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President Bola Tinubu has joined Nigerians and the Armed Forces in mourning the death of former Defence spokesperson, Major General Abubakar Rabe, who died in terrorist captivity. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu expressed shock over the late general’s death. Describing General Rabe as an officer with a distinguished military career, the President commiserated with his family, particularly his wife, who remains in the captors’ custody. Tinubu also extended condolences to the Katsina State Government and the Nigerian Armed Forces. “While the terrorists have done their worst, the government will…

Kemi Badenoch, leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, has said Nigeria has failed to translate its vast oil resources into adequate electricity supply. Badenoch disclosed this in a recent interview with The Spectator, where she spoke extensively about her childhood and other issues. She argued that poor public policy is responsible for Nigeria’s decades-long electricity supply challenges. “My belief that we need to drill our oil and gas comes from growing up in a country… Nigeria is an oil-producing country that has never had electricity,” she said. “It is very easy to have resources under the ground, but stupid public…

Hajiya Amina Abubakar, widow of retired Major General Abubakar Rabe, remains in captivity weeks after she was abducted alongside her husband in Katsina State. Security sources said efforts were still underway to secure her release, but declined to disclose operational details or give a possible timeline. The couple were kidnapped on May 30, 2026, after their vehicle was ambushed along the Marabar Musawa–Kafinsoli road in Matazu Local Government Area of the state. Before his death was announced, Rabe was seen in a video that circulated on social media, standing beside his wife as their abductors forced them to relay a…

The Kogi State Government has announced immediate security restrictions, including the closure of markets and travel bans, to disrupt the logistics and supply networks of bandits operating in parts of the state. The measures follow an evaluation of ongoing joint security operations in the Bunu District of Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area, where a recent attack on the Iluke community was repelled. According to a press release signed by Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the Commissioner for Information and Communications in the state, several attackers were neutralized, while injured remnants remain trapped within the forests under sustained military pressure. To prevent the trapped…

Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, says only God can ultimately bring an end to Nigeria’s insecurity challenges. Nigeria is witnessing a resurgence of insecurity, with killings and abductions across parts of the country, including recent incidents in Oyo and Borno, between May 15 and 17. Daily Trust had reported how gunmen attacked three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and abducted 39 students and seven teachers. In Borno, armed groups attacked schools in Mussa, Askira-Uba Local Government Area, abducting 42 pupils. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, Matawalle said insecurity remains a national…

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police in Nigeria. CityNews reports that the bill seeks to amend several sections of the 1999 Constitution to provide a framework for the creation, funding, regulation and operation of state police services. It also retains the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) as a federal policing institution. Among its provisions, the bill empowers state governors to appoint commissioners of police for their respective states. It also provides for the creation of State Police Service Commissions to regulate and oversee the operations of state police formations. The proposed legislation limits federal…

Former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has made a fresh claim about the alleged third-term agenda of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, claiming that the former Nigerian leader wanted to become a life president. According to Oshiomhole, it took the staunch determination of the National Assembly under Senator Ken Nnamani to stop Obasanjo from transforming himself into a president for life, like President Paul Biya of Cameroon, and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, if he had succeeded with the plan to amend the constitution to allow for the third term. CityNews reports that Oshiomhole made the claim while speaking in Akure, the Ondo State capital, during the…

Aliko Dangote’s fortune has climbed to about $36.5 billion, making Africa’s richest man wealthier than the projected annual economic output of 33 African countries. – Aliko Dangote’s fortune has climbed to $36.5 billion, making him wealthier than the projected economies of 33 African countries. – His net worth now exceeds the GDP of nations including Mali, Botswana, Gabon, Rwanda and Mauritius. – The rise has been fueled by the growing value of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, now valued at about $39.1 billion. – The comparison underscores the scale of Africa’s largest private industrial empire and its growing economic influence. The…

Human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has announced his intention to continue public demonstrations following his collapse during a protest in Abuja on Friday. The incident took place after operatives of the Nigeria Police Force fired tear gas canisters to disperse demonstrators gathered to protest the country’s worsening security situation and a series of recent killings. According to eyewitnesses, the peaceful gathering became chaotic when security personnel moved to prevent the crowd from advancing past a restricted area. Sowore, who was leading the demonstration, inhaled the fumes, began gasping for air, and…

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that any legislature that cannot say no to the executive is of no relevance. Saraki made this remark on Friday in the June 12, 2026 edition of ‘The Platform’ aired on Channels Television. He stated that the legislature which simply receives executive proposals, approves them without scrutiny, and goes home has not fulfilled its constitutional mandate. According to him, the parliament provides an arena where a divided country can argue without breaking, regardless of where one comes from. “So, what I learned in those four years in the National Assembly as Senate President is that…