Nigeria’s Senate has called on the government to establish a permanent military base in Kwara South after a wave of bandit attacks that has left dozens dead and forced thousands from their homes. Senator Ashiru Oyelola (APC, Kwara South) told lawmakers that more than 70 people had been killed, 142 kidnapped, and 25 communities deserted…
The Nigerian presidency has said that most of the insecurity plaguing the country’s North-Central region can be solved through grassroots strategies rather than military campaigns. Dr Abiodun Essiet, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement (North-Central), told participants at a training workshop in Abuja on Tuesday that “almost 70 per cent” of the…
Veteran Nollywood stars Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD), Francis Duru and the sensational R&B music group, Styl-Plus are set to thrill Abuja residents at the ” The Love Story” concert on Feb 14, its organisers have said. Patrick Otoro, organiser of the romantic show, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Tuesday…
Kaduna based Islamic cleric and scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has disclosed that he was prevented from performing the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage by Saudi authorities, despite having been issued a valid visa. The popular Islamic cleric n a post on his official Facebook page said his views on global politics may have influenced the decision by…
Violence continued at the Lebanese-Israeli border after new Israeli airstrikes killed two people in southern Lebanon, Lebanese security sources and the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. These happened hours after at least 20 were injured in a separate attack. Israeli strikes hit two areas early on Wednesday, one in Beit Leif and another in al-wazzani….
Gov Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, his invited the state House of Assembly members to a meeting to discuss, among other things, the payment of all their outstanding remuneration and allowances. Fubara, made the invite in a letter, dated March 7, 2025, signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Tammy Danagogo and issued to…
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Nigeria Police Training Institutions Establishment Bill, 2024, into law, granting statutory recognition to 48 police training institutions across the country. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Ahmed Malam-Madori (APC–Jigawa North East), seeks to institutionalise police education, professional development, and global best practices in law enforcement. According to the News Agency…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday paid a condolence visi to family of the late elder statesman, Alhaji Aminu Dant who died on June 29 in at 94 in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Abubakar, accompanied by members of his entourage, visited the Dantata residence in Kano, where he was received by family…
Yemeni movement Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, said it had struck the Israeli Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv with a hypersonic missile. “We carried out a military operation against the so-called Defence Ministry of the Israeli enemy in occupied Jaffa (Tel Aviv) using a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile. The ballistic missile reached its…
The operatives of the Economic d Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja with the businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, as ordered by the court. Achimugu, who was sandwiched by two female EFCC’s officers, arrived in court at about 11:35am. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Inyang…
