Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State, has visited the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to formally brief him on the successful operation that led to the elimination of notorious terrorist and bandit kingpin, Kachalla Ibrahim Battijo, in Kogi State. During yesterday’s meeting, Ododo gave a detailed account of the intelligence-driven operation that culminated in the neutralization of the criminal leader, describing it as the result of effective collaboration among federal security agencies, local security...

Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has condemned in the strongest terms the judgment seeking to deregister the ADC and several other opposition political parties, describing it as a dangerous assault on constitutional democracy and further evidence of a coordinated effort to eliminate political opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku, in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said...

The Federal Government has commenced the mass trial of suspects charged with terrorism-related offenses at the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, marking a shift from the usual venue in Kainji, Niger State. The proceedings, which began on Monday, are being conducted simultaneously across multiple courtrooms and are expected to last four days, in what officials describe as one of the largest coordinated terrorism trials in recent years. The Attorney General of the Federation...

Troops of the Nigerian Army, supported by the Nigerian Air Force, have rescued Mrs Amina Abubakar, wife of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar, weeks after she was abducted by bandits. Mrs Abubakar was taken alongside her husband, a former Director of Defence Information, during an earlier attack by armed criminals. The retired senior officer died in captivity. Her rescue followed days of sustained military pressure on the bandits by troops under Operation FASAN YAMMA,...

Representatives of the Ijaw and Itsekiri ethnic nationalities in Delta State have agreed on a power-sharing arrangement for the proposed Warri Federal Constituency II following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu. The agreement was reached on Friday after a meeting convened at the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, in Abuja. The meeting followed an earlier engagement between President Tinubu and representatives of the Ijaw, Itsekiri and Urhobo ethnic groups from...