ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesFor 56 days, the parents of 44 pupils and teachers in Oyo State lived in a kind of suspended grief — not knowing if their children were alive, not knowing when, or if, they would come home. On Friday, that agony ended. Security agencies confirmed that all the students and teachers abducted from three…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Emmanuel Ntekim The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrest a suspected drug dealer and the recover large quantities of substances suspected to be Indian hemp. The command on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at about 9:30 a.m., acting on credible intelligence, received information that a suspected drug trafficker was conveying bags of illicit…
ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares•Issue 7 days ultimatum for accountability A storm of outrage swept through Esit Eket Local Government Area on Saturday, May 9, 2026, as leaders of thought, traditional rulers, political leaders, women, youths, and community stakeholders convened at the Palace of the Paramount Ruler of Esit Eket, His Royal Majesty Edidem Ubong Peter Assam II,…
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the Taminu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and thus effectively nullifying the party’s recent national convention
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Emmanuel Ntekim The Federal Government’s rising debt burden has come under fresh scrutiny after domestic borrowing climbed to N8.1 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, exceeding the pro-rated quarterly target and raising fears of deeper fiscal stress. The Q1 figure represents a 7.4 per cent increase over the N7.5 trillion borrowed in…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Emmanuel Ntekim Fresh waves of concern have gripped Nigeria’s North-East following reports that insurgents killed a Nigerian Army Colonel and six soldiers during a deadly overnight ambush in Monguno, Borno State. The fallen senior officer, identified as Colonel I.A. Mohammed, reportedly died while moving to assess his troops after terrorists launched an assault…
Tensions have reached a boiling point between US President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV regarding the ongoing conflict in Iran.
Fresh details have emerged on the killing of the Commander of the 29 Task Force Brigade, Brigadier General Oseni Braimah, during a bloody midnight assault on a military base in Benisheikh, Borno State.
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Emmanuel Ntekim The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Late Mrs. Nkoyo Ita John Ikot, the beloved mother of DSP Nyeneime Ita John and DSP Timfon Ita John, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command. In a statement made available to WatchmanPost and signed…
The insurgents reportedly struck Benisheikh at approximately 1:00 AM on Thursday, setting fire to trucks and commercial vehicles. Motorists and passengers—stranded due to the nightly closure of the Maiduguri-Damaturu Road—were among those targeted.
