friday in Abuja. According to Idris, this follows the cowardly terrorist attacks that…
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has firmly dismissed allegations circulating in sections of the media that student loan funds were diverted at the University of Abuja, stating that no verified evidence supports the claims. In a statement issued on Friday by Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, Director of Strategic Communications, the fund…
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