By Tunde Rahman Given how sensitive the subject has become, it is understandable that the matter of state police has taken this long. Importantly, it has also become imperative that some drastic measures have to be taken to end the current security situation. Last week, President Bola Tinubu finally took the critical step towards tackling the hydra-headed security problem in the country.States that want to establish their own police, he declared, should now be free to do so. The widely-praised decision on state police was part of far-reaching orders the President issued that week, when he declared a national emergency…
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Former Presidential Aide, Reno Omokri Sunday, 30 November, 2025 expressed his appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for nominating him as one of 32 new ambassador-designates, describing the President as “Christlike” and someone who taught him “the meaning of forgiveness.” Omokri, who showed his appreciation through a statement posted on X on Sunday, 30 November, 2025, thanked God and Tinubu for his “visionary and exemplary leadership,” and pledged to serve his “fatherland and humanity.” “The President has taught me the meaning of forgiveness and has helped me better understand what patriotism entails. In short, Christlikeness is demonstrated in him. He is…
Gunmen in the early hours of Sunday, 30 November, 2025 invaded a Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ejiba, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducted pastor, wife and worshippers. It was gathered that the attack threw the Ejiba community into panic, with residents reportedly fleeing in search of safety. The state Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, who confirmed the development through a statement issued in Lokoja, the state capital on Sunday, 30 November, 2025, strongly condemned the incident. Fanwo described the incident as “very sad and unfortunate,” assured all that efforts were underway to rescue all victims. “Those…
Operatives of the Sokoto State Police Command have dismantled a suspected cult network known as “Sai Malam” and uncovered a WhatsApp-based recruitment channel used to lure young people into the group. The Sokoto State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Rufai, who confirmed the development through a statement issued on Sunday, November, 3 2025, said three suspects, including the alleged coordinator, Usman Shu’aibu, were arrested late Friday during a sting operation carried out by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit following what he described as “credible intelligence.” According to Rufai, the group had been quietly expanding across parts of the state, using a…
The Nigerian Army on Sunday, 30 November, 2025 disclosed that it troops, Operation MESA under the 3 Brigade Nigerian Army, have rescued seven persons abducted during a bandit attack on Yankamaye Cikin Gari village in Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 3 Brigade, Capt. Babatunde Zubairu, who announced the development through a statement issued on Sunday, 30 November, 2025, said the incident occurred on Saturday, 29 November, 2025 at about 23:00 p.m. According to Zubairu, the troops received a distress call that a large number of bandits on foot had stormed the village,…
Some farmers’ associations in Lagos State on Sunday, 30 November, 2025 predicted a further drop in the price of rice ahead of the yuletide, following Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s reduction of Lagos rice prices. The farmers spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday, 30 November, 2025, in Lagos. It was gathered that the Lagos State Governor recently slashed the price of Lagos rice from N64,000 to N57,000 per bag. The Vice Chairman of the All Farmers Association Southwest, Lagos State chapter, Mr Sakin Agbayewa, commended the state government for the strategic move. Agbayewa said the development…
By Lanre Adewole The title of this piece would have been more fitting for Zacch Adelabu Adedeji, Nigeria’s chief agbowopa (tax collector) in two broad dimensions. One, his birth name is same as the Biblical Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector in Jericho, terribly despised by the Jewish people because the taxation system was largely seen as corrupt and oppressive. Most Nigerians today are as riled as the Jews. Two, both Ogbomoso-born Zacch (shortened form of Zacchaeus) and his Jericho-born namesake and precursor, are into same business of taking from the people to give to government in anticipation of government using…
Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have neutralised four armed militia members and recovered weapons during a rapid and coordinated response to renewed communal violence in Usmanu Village, Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State. The operation followed credible intelligence indicating a resurgence of long-standing land disputes between the Shomo and Wurkun communities. The dispute escalated into armed clashes, resulting in the destruction of property, including the burning of houses. In response, 6 Brigade immediately deployed forces to restore order and prevent further deterioration of the security situation. Upon reaching the area, the troops came under fire from armed…
The abductors of the Kwara Monarch, Ojibara of Bayagan, Alhaji Kamilu Salami, has reportedly made contact with his community, demanding a staggering ₦100 million ransom for his safe return. Salami was abducted from his farm in the Ifelodun Local Government Area on Saturday morning. The demand, communicated to family early Sunday, 30 November, 2025, has plunged the Bayagan community into deeper distress, raising fears about the monarch’s safety and the possibility of meeting the huge financial demand. The source said: “The abductors demanded for N150 million, but after negotiations they pegged it down to N100 million”. The source stated that…
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is compelled to respond to the latest delusional outburst from former Vice President Atiku Abubakar – a man whose political record reads like a crime scene – after he laughably accused both PDP and APC of “bringing insecurity and hunger” to Nigeria. Ordinarily, we would advise him to take his routine political sedatives, but this level of shamelessness deserves a firm reply. Atiku Is the Grand Architect of Nigeria’s Economic Wreckage This is the same Atiku who personally supervised the infamous national assets auction, where Nigeria’s collective wealth was sold…