A scathing new report has ranked Zamfara, Kwara, and Benue States as the worst-governed in Nigeria between 2023 and 2025, laying bare a cocktail of leadership failures, collapsing infrastructure, policy inconsistency, and deepening insecurity.The damning midterm governance review, released in London by the Good Governance Rating Index (GGRI), paints a grim picture of state administration,ContinueContinue reading “UK Report Exposes Nigeria’s Worst-Governed States: Zamfara, Kwara, Benue Top Shame List”
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Court Slams PSC, Orders IGP to Reinstate 196 Police Officers Sacked in Age-Fraud Purge
Justice Haastrup rules Police Service Commission acted illegally; top brass Owohunwa, Igweh, Lough return to service Judicial Thunder in Abuja: A National Industrial Court ruling has upended the Police Service Commission’s purge, ordering the recall of nearly 200 senior officers dismissed in a controversial age scandal. Among those reinstated are AIG Idowu Owohunwa and ACPContinueContinue reading “Court Slams PSC, Orders IGP to Reinstate 196 Police Officers Sacked in Age-Fraud Purge”
Nationwide Crackdown: Police Begin Strict Enforcement of Tinted Glass Permits
The Nigeria Police Force has officially commenced a nationwide clampdown on vehicles with tinted glass without valid permits, in a move authorities say is aimed at curbing crime and tightening national security.Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, Ibrahim Balarabe Maikaba, who announced the enforcement in Gusau on Thursday, said the exercise was in strict complianceContinueContinue reading “Nationwide Crackdown: Police Begin Strict Enforcement of Tinted Glass Permits”
Pregnant Woman Shot As Illegal Miners, Residents Clash In Niger
Security Forces Intervene To Prevent Bloodbath In Shiroro LGATension gripped Mutun Daya community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State on Monday after a violent clash erupted between illegal miners and angry residents, leaving a pregnant woman shot in the leg.The unrest, according to eyewitnesses, began when a prominent politician—allegedly backing artisanal miners—moved toContinueContinue reading “Pregnant Woman Shot As Illegal Miners, Residents Clash In Niger”
NIGER SERMON POLICY IGNITES FIRESTORM: CAN, CLERICS, LAWYERS CLASH OVER GOVERNOR BAGO’S DIRECTIVE
A storm is brewing in Niger State as Governor Umar Bago’s latest move to regulate religious preaching has sparked fierce debate across religious, legal, and clerical circles.The governor, while speaking on TVC, declared that “everyone going to sermon on Friday should bring his scriptures for review.” The statement was followed by a directive that allContinueContinue reading “NIGER SERMON POLICY IGNITES FIRESTORM: CAN, CLERICS, LAWYERS CLASH OVER GOVERNOR BAGO’S DIRECTIVE”
“Only Unity Can Save ADC From Implosion, Defeat APC in 2027 – Lukman Warns El-Rufai, Party Bigwigs”
ABUJA – A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Salihu Lukman, has issued a stern warning to party stakeholders, cautioning that the ADC risks self-destruction if its leaders continue to engage in bitter power struggles ahead of the 2027 general elections.Speaking in AbujaContinueContinue reading ““Only Unity Can Save ADC From Implosion, Defeat APC in 2027 – Lukman Warns El-Rufai, Party Bigwigs””
IJAW NATION DEMANDS FREEDOM: PETITIONS PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF JAILED NIGER DELTA LEADER HENRY OKAH
ABUJA— Tension is mounting across the Niger Delta and beyond as the Ijaw Nation Forum, the umbrella body of the Ijaw ethnic nationality, has petitioned South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, demanding the immediate release of imprisoned militant leader, Henry Okah, who has been in custody since 2010.Okah, now 60, is serving a 24-year sentence inContinueContinue reading “IJAW NATION DEMANDS FREEDOM: PETITIONS PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF JAILED NIGER DELTA LEADER HENRY OKAH”
STRIKE SUSPENDED: PENGASSAN Bows To FG’s Intervention, Warns Dangote Against Betrayal
ABUJA – In a dramatic turn of events, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its nationwide strike action following a late-night intervention by the Federal Government. The industrial action, triggered by the mass sack of over 800 workers at the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company, had threatened toContinueContinue reading “STRIKE SUSPENDED: PENGASSAN Bows To FG’s Intervention, Warns Dangote Against Betrayal”
“STINGINESS BROKE HIS MARRIAGE PLANS”: Apostle Suleman Reveals How In-Law Rejected His Protocol Officer
Apostle Johnson Suleman, the Senior Pastor of Omega Fire Ministries, has stirred conversations after sharing a gripping story about how stinginess shattered the marriage dreams of one of his church workers.Preaching during a recent service, the fiery cleric first offered heartfelt prayers for parents worried about their grown but unmarried children. He declared that suchContinueContinue reading ““STINGINESS BROKE HIS MARRIAGE PLANS”: Apostle Suleman Reveals How In-Law Rejected His Protocol Officer”
Old Prophecy Resurfaces: Primate Ayodele’s Warning to ARISE News Echoes After Tragic Death of TV Anchor Somtochukwu Maduagwu
An old prophecy by fiery cleric, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has resurfaced online in the wake of the shocking and heartbreaking death of Somtochukwu Maduagwu, a rising star anchor with ARISE Television.Maduagwu, 29, tragically lost her life on September 29, 2025, after an armed robbery attack at her Abuja residence. The incident, which occurred around 3ContinueContinue reading “Old Prophecy Resurfaces: Primate Ayodele’s Warning to ARISE News Echoes After Tragic Death of TV Anchor Somtochukwu Maduagwu”
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