President Tinubu seeks Senate confirmation for new Nigerian oil regulators following the resignation of the heads of NMDPRA and NUPRC.
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Majalisar Dattijai ta umurci Mai ba Shugaban Ƙasa shawara kan harkokin tsaro, Nuhu Ribadu, da ya gudanar da bincike kan jita-jitar da ke yawo a kafafen sada zumunta cewa Shugaban Majalisar, Godswill Akpabio, ya fadi ko ma ya rasu. Hukuncin ya biyo bayan korafin da Sanata Titus Zam ya gabatar ƙarƙashin Dokar 42, inda ya nuna damuwa kan yada irin waɗannan jita-jita cikin awanni 48 da suka gabata. Sanata Zam ya bayyana cewa irin waɗannan labarai suna kawo rudani kuma ba su dace ba, musamman ga Shugaban Majalisar wanda shi ne mutum na uku a ƙasa. Bayan…
The Commissioner of Police, Plateau State Command, *CP Emmanuel Olugbemiga Adesina, psc* today received the Chairman of the Plateau State Youth Council (PYC), *Mr. Panan Gongdem Dapar*, and other council executives at the Police State Headquarters, Jos. During the meeting, the Youth Council Chairman said the visit was intended to identify with the security agencies responsible for maintaining peace and stability in the State. He commended the Commissioner and his management team for their efforts in securing the State against criminal activities. Mr. Dapar explained that one of the priorities of the current Youth Council administration is to complement the…
We wish to bring to the attention of the security agencies, government authorities, and the general public an unfortunate incident that occurred today, 15th December 2025, around Jol Community, Jol Ward, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State by Suspected Berom youth Three (3) cows belonging to Mr. Auwal Sale were injured by gunshots while grazing in the area. The animals sustained serious injuries, causing distress and economic loss to their owner. The incident has heightened fear among livestock owners and residents in the community. We strongly condemn this act and call on the relevant security agencies to…
The United States Coast Guard, in collaboration with the US Navy, has intercepted a Nigerian-owned supertanker, Skipper, over allegations of crude oil theft, piracy, and other transnational crimes. The vessel, a 20-year-old Very Large Crude Carrier, VLCC, with IMO Number 9304667, is reportedly owned and managed by Nigeria-based Thomarose Global Ventures Ltd., though its registered owner is listed as Triton Navigation Corp., headquartered in the Marshall Islands. Authorities said the tanker was illegally flying the Guyanese flag at the time of its arrest. In a swift rebuttal, Guyana’s Maritime Administration Department, MARAD, confirmed that Skipper is not on…
Ruya Auta, the Nigerian police officer who shot and kïllêd 20-year-old Rinji Bala on May 13, 2020, has been sentenced to dêâth by hãnging or lêthal ïnjection. The sentence was delivered at a High Court in Jos, Plateau State, in North Central Nigeria, on Monday, Dec. 8. Ruya was attached to Operation Safe Haven (now known as ‘Operation Ensuring Peace’), a Nigerian military joint task force established to quell violence in Plateau and neighbouring states. “It has been five years of efforts and tenacity to bring justice to the deceased, the family, and even the government,” Garba…
A daren nan labari ke zuwa akan cewa Kasar Burkina Faso ta tilastawa jirgin saman sojojin Nigeria saukar gaggawa a kasarta bayan da ta zargi jirgin da shiga kasarta ba bisa ka’ida ba… Yanzu haka dai jirgin yayi saukar gaggawa a tashar jirage dake garin Bobo-Dioulasso kasar Burkina Faso… Jirgin yana dauke da sojojin Nigeria guda tara sai matukan jirgin su biyu Daya daga cikin Jagoran juyin mulki na kasar Burkina Faso ya tabbatar da cewa yanzu haka suna cigaba da bincike akan dalilin da ya sanya jirgin Nigeria ya shiga sararin samaniyar kasarsu ba tare da…
In recent weeks, a wave of commentary has suggested that Nigeria’s new tax regime may scare away investors, trigger capital flight, or damage business competitiveness. These concerns, although understandable in an environment where fiscal reforms attract intense public scrutiny, are largely misplaced. The 2025 tax reforms, anchored by the new Nigeria Tax Act (NTA) and Nigeria Tax Administration Act (NTAA), represent one of Nigeria’s most pro-investment, pro-market, and modernising tax policy updates in decades. Far from undermining growth and competitiveness, the reforms simplify the tax landscape, align Nigeria with global best practices, reduce compliance burdens, and protect both businesses…
President Bola Tinubu has commended the security agencies for their tireless efforts in securing the freedom of the 100 students of Papiri Catholic School in Niger State. While expressing his joy over the safe return of the students, President Tinubu equally charged the security agencies to ensure the swift release of the remaining 115 students and their teachers who are still held hostage. President Tinubu assured the parents that both the federal and the Niger State governments are working closely to reunite all the abducted students with their families. “I have been briefed on the safe return…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the gallantry of Nigeria’s military on Sunday for responding swiftly to the request by the Government of Benin Republic to save its 35-year-old democracy from coup plotters who struck at dawn today. Acting on two separate requests from the Government of Benin, President Tinubu first ordered Nigerian Air Force fighter jets to enter the country and take over the airspace to help dislodge the coup plotters from the National TV and a military camp where they had regrouped. The Republic of Benin, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a Note Verbal, requested immediate…
