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Fresh revelations have emerged on the circumstances surrounding the resignation of former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, with insiders pointing to months of unpaid allocations to state commands, controversial promotions and a rift over key postings. Sources familiar with developments told Vanguard that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was alarmed by the rising wave of kidnappings, community attacks and killings across …

Hon. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, son of the embattled Former Governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has spoken about the items the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) recently seized during a raid on his father’s residence. In a statement on Monday, Bello said it was unfortunate that ICPC has descended into what he described as “a …

Hon. Mohammed Bello El‑Rufai, a member of the House of Representatives, has accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of waging a smear campaign against Malam Nasir El‑Rufai, his father, by “weaponizing” his constitutional right to silence. In a lengthy statement issued on Monday and signed on behalf of the El-Rufai family, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai said …

Dr Muda Yusuf, Chief Executive Officer, Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, CPPE, has outlined the implications of the Iran- United States -Israeli conflict on the Nigerian economy. Yusuf, in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, noted that its effects would be both positive and adverse, depending on the duration of the conflict and the quality of domestic policy …

Major opposition parties in the country are expecting mass defections from the All Progressives Congress (APC) from April. According to a report by The Sun, the defections will be fallout from primaries to be conducted across the 109 senatorial districts, 360 federal constituencies, and 990 seats across the 36 State Houses of Assembly in the country. With the elimination of …

Three U.S. service members have been killed and another five have been seriously wounded, in the first casualties of the unfolding U.S. operations against Iran, the U.S. military said on Sunday. The casualties were announced on the second day of strikes by the U.S. and Israel against Iran, which have plunged the Middle East into a new, unpredictable conflict that …

Niger State Governor, Umaru Mohammed Bago, has disclosed that more than 300,000 people have been displaced across 10 local government areas of the state due to insecurity. Bago made this known while addressing journalists shortly after receiving humanitarian support from the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction at the Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi International …

Labour Party Presidential Candidate in 2023 election, Peter Obi, has alleged that more than 1,000 Nigerians were killed and thousands more abducted between January and February of 2026. Obi made the claim on his X account on Sunday, saying the scale of violence across the country is worse than that of nations officially at war. He criticised what he described …

Gunmen have kidnapped Mr Francis Igwe, the father of a former Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Dr Kelechi Igwe Gunmen have kidnapped Mr Francis Igwe, the father of a former Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Dr Kelechi Igwe. It was gathered that the elderly man was abducted on Sunday morning while on his way to church in his Ndufu-Alike community. …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has pledged that the 2027 general elections will be the best in Nigeria’s history, citing sweeping reforms introduced by the Electoral Act 2026. Speaking at a Citizens’ Town Hall Meeting themed “What It Means for Your Vote and the 2027 Elections,” organised by the Civil Society Network …