Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts 
By Obianuju Okenwa (Police Affairs Reporter)
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of over 3,800 senior police officers, including two Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs), ten Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs), and seventeen Commissioners of Police (CPs), following their success in promotion examinations and oral interviews conducted by the Commission.
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested Ugbor Chika Paul (male, 30) for alleged serial rape, robbery and sextortion (cyberstalling) of female victims.
By Chinelo Ogbodo (Enugu State Correspondent)
The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has ordered a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Nnaji Izuchukwu (male) during an intelligence-led operation by operatives of the Anti-Cultism Section of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU).
By Janet Bassey (Governance Correspondent)
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has beseeched Almighty Allah to transform Nigeria’s rich diversity into a source of prosperity, unity, peace and sustainable development for the benefit of all Nigerians.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has moved to reclaim the narrative around President Bola Tinubu’s 2023 electricity promise, arguing that recent public commentary has quoted the pledge without the condition attached to it.
By Our Reporter
Amb. Prof. Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, a journalist and human rights advocate, has called on governments and the international community to take urgent action to end the killing of journalists and ensure the prosecution of those responsible.
By Our Reporter
The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria will examine the growing threat artificial intelligence (AI) poses to media integrity and explore how newsrooms can use AI-powered verification tools to detect and counter misinformation at its 2026 conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM).
By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)
With just a day to the scheduled flag off of the African Democratic Presidential campaign in Sokoto, the State government Monday evening sealed off the state presidential campaign office of the party.
By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA) Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, have turbaned a renowned philanthropist, Alhaji Murtala Abdulkadir Dan'Iya as the new Dallatun Sokoto alongside 12 others honoured with various traditional titles.
By Our Reporter
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has declared that Nigeria views the Caribbean as family, not just a market, as both regions move to build a new bi-directional corridor for healthcare manufacturing, trade, and skills transfer across the Atlantic.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has begun efforts to neutralise rampant fake news and online scams that damage the Service's image by integrating new-age digital data-tracking intelligence tools.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has showcased its ongoing digital transformation journey at the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Smart Customs Project Global Event 2026, held at the WCO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, from 29 to 30 October 2026.
