2027: Parties insist polls must hold despite rising insecurity

Parties insist on 2027 polls

Opposition political parties have warned that worsening insecurity poses a major threat to the conduct of the 2027 general elections. With about seven months to the polls, the parties cautioned that continued terrorist attacks, banditry, kidnappings and other violent crimes could undermine democratic participation, disenfranchise voters and disrupt the electoral process if the Federal Government fails to restore order. They argued that unless the security situation improves significantly before the elections, many Nigerians may be unwilling to vote, and that residents of communities displaced by violence could be excluded from…

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Police rescue ex-Power Minister Adelabu’s sister, twin sons

Police rescue Adelabu’s sister

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued ex-Power Minister Adelabu’s sister, Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, alive during a late-night rescue operation carried out around 7:30 p.m. yesterday. Two suspected kidnappers were neutralised in a gun duel with police operatives, while two firearms were recovered from the gang. Recall that the victims, including the younger sister of former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, were abducted around 7:30 a.m. on June 3, 2026, while on their way to drop the children…

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Katsina: Ex-Army General kidnappers demand members’ release, livestock in video

Ex Army Gen. kidnappers demand

The abductors of retired Major-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, former Director of Defence Information and his wife released a video yesterday showing the couple in captivity. Recall that the couple were abducted along the Marabar Musawa–Kafinsoli road, in Matazu local government area of Katsina State, near Zakin-Ɓaure village.  In the 4-minute video circulated on social media, the wife of the retired General was seen conveying the abductors’ demands. The demands included the release of three of their members identified as Sani, Aminu and Nasiru, as well as the return of livestock allegedly…

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Tinubu moves to break S’African firm’s hold on airtime, data lending market

Tinubu on airtime, data lending

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to break the long-standing dominance allegedly held by South African technology firm, Optasia in Nigeria’s airtime credit and data advance sector. The move follows a briefing by the FCCPC, which reportedly warned that the company’s near-exclusive control of the market over the past 12 years has led to significant capital outflows and limited benefits for the Nigerian economy. According to sources, the Presidency believes opening the sector to competition could unlock an estimated N3 trillion in annual…

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Anxiety, as resident doctors threaten nationwide strike

Resident doctors strike

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), yesterday threatened to embark on a nationwide industrial action over the growing wave of assaults, harassment and intimidation of healthcare workers across the country.  The association issued the warning amid rising attacks on doctors and nurses in hospitals and others health workers, accusing the Federal Government and security agencies of failing to protect healthcare personnel from violence, intimidation and unlawful arrests.  NARD disclosed that no fewer than 17 tertiary health institutions recorded cases of attacks on doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers within…

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Schoolchildren Abduction: Oyo Muslims rejects terrorists’ demands for Sharia law

Oyo Muslims on terrorists

…Says “Bandits can’t speak for Islam” The Muslim community of Oyo state has publicly disowned kidnappers who tried to use Sharia demands as cover for abducting schoolchildren. In a strong statement issued on Friday, the group said terrorists and criminals have no right to speak for Islam or Muslims, calling their actions a total contradiction of the faith. This strong stance emerged as public and private schools across all 33 local government areas in Oyo State closed their doors in solidarity with the victims of the abduction. Recall that the…

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$709,238 debt: Court begins auctioning of ex-Rep. Sha’aban’s property

Court on Sha'aban’s property

The Sheriff and Civil Process Unit, Kaduna State High Court, on Wednesday auctioned landed properties belonging to a former member of the House of Representatives, Sani Sha’aban. The auction is in execution of a court judgment over a longstanding debt dispute with a businessman, Umar-Faruk Abdullahi. The properties auctioned by the Court include the land and Structure behind Sha’aban’s main residence, opposite Therbow Secondary School, Zaria, covered by Certificate of Occupancy No. KD 3984 Others are land and structures on Plot No. 3 Churchill Road GRA Zaria with Certificate of…

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Insecurity: “They have gadgets to track those who criticises govt. but can’t track terrorists”, Dalung blasts FG

Dalung blasts FG on insecurity

Former Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has accused the Bola Tinubu-led administration of lacking the political will to confront Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, saying the government is more focused on the 2027 politics than on protecting lives lost to terrorism and kidnappings. Speaking on a television programme on Friday, Dalung delivered a sharp critique of the government’s security response and overall leadership record. He said, “The government seems not to have the political will to deal with it. They have all the gadgets to track anybody who criticises the government — they…

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