Newly sworn-in Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, on Wednesday inaugurated a committee on the establishment of state police. As part of ongoing discussions on policing reforms, President Bola Tinubu, had, last Wednesday, during the breaking of fast with senators at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, urged the leadership of the 10th Senate to initiate constitutional amendments…
Nigeria’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have been effectively ended after FIFAconfirmed the final lineup for the inter-confederation play-off tournament, excluding the Super Eaglesand naming the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) as Africa’s representative.The confirmation was made on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, as FIFA released details of the six-teamtournament that…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that the country’s gold reserves have risen to $3.5billion, following the addition of locally sourced and refined gold to its external reserves.The disclosure was made on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in a statement by the apex bank, which saidthe increase was achieved through the National Gold Purchase…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the immediate suspension of the cashless payment systemrecently introduced at Nigerian airports by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), followingwidespread complaints of gridlock and passenger delays. The directive was announced on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, by the Minister of Aviation and AerospaceDevelopment, Festus Keyamo, after the Federal Executive…
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has directed officers of the Nigeria Police Force tomaintain strict neutrality during elections, warning that any form of misconduct or partisanship willattract disciplinary action, including prosecution. Disu gave the directive on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, during his inaugural meeting with senior policeofficers in Abuja, shortly after assuming office as…
Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has adopted the Accord Party (AP)candidate in the forthcoming August 15 governorship election, Ademola Adeleke, as its candidate. At an enlarged stakeholders’ meeting at the party secretariat in Osogbo, the chairman, Hon. Sunday Bisi, directed all PDP structures to move en masse and give total, unalloyed,…
At least 169 people were killed after insurgents raided a village in a remote area of South Sudan, a local official said Monday. It’s the latest bout of sporadic violence that has left the country teetering on the verge of full-blown civil war. The victims, including 90 civilians, were attacked on Sunday in Abiemnom county,…
The National Police Council, the highest oversight body for the Nigeria Police Force, has ratified the appointment of Olatunji Disu as the substantive InspectorGeneral of PoliceThe council, presided over by President Bola Tinubu at its third meeting under his administration on Monday, reviewed Disu’s record and approved his appointment unanimously, following the earlier resignation of…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has disclosed that Nigeria’s net foreign exchange reserves rose sharply by 772 percent in two years, climbing from $3.99 billion at the end of 2023 to $34.80 billion as of December 2025. The CBN Governor had, during the post-Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) press briefing…
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have said that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed, maintaining that it will fire on any ship trying to pass through the area. It was Iran’s most explicit warning since telling ships it was closing the export route at the weekend, a move that threatens to choke a fifth of…
