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Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has told candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that political power is not handed on a platter. The minister spoke during the 109th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the PDP on Tuesday at Wadata house, the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. I used the opportunity to urge candidates of the party, especially those running for governorship, to brace up for keen contests,” Wike said. For me, nobody gives power, and nobody will dash anyone power. Whoever that is seeking power must be ready to struggle for it. “For instance,…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has directed banks, payment service banks, and other financial institutions to immediately freeze all accounts, assets, and transactions linked to six individuals and four Bureau de Change, BDC operators designated for terrorism financing. The directive was contained in a circular dated June 24, 2026 (Ref:CMD/FCS/PUB/CIR/002/011). According to the apex bank, the latest update to the Nigeria Sanctions List, effective June 18, 2026, is binding on all regulated institutions and requires immediate implementation. The CBN directed financial institutions to “identify and immediately freeze, without prior notice, all funds, assets, and other economic resources belonging to,…
A United States federal court has sentenced a Nigerian politician, Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, to five years imprisonment for masterminding a long-running online romance fraud scheme that defrauded victims of more than $3.5 million. Nwadialo, 42, who serves as Chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area in Anambra State, was sentenced by US District Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright in Tacoma, Washington, according to a statement released by the US Department of Justice. While delivering judgment, the judge described the fraudulent operation as “devastating,” noting that beyond the financial losses suffered by victims, the scheme caused emotional trauma, including depression, shame and isolation…
The Senate has passed constitutional amendments to establish state police in Nigeria. The lawmakers passed the bill on Wednesday. Earlier, the senators resolved to adopt manual voting for the consideration of the state police bill after its electronic voting device developed a technical fault. The resolution came after concerns among senators that some lawmakers could be disenfranchised if the chamber proceeded with the faulty device. In the manual voting, each lawmaker will stand, announce their names and openly declare their positions on the proposed state police framework. The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, moved the motion for the adoption of manual…
The Nigerian Senate has fixed Wednesday for the passage of the state police bill. The lawmakers had cut short their recess to consider the bill, which seeks to amend the 1999 Constitution and decentralise Nigeria’s policing system in response to worsening security challenges President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday transmitted an executive version of the bill to the Senate through a letter dated June 15, 2026. The proposed legislation seeks to establish a dual policing system in which federal and state police forces operate alongside each other. At the plenary on Tuesday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio described the proposal as a…
A former chairman of the Kebbi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Muhammadu Besse, has died in bandits’ captivity. Besse was abducted earlier in June. This was disclosed on Tuesday in a post on X by Bakatsine, a journalist who reports on conflict and insecurity in Nigeria’s North-West region. A video had emerged, showing the former APC chairman and his associate being humiliated by bandits in the Birnin Gwari forest. Bakatsine wrote: “DEVASTATING UPDATE: Alhaji Muhammadu Mai Barga Besse, the immediate former APC Chairman of Koko/Besse LGA in Kebbi State, has now also been confirmed dead in…
The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Southwest zone, DIG Adegoke Fayoade, yesterday assured that all security agencies are working to secure the release of schoolchildren and their teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State last month. He said their freedom was imminent. Fayoade, who doubles as the DIG in charge of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), gave the assurance during a visit to the Lagos State Police Command as part of his operational tour of the Southwest zone ordered by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Disu. All agencies, including government, are working…
The presidency has criticised Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), over his call for President Bola Tinubu to resign following Keir Starmer’s announcement that he would step down as British prime minister. Starmer announced on Monday he would step down amid public dissatisfaction over economic challenges and unmet campaign promises. Obi said he was inspired to reflect on political accountability after listening to Starmer’s resignation speech. He argued that Nigerian leaders should also be held accountable for governance failures. Reacting in a statement, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, described Obi’s…
One person was injured on Monday morning when a vehicle exploded at the shoe materials market in the Mushin area of Lagos. Speaking during a visit to the scene of incident, Fatai Tijani, Lagos commissioner of police, said the command received reports of the explosion and immediately deployed explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) operatives to the area. The explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted under a vehicle. He said the device was beneath the passenger side of the vehicle and detonated when the engine was started, adding that one person sustained injuries and is currently in stable…
The US State Department has introduced a “premium” expedited service for travellers seeking B1/B2 visas, allowing applicants to pay $750 for interview appointments scheduled within 10 business days. In a June 9 notice in the federal register, the department said the fast-tracked interview appointments will only happen at select embassies and consulates. The pilot programme will run from July 1 to December 31, 2026, and could be extended. The move could ease multiple restrictions imposed by the Donald Trump administration on foreigners as part of efforts to curb migration flow. A handful of African nationals, including Nigerians, already face possibility…