The Plateau State Police Command has made a significant breakthrough in its efforts to curb insecurity in the State, with the arrest of Fifteen (15) suspected criminal elements who have been masquerading as commercial motorcyclists in various parts of the State. Acting on credible intelligence on the influx of criminal-minded elements in the State, our operatives swooped down on various locations in the State and arrested the suspects, who match the description of members of notorious gang of criminals that infiltrated conventional commercial motorcyclists, and covering their faces with masks while they operate. The operation is still ongoing in…
TROOPS OF OPERATION ENDURING PEACE RAID CRIMINAL HIDEOUT, RECOVER ARMS IN PLATEAU In a sustained effort to disrupt the activities of non-state actors, troops of the Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE (JTF OPEP), currently conducting Operation PEACE SHIELD, have raided the hideout of a suspected gunrunner in Plateau State. The operation was carried out yesterday, 3 December 2025, by troops of Sector 2 (Sub-Sector 3) deployed at Gashish, following credible intelligence on the suspect’s activities in Ranbiri Village, Kafi Abu, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. Although, the suspect fled the area before the…
PICTURES: Damagum Hands Over to Turaki As PDP Chairman Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amb. Illiya Damagum, on Tuesday, officially handed over the party’s leadership to the newly constituted Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC). The transition marks the end of Damagum’s stewardship as the party moves into a new administrative phase. The handover ceremony, held on Tuesday at the Bauchi State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, comes ahead of the expiration of the former NWC’s tenure on December 8, amid an ongoing legal dispute with the faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory…
Plateau Assembly Tasks Health Facilities on Improved Service Delivery as MDAs Defend 2026 Budget: The Plateau State House of Assembly has urged all healthcare facilities across the state to ensure the delivery of adequate and efficient medical services to prevent disease outbreaks. Chairman of the House Committee on Health, Yakubu Sanda, gave the charge at the commencement of the 2026 budget defence for Ministries, Departments, and Agencies MDAs under the committee at the Assembly complex in Jos Sanda stressed that accessible and quality healthcare remains essential to safeguarding public health, noting that every facility must perform optimally.…
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES GENERAL CHRISTOPHER MUSA AS THE NEW MINISTER OF DEFENCE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defence. In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu conveyed General Musa’s nomination as the successor to Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who resigned on Monday. General Musa, 58, on December 25, is a distinguished soldier who served as Chief of Defence Staff from 2023 until October 2025. He won the Colin Powell Award for Soldiering in 2012. Born in Sokoto in 1967, General…
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE BADARU ABUBAKAR, DEFENCE MINISTER, RESIGNS Nigeria’s defence minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his appointment, with immediate effect. In a letter dated December 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds. President Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his services to the nation. President Tinubu will likely inform the Senate of Badaru’s successor later this week. Badaru Abubakar, 63, was a two-term governor of Jigawa state from 2015 to 2023. He was appointed as a minister on August 21, 2023, by…
Ministan Tsaro na Najeriya, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, ya yi murabus daga mukaminsa, kamar yadda Fadar Shugaban Ƙasa ta tabbatar a wata sanarwa da ta fitar yau Litinin. Sanarwar, wadda Mai Baiwa Shugaban Ƙasa Shawara kan Bayanai da Tsare-Tsare, Bayo Onanuga, ya sanya wa hannu, ta ce Badaru ya aike da takardar murabus ga Shugaban Ƙasa Bola Ahmed Tinubu a ranar 1 ga Disamba, yana mai bayyana cewa dalilan lafiya ne suka sa ya ɗauki wannan mataki. A cewar Onanuga, Shugaba Tinubu ya amince da murabus ɗin, tare da gode wa Badaru bisa “gudummawar da ya bayar wa…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have successfully thwarted a planned midnight attack on Chibok communities in Borno State. The attack, launched by over 300 terrorists from multiple fronts, began at about 0250 hours (2:50 a.m.) today and was decisively defeated through swift intelligence, tactical manoeuvre and superior firepower by troops of 28 Task Force Brigade. The troops, who were on alert, detected early enemy movement, enabling them to quickly assume battle positions and engage the terrorists from multiple fronts. The fierce firefight lasted for over two hours, during which the gallant soldiers held their ground firmly and prevented the…
Hukumar tsaro ta DSS ta zargi dan jarida kuma mai shiga tsakani da ’yan ta’addar da suka sace fasinjojin jrigin kasan Kaduna-Abuja a shekarar 2022, Tukur Mamu, da karbar Naira miliyan 50 daga kudin fansar fasinjojin. Ana zargin Tukur Mamu da karbar kudin ne daga jagoran ’yan bindigar da ake kira da “Shugaba”. Mamu na fuskantar tuhumar laifukan ta’addanci, ciki har da karɓar kuɗin fansa daga iyalan waɗanda aka yi garkuwa da su a harin jirgin Kaduna na ranar 28 ga Maris, 2022, hulɗa da kuɗaɗen ’yan ta’adda, hana aikin kwamitin babban hafsan tsaron kasa da…
Five officers paid the supreme price, two were injured, while a certain number of bandits were neutralised in Sabon Sara village, Darazo LGA, Bauchi State. As we work towards the actualization of a crime free State, where the unsavory activities of criminal merchants desperate to make a living at the expense of the law-abiding citizens of the state has put us on the chase and we are delighted that the force, our personnel and the units, did not fall short of expectations as our personnel neutralise reasonable number of the bandits at the gun duel point. The Bauchi…