Anambra 2025: Police Command holds strategic Security Meeting Ahead of Polls 

To guarantee a peaceful and credible governorship election scheduled for November 8, 2025, the Anambra State Police Command has hosted a Situation Room meeting with heads and representatives of all security agencies operating in the state. The meeting, which held on Wednesday at the Police Command Headquarters in Awka, was convened in line with the directives of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES). It provided a robust platform for strategic review, operational coordination,...

I Cannot Negotiate With Bandits – Bago Vows

Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has vowed not to negotiate with armed bandits or pay ransom for kidnapped victims, but encouraged communities to adopt self-defense measures to safeguard their lives and properties. Governor Bago said he has resolved to treat armed bandits in line with what they represent, and by doing so, paying ransom is out of the way as doing that will only embolden the criminals and worsen the security situation. The...

INEC says it’s ready November 8 Anambra State Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission – INEC, has said that they are ready for the November 8, 2025, Anambra State Governorship Election. With only about 17 days left, politicking is now nearing climax as no fewer than four major contenders challenge the incumbent APGA government in Anambra State. Speaking during a media forum convened in Awka, the Anambra State capital, by the INEC, the Commission assured of its readiness to conduct free and credible elections....

Court Remands Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Brother Over Abuja Protest

A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Kuje, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has remanded Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, legal counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), along with Prince Emmanuel Kanu (also known as “Fineboy”), the younger brother of Kanu, and ten others in Kuje Prison. The remand followed their arrest in connection with the “#FreeNnamdiKanu” protest held in Abuja on Monday. According to the charge, filed in the court, the defendants are accused of “inciting disturbance, and...

Protesters Grounds Abuja Expressway

Protesters tag #FreeNnamdiKanuNow on Monday morning had disrupted movement into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with serious traffic congestion bringing the Kubwa-Nyanya Expressway to a standstill. The demonstration, organized by activist Omoyele Sowore, began around 7 am near the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, with protesters demanding the release of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in detention since 2021 on terrorism charges. Motorists were also seen abandoning their vehicles while many...

Nigeria Deports192 Foreigners Convicted For Cyber-Terrorism, Others

Security agencies comprising, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has deported the remaining 51 foreign nationals convicted and sentenced for various offenses including cyber-terrorism, internet fraud, and related financial crimes in Lagos. The first batch of 42 convicts comprising Chinese and Filipino nationals which began on Friday, August 15, 2025, followed the conviction of the offenders by the Federal High...

Police Disperse #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest in Abuja

…Organisers arrested, protesters claim live fire was used Security operatives in Nigeria’s capital on Monday foiled a planned demonstration calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resulting in arrests and accusations of undue force. The protest, organised under the hashtag #FreeNnamdiKanuNow, was led by human-rights activist and SaharaReporters publisher Omoyele Sowore and was intended to march to the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Security agencies had mounted heavy deployments across major routes...

Enugu Police Arrest Thief Disguised as NYSC Member

The Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has reaffirmed the Enugu State Police Command’s commitment to combating crime within the state and its environs. CP Giwa states that there will be no hiding place in the state for hoodlums as his men are determined to burst their camouflage and keep Enugu safe. In a press release signed by SP Daniel Ndukwe, Police Public Relations Officer revealed that Operatives attached to Highway Patrol arrested a...

AG Fagbemi Says Presidential Clemency Process Still Under Review

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has clarified that no inmate granted clemency under the recent presidential prerogative of mercy exercise has yet been released from custody. In a statement issued on Thursday, Fagbemi explained that the exercise is still undergoing final administrative review to ensure full compliance with legal and procedural standards before any release instrument is signed. “The process remains at the final administrative stage, which...

IMF Excludes Nigeria from List of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Economies

Nigeria has been omitted from the International Monetary Fund’s list of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, according to the latest Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa launched during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, D.C. In the release, the IMF named Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda as the continent’s most rapidly expanding economies. The report states that the region has shown resilience to “a series of major shocks over the past several years,” and that...

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