The Nigeria Police Force has approved the creation of additional Counter Terrorism Unit bases and deployed more personnel to strategic areas across the country as part of efforts to improve the nation’s response to security threats. The development was announced on Saturday, March 7, 2026, in a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin. According to the statement, the initiative is part of ongoing reforms being implemented by the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to strengthen the operational capability of the police in addressing terrorism, banditry, and other serious crimes. Police authorities also introduced a specialised…
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Two men suspected of involvement in a series of violent attacks on police facilities and killings in southeastern Nigeria have been arrested by the Department of State Services, the country’s domestic intelligence agency. The arrests were carried out on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Eha-Amufu and Umuhu communities located in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State in southeastern Nigeria. Security officials said the operation followed months of intelligence gathering aimed at identifying individuals believed to be behind a wave of attacks in the area. Authorities later identified the suspects as Sabastine Odo Odam and Ejike Daniel. Security sources described…
Arsenal Football Club progressed to the quarter-finals of the Football Association Challenge Cup after defeating Mansfield Town Football Club 2–1 in a competitive match on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at One Call Stadium in Mansfield, central England. The English Premier League leaders had to overcome a determined effort from the third-tier side before securing victory and keeping alive their hopes of winning four trophies this season. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta rotated his squad heavily for the fixture, making nine changes to the team that defeated Brighton and Hove Albion earlier in the week in the Premier League. That league win…
Joe Igbokwe, a senior member of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress, has said that activist Aisha Yesufu will soon come to understand the importance of political party structures in Nigeria’s political system. Igbokwe made the comment while referring to Yesufu, who is associated with the African Democratic Congress, a political party in Nigeria. In Nigeria’s political landscape, party structures refer to organised networks that operate from the national level down to the grassroots. These networks include party officials, campaign organisers, elected representatives, and supporters who help mobilise voters and maintain the influence of a political party. Commenting on the issue…
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the diplomatic postings of 65 ambassadors and high commissioners to represent the country in embassies and international missions around the world. The decision was announced on Friday, March 6, 2026, in a statement issued by the Presidency of Nigeria and signed by presidential adviser Bayo Onanuga. The appointments include 31 career diplomats and 34 non career ambassadors, who were confirmed by the Senate of Nigeria in December 2025 before receiving their final assignments. Ambassadors and high commissioners serve as the official representatives of Nigeria abroad, working to strengthen diplomatic relations, promote economic cooperation,…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has indicated that it will not present its own candidate in Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election but will instead support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu if he emerges as the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement was made on Thursday, March 5, 2026, during a press briefing in Lagos by the party’s National Chairman, Sly Ezeokenwa. He explained that APGA intends to adopt Tinubu as its presidential candidate after the APC conducts its nomination process through direct primaries. “We hope that during the national convention of the APC, if he secures the…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to former Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, his wife Asabe Bashir, and their son Abdulaziz Malami. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik approved bail for each of the three defendants in the sum of ₦200 million with two sureties in the same amount. The court ruled that one of the sureties must present title documents of property located in Maitama or Asokoro, two well known residential districts in Abuja. Justice Abdulmalik also ordered that the defendants must submit their international passports to the court as part of the bail requirements. Until…
The United States Justice Department released more Federal Bureau of Investigation documents on Thursday. These documents detail interviews with a woman who claims that President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her after Jeffrey Epstein introduced them. The Justice Department explained that these files were kept private during earlier releases because they were wrongly marked as copies. The documents contain information from several interviews the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted with the woman in 2019. She stated that both Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump assaulted her when she was between 13 and 15 years old. The woman told investigators that Jeffrey…
The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling political party, has postponed its ward, local government, and state congresses scheduled to take place in Zamfara State. The party communicated the decision in a letter dated Monday, March 2, 2026, which was sent to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the government body responsible for supervising elections and regulating political parties in Nigeria. The correspondence was jointly signed by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, and the party’s National Secretary, Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru. In the letter, the party explained…
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters has rejected claims that the country plans to host a foreign military base, saying recent defence cooperation with the United States does not include such an arrangement. The clarification followed speculation that growing security collaboration between Nigeria and the United States could result in the establishment of a United States military base in the West African nation. Major General S. M. Uba, the Director of Defence Information at Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters, addressed the issue during a Twitter Space discussion organised by Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser to the President of Nigeria on Media and Public Communications. During…