Ondo State, April 16, 2026 — Residents of Ese-Odo Local Government Area in Ondo State have accused the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, of diverting employment opportunities and development projects meant for Niger Delta communities to his Akoko political constituency. The community alleged that it was excluded from a recent employment exercise carried out by…
Zamfara State, April 16, 2026 — Suspected bandits have abducted the Head of Pharmacy at the General Hospital Nasarawa, Lauwali Sani, while he was travelling along the Gusau–Anka Road in Zamfara State. Security sources said the incident occurred shortly after the victim passed Mayanchi, a known high-risk area along the highway frequently targeted by armed…
April 16, 2026 | News A United Kingdom court is set to deliver a verdict in the high-profile bribery trial involving Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in the coming days. The case, being heard at the Southwark Crown Court, has attracted widespread attention in both Nigeria and internationally due to the scale…
April 16, 2026 | News The Ondo State Police Command has foiled a suspected plot to bomb key government facilities in Akure and other parts of the state, arresting six individuals allegedly linked to the operation. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, the Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal, said the suspects had secretly moved…
April 16, 2026 | News A student of the University of Jos, John Arum, who was abducted alongside six other passengers while travelling from Jos to Kaduna, has appeared in a disturbing video pleading for help from captivity. The victims were reportedly intercepted along the highway by armed men and taken away during the journey….
April 16, 2026 | News Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s “City Boys” political movement has failed to gain traction in Nigeria’s South-East due to widespread disinterest in elections among Igbo youths. In a post shared on Thursday, Ejimakor…
April 16, 2026 — SUNTV Global Channel Fresh concerns have emerged over the welfare and safety of locally recruited forest guards in Kwara State, as operatives lament unpaid salaries, lack of adequate weapons, and rising casualties in ongoing battles against bandits. Multiple sources revealed that many of the guards, deployed to strengthen security in rural…
April 16, 2026 — SUNTV Global Channel Suspected bandits have launched coordinated attacks on multiple rural communities in Kwara State, abducting several residents, injuring others, and rustling livestock in a wave of violence that has heightened fear among locals. The attacks reportedly occurred late Wednesday night across communities in Isin and Ifelodun Local Government Areas,…
April 16, 2026 — SUNTV Global Channel There is growing tension at the headquarters of the Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis and Onchocerciasis Research (NITR) in Kaduna following an incident in which operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps allegedly barred a senior staff member from entering her office on the directive of the…
April 16, 2026 — SUNTV Global Channel The Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has dismissed ongoing opposition coalition efforts ahead of the 2027 general elections, while taking a swipe at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. In a post shared on X, Bwala responded to Atiku’s recent claim that…