The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has accused the Federal Government of failing in its responsibility to protect citizens, warning that continued insecurity and delayed security responses suggest possible complicity in the violence plaguing parts of the country. The position was contained in a statement titled “Peace in Nigeria: Moving from Fragility to Stability,”…
A new partnership between the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Nigeria’s Federal Fire Service (FFS) will train 7,400 Nigerians in fire prevention and basic emergency response, in what authorities describe as one of the nation’s largest community safety initiatives. The programme was unveiled in Abuja on Monday, with FFS spokesperson Paul Abraham confirming that 200…
Senator Okey Ezea, a Labour Party representative for Enugu North Senatorial District, has died. His family confirmed his death in a statement issued on Wednesday, saying he passed away shortly after 11 p.m. on 18 November at a private medical facility in Lagos. The announcement, released by his son, Jideofor Ezea, described the news as…
A fresh wave of terror has swept through the Zuru Emirate in Kebbi State after armed bandits carried out a midnight attack on the Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area. The assailants stormed the school on Sunday night, killing the Vice Principal, Malam Hassan Yakubu Makuku, and abducting 25…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has said an accident involving a Volkswagen commercial bus with registration number EPE 494 XM and a stationary tipper truck has claimed one life. The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, said that six others were severely injured….
Consumers in Benue, Abia, Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states are rejoicing over the sharp drop in prices of most foodstuffs in markets. A cross-section of consumers said on Sunday in the states that prices of most foodstuffs, especially grains, had dropped significantly. A Makurdi resident, Victoria Ogwuche, said she could now buy a mudu…
The Ebonyi State Police Command said its operatives rescued a kidnap victim, Thank-God Obasi, from a toilet in a hotel located in Ezzangbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area (LGA). The command’s spokesman, SP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this in a statement in Abakaliki on Sunday. Mr Ukandu explained that Obasi was allegedly kidnapped, tied and locked up…
A bridge collapsed at a cobalt mine in southeast Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 32 wildcat miners, a regional government official said Sunday. The bridge came down Saturday onto a flooded zone at the mine in Lualaba province, Roy Kaumba Mayonde, the provincial interior minister, told reporters. He said 32 bodies had…
A witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday told an Abuja High Court that retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser (NSA), signed payment mandates issued to two companies linked to his trial. Dasuki is facing an amended 32-count charge over alleged misappropriation of N33.2 billion in security funds, alongside…
A youth group in Zamfara State has accused the state government of falsifying financial records to claim credit for projects largely funded by an external donor agency. The Zamfara Youth Awareness Forum, in a statement on Sunday, alleged that the administration of Governor Dauda Lawal Dare deliberately misrepresented figures in its 2025 third-quarter budgetary…
