By ThisDayLive LAGOS – A dark cloud descended on Lagos Island Tuesday as a raging inferno tore through the iconic Afriland Towers on Broad Street, leaving four senior officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) dead, several others injured, and unanswered questions hanging over one of Nigeria’s busiest commercial hubs.The victims – pillars ofContinue reading "TRAGEDY ON BROAD STREET: Four FIRS Officials Perish in Afriland Towers Inferno as Victims’ Families, Nation Mourn"
CDS Musa to Media: Join Forces With Military to Crush Terrorism, Protect Democracy
Calls for Stronger Synergy to Defeat Boko Haram, Banditry, and InsecurityBy SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has declared that Nigeria’s battle against terrorism, banditry, and other crimes cannot be won by firepower alone but demands a united front between the military and the media.Speaking in Maiduguri at theContinue reading "CDS Musa to Media: Join Forces With Military to Crush Terrorism, Protect Democracy"
PDP Explodes: Tinubu Must Apologise Over Rivers Emergency Rule — “Stop Talking To Governors Like a Military Commander”
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched a blistering attack on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing him of abuse of power, constitutional violations, and authoritarian tendencies over his handling of the emergency rule saga in Rivers State.The party, through its Deputy National Youth Leader, Timothy Osadolor, on Wednesday in Abuja, described Tinubu’s suspension of GovernorContinue reading "PDP Explodes: Tinubu Must Apologise Over Rivers Emergency Rule — “Stop Talking To Governors Like a Military Commander”"
SHAKESPEAREAN WARNING: From Comedy to Tragedy — Why Nigerian Politicians Must Read Hamlet
An X user, Mahdi Shehu, has sparked a wave of literary and political reflection after drawing a sharp parallel between William Shakespeare’s timeless works and the tragic fate awaiting politicians blinded by greed and ambition.In a thought-provoking post titled “William Shakespeare: From Comedy to Tragedy — Politicians, Beware or You Remain Rare”, Shehu noted thatContinue reading "SHAKESPEAREAN WARNING: From Comedy to Tragedy — Why Nigerian Politicians Must Read Hamlet"
BREAKING: CSO Petitions US, UK To Slam Travel Ban, Asset Freeze On Zamfara Governor Over Banditry Allegations
By Daily Post The heat on Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has intensified as a civil society organisation, Concerned Citizens of Nigeria (CCN), has petitioned the governments of the United States and United Kingdom, demanding a travel ban and asset freeze against him over what it described as his “glaring failure to end terrorismContinue reading "BREAKING: CSO Petitions US, UK To Slam Travel Ban, Asset Freeze On Zamfara Governor Over Banditry Allegations"
BREAKING NEWS: Tinubu Lifts Emergency Rule in Rivers, Orders Governor Fubara Back to Office Tomorrow
In a dramatic political turn, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the suspension of the emergency rule in Rivers State and directed Governor Siminalayi Fubara to officially resume duties on Thursday, September 18.The President, in a statement released on Wednesday, also instructed Deputy Governor Ngozi Nma Odu and members of the Rivers State House ofContinue reading "BREAKING NEWS: Tinubu Lifts Emergency Rule in Rivers, Orders Governor Fubara Back to Office Tomorrow"
TERROR REIGNS IN ZAMFARA: BANDITS ABDUCT EIGHT WORSHIPPERS MID-PRAYER, SLAUGHTER TRADITIONAL RULER — POLICE CONFIRM
The unrelenting wave of terror in the North West deepened on Monday as armed terrorists stormed a mosque in Gidan Turbe, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, abducting eight worshippers in the middle of morning prayers.The Zamfara State Police Command, while confirming the attack, clarified reports circulating in the media that 40 people wereContinue reading "TERROR REIGNS IN ZAMFARA: BANDITS ABDUCT EIGHT WORSHIPPERS MID-PRAYER, SLAUGHTER TRADITIONAL RULER — POLICE CONFIRM"
TROOPS UNLEASH FIREPOWER: BANDIT NEUTRALISED, WEAPONS SEIZED IN FIERCE PLATEAU AMBUSH
In a sustained push to crush criminal strongholds and restore lasting peace in Plateau State, gallant troops of the 3 Division/Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE (JTF OPEP) launched a successful ambush that neutralised a notorious bandit and disrupted their network.The daring operation, executed on 16 September 2025, was intelligence-led and targeted bandits traversing routesContinue reading "TROOPS UNLEASH FIREPOWER: BANDIT NEUTRALISED, WEAPONS SEIZED IN FIERCE PLATEAU AMBUSH"
APC Silences PDP Propaganda: Road Construction in Ganye Resumes in Full Force as Heavy Machines Return
GANYE, ADAMAWA STATE – The much-talked-about road construction project linking LCCN Junction in Ganye town to Yebbi, Mbulo, and Jada has resumed in full swing, dispelling opposition propaganda and exposing the PDP’s web of deceit. The All Progressives Congress (APC), through the North East Development Commission (NEDC) and the influence of men of integrity suchContinue reading "APC Silences PDP Propaganda: Road Construction in Ganye Resumes in Full Force as Heavy Machines Return"
BREAKING: Saudi Arabia Frees Three Innocent Nigerian Pilgrims Wrongly Jailed for Drug Trafficking After Tinubu, Marwa’s Intervention
In a major diplomatic victory, Saudi Arabian authorities have released three Nigerian pilgrims who were wrongfully detained in Jeddah over alleged drug trafficking.The trio — Mrs. Maryam Hussain Abdullahi, Mrs. Abdullahi Bahijja Aminu, and Mr. Abdulhamid Saddieq — had been held for four harrowing weeks after arriving for the lesser hajj in August, only toContinue reading "BREAKING: Saudi Arabia Frees Three Innocent Nigerian Pilgrims Wrongly Jailed for Drug Trafficking After Tinubu, Marwa’s Intervention"
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