The Abia State Government has demolished multiple structures within Abia Hotels, Umuahia, following the revocation of the property’s Certificate of Occupancy earlier held by Investment Guarantee Limited. The demolition, executed over the weekend by Bulldozers, came after the state government repossessed the facility from Investment Guarantee Limited, pursuant to the reversal of its property lease arrangement. A site visit on Sunday showed large sections of the hotel in rubble, while bulldozers were stationed in front of remaining buildings inside the compound on 16 Finbarrs Road. In a statement dated November 16, 2025, the Government of Abia State said that the…
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Federal Government over reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited spent N17.5 trillion within a single year on securing fuel pipelines, describing the development as unprecedented and alarming. Atiku made the remarks on Sunday in a statement issued by his media office, insisting that the revelation ranks among the most brazen financial scandals in Nigeria’s history. The statement benchmarked the reported spending against over a decade of fuel subsidy payments, noting that Nigeria expended roughly N18 trillion on fuel subsidy over 12 years on a programme that cushioned millions, stabilised transport…
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has advised corps members to cultivate a culture of prudent spending and sound financial management. General Nafiu delivered the remark on Tuesday during a visit to the 2025 Batch ‘C’ corps members deployed to Edo State at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Okada. He urged the corps members to shun flamboyant lifestyles and learn to live within their means. The NYSC helmsman also charged them to remain security-conscious at all times, avoid risky engagements, and stay alert to their environment. The DG reaffirmed the commitment of the NYSC…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has filed a suit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, over the alleged failure of the National Assembly to account for a missing N18.6 billion earmarked for the construction of the National Assembly Service Commission, NASC, Office Complex in Abuja. The lawmakers were sued on behalf of all members of the National Assembly. Also listed as a respondent in the suit is the National Assembly Service Commission. SERAP said the lawsuit followed allegations contained in the 2022 annual report published by the Auditor-General of…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has dismissed allegations by The Osun Masterminds (TOM), accusing his administration of abandoning governance ahead of the 2026 governorship election. TOM, a coalition of civil society organisations, made the claims in its November State-of-the-State address delivered by its Executive Director, Wasiu Oyedokun‑Alli, who alleged that key state responsibilities were being sidelined for political gain. Oyedokun-Alli claimed that governance had suffered major setbacks, alleging the governor was barely seen or heard as election preparations gathered momentum. He also criticised the delayed recruitment of teachers, describing the hold-up as a failed promise that betrayed public trust. The…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised the new ambassadorial nominations by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing the list as a political reward scheme, rather than a serious attempt to restore Nigeria’s strained foreign relations. In a statement issued on Saturday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party questioned the ethical basis of the nominations, particularly the inclusion of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to ADC, Yakubu’s nomination raised critical ethical concerns and could undermine public confidence in INEC, an institution it said was still battling…
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress and immediate past Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has dismissed the call for his arrest by the state government, describing it as unfounded and irresponsible. Ganduje made this known in a statement issued on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu. According to the former governor, the demand exposed Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s inability to tackle the worsening security crisis in the state. “It is deeply unfortunate that rather than addressing the escalating insecurity ravaging the state, Governor Yusuf has chosen to chase shadows while searching for scapegoats…
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has asked Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to stop turning security matters into politics and focus on resolving the state’s governance challenges. Barau’s remarks came in response to allegations issued by the Kano State Government after its 34th Executive Council Meeting, where it was claimed that a statement by the senator could undermine ongoing security efforts. In a statement released on Saturday by his media aide, Ismail Mudashir, Barau dismissed the claims as false, reckless and malicious, and challenged the government to provide evidence. “The attention of the media…
The 2023 Labour Party Vice-Presidential candidate, Datti Baba‑Ahmed, has insisted that former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, remains a member of the party. Baba-Ahmed made the clarification on Wednesday while briefing journalists in Abuja, shortly after the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, which had in attendance officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. He dismissed published claims that Obi had defected from the party, describing the reports as unfounded. “To the best of our knowledge, our brother, His Excellency Peter Obi, is still a member of the Labour Party. Nothing has changed. If he were here now, I…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, days after submitting an earlier batch of three names. The president’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. According to Onanuga, the nominations were transmitted in two separate letters addressed to the President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio. The letters comprise 15 nominees designated as career ambassadors and 17 as non-career ambassadors. Onanuga noted that the career ambassadorial list includes four women, while the non-career list contains six women. Among the non-career nominees are…
