Following the recent foiled coup in Benin Republic, President Patrice Talon on Wednesday hosted a high-level delegation from the Nigerian Army at the Presidential Palace in Cotonou. The delegation was received as... Read more »
Human rights lawyer, Bar. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has issued a strong reaction to the ongoing Senate screening of social commentator Reno Omokri, warning that the outcome may have far-reaching political consequences for serving... Read more »
The Honourable Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd), on Thursday paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Brigadier General B. M. Uba, who was killed in the line... Read more »
Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have arrested one Sahabi Rabi’u suspected to be in connection with the gruesome murder of a 30-year-old nursing mother and her 10-month-old baby in Sheme... Read more »
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs on Thursday cleared former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, former Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, former presidential aide Senator Ita Enang, and former Chairman of the Independent... Read more »
Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo, is reportedly dead. It was gathered that the deputy governor died on Thursday in an undisclosed hospital at the age of 60. As of... Read more »
The Deputy governor of Bayelsa state, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, reportedly collapsed and was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, the state capital today December 11. Vanguard reports that the incident... Read more »
The Lagos State Police Command has refuted claims circulating in a viral video alleging that an Inspector of Police was caught stealing and subsequently beaten by a mob. In a statement issued... Read more »
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have repelled an attempted attack by Boko Haram terrorists on the newly resettled community of Delwa in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. Akelicious gathered that... Read more »
During a Senate screening on December 10, 2025, Emmanuel Adeyemi, a career diplomat and one of 65 ambassadorial nominees, faced intense questioning after failing to name all three senators representing his home... Read more »
Anti-cultism platform, Naija Confra on Wednesday shared a video of two teenage girls arrested for being in possession of an automatic pump-action shotgun, with Breach No. 0230 in Edo State. It was... Read more »
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised two terrorists in an ambush at Shettimari general area of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources told Akelicious that the operation, carried out... Read more »
Governor Malam Umar Namadi today presided over the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a consortium of investors for the large-scale production of alfalfa, under which the Jigawa State... Read more »
Ten years after the clash between soldiers and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, leader of the group, has said former President Muhammadu Buhari will give account... Read more »
Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation, has stated that the government has no authority to fix prices for private enterprises, including the aviation sector. Speaking on Arise TV, Keyamo said, “The government has... Read more »
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) in Nigeria has ordered an immediate dismantling of non-essential static roadblocks and unauthorized checkpoints across key national highways, citing concerns about operational inefficiency and risks posed to both... Read more »
Twitter Ban Was a National Security Decision, Not Triggered by Buhari’s Deleted Tweet – Lai Mohammed
Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says one of the most difficult moments in his eight years in office was the suspension of Twitter, insisting the decision was driven entirely... Read more »
Former Anambra State governor and immediate past Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has been arrested in Abuja and is currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission... Read more »
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja said the directive to redeploy police officers working with VIPs, VVIPs and ministers was not negotiable, admonishing all ministers to ensure immediate compliance. Speaking at... Read more »
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen reportedly attacked the residence of ASP Mohammed Modu, Officer-in-Charge of Tattaba Out Station, Bara Division, Gulani Local Government Area, Yobe State, in the early hours of 9 December.... Read more »