Calls for Nigeria to withdraw from ICC; Agbese is against frequent changes in service chiefs

Philip Agbese, a lawmaker from Nigeria, has spoken out against the rotation of military commanders, arguing that it undermines military operations and gives criminals and terrorists a chance to regroup. While appearing on TVC News on Thursday to discuss the country’s security situation and the continued efforts of the Armed Forces, Agbese, who represents the … Read more

“Resign if you have no solution to Nigeria’s challenges,” Cardinal Onaiyekan is told by the APM to Tinubu

If President Bola Tinubu is unable to address the escalating security and economic crises in Nigeria, the Allied People’s Movement has called on him to step down or not run for president at all. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Abubakar Yusuf, issued a statement denouncing what the party deemed as the president’s assaults on John … Read more

Eight states to be deployed with CPs approved by IGP Disu

As part of measures to increase operational efficiency and reinforce ongoing policing reforms, the redeployment of Commissioners of Police to eight state commands and various critical formations within the Nigeria Police Force has been approved by the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, announced the posts on Thursday … Read more

Abducted Ogun students rescued by security forces; Abiodun says kidnappers have nowhere to hide

Said to have been kidnapped earlier this week, seven students from Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade, in Remo North Local Government Area, were rescued on Thursday, marking a significant victory for the Ogun State Government in its battle against abduction. Addressing journalists at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, alongside security chiefs and a few of the … Read more

In a show of support for the reform effort, the IGP endorses police training for state police

If approved, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has promised that the new police structure will have professionalism, accountability, and operational excellence at its core, and it has also stated that it is prepared to assist the establishment of state police. The promise was made by IGP Kayode Egbetokun during the opening remarks of a one-day … Read more

Security efforts in Niger will be bolstered by the new Army Brigade Commander

Niger State’s CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman and the Nigerian Army’s newly-deployed 31 Artillery Brigade Commander, Brig. Gen. K. Rabiu has promised to address the state’s security concerns by stepping up intelligence sharing and cooperative security operations. They committed on Thursday when Brig. After being deployed as Commander of the 31 Artillery Brigade, Gen. Rabiu visited … Read more

Why we refused to pay ransom’ — Tinubu on the kidnapping of Oyo

President Bola Tinubu has revealed why the Federal Government refused to pay ransom for the abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Oriile Local Government Area of Oyo State. Speaking during his meeting with Oba Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan of Ibadan at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Tinubu said they know the geography of the forest. Footynaija … Read more

National Union of Journalists (NUJ) demands that Otu’s government pay back overdue pensioners’ bonuses

The Cross River State government of Governor Bassey Otu is under pressure from the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to try to pay back governmental officials who departed the state many years ago but have never received their gratuities. It can be remembered that shortly after taking office in 2023, Governor Otu issued ten billion … Read more

The speciality allowance for Ogun doctors, PAT, has been approved by Abiodun

Medical doctors in Ogun State’s public health sector will now be able to use the Professional Allowance Table (PAT) and Specialist Allowance, a decision that has been warmly received by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). During a press conference in Abeokuta prior to the association’s 2026 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference, Dr. Luqman Ogunjimi, … Read more