Coup Plot: Brigadier General, Colonel, 4 Lieutenant Colonels, Others Under Investigation

Military authorities are investigating 16 military officers detained for their alleged involvement in a botched coup plot against the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. The detained officers, according to Premium Times, an online news platform, include a brigadier general, a colonel, four lieutenant colonels, five majors, two captains, a lieutenant, a lieutenant commander from the Navy (the naval equivalent of a major), and a squadron leader from the Air Force. The Defence Headquarters and the...

Tinubu Issues Marching Order To New Service Chiefs Over Emerging Armed Groups

Tinubu Issues Marching Order To New Service Chiefs Over Emerging Armed Groups President Bola Tinubu on Thursday charged the newly decorated service chiefs to act decisively against emerging security threats, warning that “new snakes must be smashed right in the head before they grow.” Thursday’s event followed the Senate’s confirmation of the nominees a day earlier after a two-hour closed-door screening. Tinubu, while decorating the four security chiefs with their ranks in the Council Chamber...

Ododo Inspects Huge Projects In Kabba-Bunu LGA

…Hails Contractors For Quality Of Work Executed The Governor of Kogi State,  Ahmed Usman Ododo, on Friday inspected several ongoing and completed projects across Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of the state. Ododo, during the inspection tour, charged citizens to take ownership of public facilities and infrastructure provided by the government, stressing that such projects are meant to serve the people directly. He commended the contractors for the quality of work delivered across the local government...

Post-Election Unrest: Bamendjou Ruler Urges For Restraint 

As post-election protests spread across Cameroon, the traditional ruler of Bamendjou, Foo Sokoudjou Mpoda, has urged humility and restraint in the face of growing public anger. The outspoken monarch, who reflected on the ongoing unrest, said the Anglophone crisis should have taught leaders the cost of arrogance, deceit, and condescension, cautioning that the country “cannot afford to open another front. “There is no honor in claiming victory over one’s own people through force, repression, and...

Federal Government Pays Universities N2.3bn As Salary Arrears

The Federal Government has released N2.3 billion, representing Batch 8 salary and promotion arrears, to universities across the country. The Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, disclosed this in Abuja while giving updates on ongoing engagements with ASUU and other tertiary institution unions. “The disbursements, processed through the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, reflect the Tinubu Administration’s resolve to clear inherited backlogs and enhance the welfare of academic and non-academic staff in the...

Lamido Denies Chairmanship Form At PDP HQ, Threatens Court Action

Former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, who failed to purchase a form to contest for the National Chairman position of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has threatened court action. Lamido, who was unable to secure the form at the PDP National Headquarters on Monday morning, expressed dissatisfaction with the development. Addressing journalists in front of his supporters, Lamido declared that he was prepared to contest for the chairmanship of the party at the November...

NAPTIP Rescues 26 Children, Arrests Orphanage Operator

Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, rescued no fewer than 26 trafficked children at an orphanage home in Benue state. This is contained in a statement by NAPTIP Press Officer in Abuja, Mr Vincent Adekoye. One of the suspects, a 60-year-old man (name withheld), is the founder of an internationally recognized Civil Society Organization, National Council of Child Rights Advocates of Nigeria (NACRAN), based in Benue. Adekoye stated...

Paul Biya Declares Winner, Protest Erupts In Cameroon

The Constitutional Council of Cameroon has declared incumbent Paul Biya, the world’s oldest president as a winner of Cameroon’s October 12, 2025 presidential elections with 53.66% and the runner-up Issa Tchrioma Bakary with 35.19%. This is the Result per Region for the 2 first candidates as presented by the Constitutional Council. Adamawa: Paul Biya 34,61% | Issa Tchiroma 50,33% Centre: Paul Biya 70,14% | Issa Tchiroma 21,62% East: Paul Biya 73,88% | Issa Tchiroma 19,82%...

Pharmacy Council of Nigeria Seals 498 Drug Shops In Lagos 

For violating pharmacy laws and standards governing the handling and distribution of medicines, the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 498 pharmaceutical premises across Lagos State. Dr Suleiman Chiroma, Head of Enforcement for the Council, while briefing newsmen at the PCN’s zonal office in Yaba, said the clampdown followed a weeklong enforcement operation conducted across 20 local government areas, including Ikeja, Apapa, Ikorodu, Alimosho, Surulere, and Lagos Island. “The affected premises comprised 215 pharmacies,...

Boko Haran Insurgents Use Drones To Launch Attacks – Zulum

The outlawed group, Boko Haram have now resort of using drones to launch attacks on Borno State communities and Military bases. It will be recalled that terrorists deployed a drone to attack a military formation in the state, signaling a dangerous escalation in the capabilities of the terrorist group. Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum of Borno State has raised concern over the proliferation of drone attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, calling on the federal government to...

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