The Ondo State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of an unidentified woman found in a hotel room in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area. The victim’s body was discovered on Wednesday at a hotel located along the Ore–Okitipupa Road, close to the Ore–Okitipupa highway corridor in the southern part of the state. InfoStride News gathered that the man who checked into the same room with the deceased was not present when hotel staff made the grim discovery. A hotel staff member, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, said the pair checked in together…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested two female suspects found in possession of an automatic pump-action shotgun and five live cartridges. The Command’s spokesperson, Moses Yamu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Benin City, obtained by journalists. According to Yamu, the firearm, identified as an automatic pump-action shotgun (Breach No. 0230), alongside five live cartridges, was concealed inside a sack at the point of recovery. Police identified the suspects as Believe Ehinor, 18, and Ofoma Sofia, 19. Yamu said the duo were apprehended on November 25, 2025, at about 11:30pm, amid ongoing investigations into the earlier arrest…
A driver has been killed after troops repelled an attempted kidnap along the Makurdi–Kura highway in Benue State. The incident was first disclosed by security analyst Zagazola Makama in a post on X on Thursday. According to Makama, the attack occurred on Wednesday at about 6:30pm, when armed men barricaded the highway in a bid to abduct passengers in a commercial bus travelling ahead of a convoy of engineers en route from Kura to Makurdi. Soldiers on routine patrol, positioned behind the engineers’ vehicle, quickly engaged the gunmen, forcing the suspected bandits to flee and scatter into nearby bushes. Makama…
A police constable in Katsina State has been declared missing after signing out a service rifle and disappearing shortly after reporting for duty. The incident was first disclosed by security analyst Zagazola Makama in a post on X on Thursday. According to Makama, the officer, Police Constable Ahmed Tukur of the Danmusa Division, reported for duty on November 23 at about 6pm, where he signed out an AK-47 rifle with breech number 13492 and rifle number 13492 for standby duty. Shortly after collecting the weapon, he reportedly left the station and has not been seen since. Efforts by his colleagues…
Armed bandits have abducted 54 farmers and residents, including four pregnant women and children, in Paleta community, Unguwan-Kawo, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Sources told newsmen that the attack occurred around 1pm on Wednesday, November 26, barely six days after bandits seized over 300 students and teachers from St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, also in Niger State. Eyewitnesses alleged that the gunmen invaded the community, shooting sporadically before whisking villagers—among them expectant mothers and minors—to an unknown location. A community source said the affected settlement lies approximately five kilometres from a…
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested seven suspected cultists inside a hospital in Uromi, the administrative headquarters of Esan North-East Local Government Area, over an alleged violent conspiracy. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, Moses Yamu, disclosed the development on Thursday in a statement made available to journalists in Benin City. Yamu said the suspects—believed to be members of the Eiye Confraternity—were allegedly holding a strategic meeting to plan an imminent attack on a rival group, the Aye Confraternity, following a bloody clash between an Eiye member, identified by sources with the alias “I Dey…
Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, says his administration has cut the state’s infrastructure deficit by more than half since 2022. Adeleke disclosed this on Wednesday in Osogbo during a live statewide broadcast marking the third anniversary of his administration. According to the governor, Osun’s infrastructure deficit stood at over 80% when he assumed office. “Today, we have reduced the infrastructure deficit by over 50%. Osun has become one of the fastest-growing states in road connectivity,” he said. The governor explained that infrastructure development remains central to his administration’s economic strategy, with road connectivity identified as the most direct pathway…
Residents and traders along the Arakale axis of Akure, the Ondo State capital, were on Wednesday thrown into panic after thugs fatally stabbed a Police Inspector during a dispute. The suspects, identified by the police as Shina Jacob, 25, and Felix Olalekan, 32, allegedly attacked the officer amid an altercation at Oke-Arata, a busy trading hub in the city. The development comes days after a personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was stabbed to death in the Oba-Ile area of Akure by a mentally unstable man. Sources said the slain inspector had recently been transferred from…
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has debunked a viral social media report claiming he stated that security operations in Zamfara State “would not work without him.” In a statement issued on Thursday, Matawalle described the publication as untrue and misleading, emphasising that he never made such a remark. He clarified that although he has in the past voiced concerns over the security situation in Zamfara, he did not grant any interview or hold any conversation suggesting that ongoing military or security missions depend on his personal participation. The minister said the report distorted his position and…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a fresh alarm over what it described as a rapidly expanding criminal economy driving banditry, kidnapping and terrorism across Nigeria, cautioning that insecurity has morphed into a highly organised enterprise. The opposition party also urged the Federal Government to stop politicising national security, warning that treating the crisis as a partisan issue is worsening the country’s security landscape. The party’s Ini Ememobong raised the concerns on Wednesday while speaking on the Democracy Today, stressing that ongoing government tactics are emboldening criminal networks. Ememobong, citing unnamed national datasets, said available figures indicate that banditry,…