The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has condemned the worsening insecurity across the country and cautioned against linking criminal activities to Islam and Nigerian Muslims. The council said religious and ethnic profiling of criminals was dangerous and capable of deepening divisions at a time Nigerians should unite against common security threats. In a Democracy…
The Northern Youth Assembly has described the National Assembly’s passage of the State Police Bill as a watershed moment in Nigeria’s quest to address worsening insecurity, saying the reform offers renewed hope for the North. The group said the constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police would strengthen intelligence gathering, improve emergency response and create…
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has condemned the worsening insecurity across the country and cautioned against linking criminal activities to Islam and Nigerian Muslims. The council said religious and ethnic profiling of criminals was dangerous and capable of deepening divisions at a time Nigerians should unite against common security threats. In a Democracy…
President Bola Tinubu says his administration remains determined to transform Abuja into a model capital city with vigorous planned urban development. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, while inaugurating Arterial Road N5 (Obafemi Awolowo Way), from Life Camp Junction to Ring Road III, Dape District Section. He said…
Mixed reactions on Wednesday, trailed the decision by Edo Government to temporarily shut down three secondary schools in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, over alleged kidnap threat. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin, Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Edo Chapter, Mr Aighomwanhi Idubor, described the…
A victim of an alleged rape committed by a University of Abuja law student, on Wednesday broke down in an FCT High Court in Jabi while testifying. The police charged a 40-year-old Law student of the university, Monday Goodluck, with rape. The victim, (name withheld) is a 100-level Medicine and Surgery student of the university…
Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), has said that Nigeria’s crude oil production output target remained 2.5 million barrels per day (mbpd). He said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources’ 2026 Management Retreat. The theme of the retreat is: “Driving Institutional Performance and Accountability in the Petroleum…
Julius Berger Nig. Plc has commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, for his visionary leadership and infrastructural transformation in the FCT. Its Managing Director, Dr Peer Lubasch, gave the commendation in Abuja on Wednesday at the inauguration of Arterial Road N5 (Obafemi Awolowo Way), from Life Camp Junction to…
The Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) Legal Advocates for Ethics & Integrity (LAGEI) has asked Kenneth Okonkwo, a lawyer, to retract the allegations made against the party’s 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Convener of the group, Mr Maxwell Opara, at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, also demanded a public apology from Okonkwo. The News…
The Vice Chairman of Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun, Debo Farounbi, was on Tuesday night abducted by gunmen in Ora-Igbomina town. It was learnt that the gunmen invaded the community around 10 p.m., firing sporadically to scare residents. An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the gunmen also abducted three other persons…
The Catholic Bishop of Oyo Diocese, Most Rev. Emmanuel Badejo, has urged Nigerians to confront national challenges with faith, goodwill and active goodness. Badejo, who stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ibadan, said that these virtues could “crowd out evil” in the society. He acknowledged the…
