•Tinubu and bandits A security expert, Prof. Oyesoji Aremu, has said that Nigeria is grappling with alarming levels of insecurity, with about 2.2 million kidnapping incidents recorded in a single year and ransom payments estimated at N2.2 trillion. Aremu disclosed this while delivering a public lecture organised by the Social Sciences Students...
•Arsenal fans in Benue It was a thrilling moment yesterday for Arsenal fans in Benue State, Nigeria, when they took to the streets of Makurdi, the state capital, to celebrate the victory of the club at the English Premiership. The fans have also organised a two-week long event to celebrate the Football club, as well […]
•Kaduna State College of Education main gate The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has announced that qualified Colleges of Education across Nigeria can now award independent degree programmes. The reform eliminates the old requirement where colleges had to affiliate with conventional universities to grant degrees. Under the...
•Chief Emeka Anyaoku The Patriots, a group of senior Nigerian citizens and professionals led by the former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has expressed deep concerns about the prevalent killings and kidnappings as a result of banditry going on in the nation, including poverty among the citizens. The eminent group m...
•General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), now and then A former Nigerian Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, today reaffirmed his unwavering belief in Nigeria’s unity, declaring that his faith in the survival and future of the country remained absolute despite its mounting political, economic and security challenges. Gowon spoke in Abuja during the public present...
•Nigeria’s Super Eagles Nigeria will lock horns with Guinea-Bissau, Tanzania, and Madagascar in the qualification series for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). This followed the 2027 AFCON draw held in Cairo, Egypt, today, which saw the Super Eagles in Group L of the qualification race for the next continental showpiece. Nigeria’s o...
The Nigeria Police Force says it has dismantled a human trafficking ring operating across the Federal Capital Territory and nearby communities, rescuing 30 Malian nationals allegedly held under exploitative conditions in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Anthony Placid, operatives uncovere...
As political parties in Nigeria prepare for the General Elections with screening of aspirants and primaries, attacks have continued in parts of the country. Many politicians who scaled through these preliminary stages have been celebrating while those who lost are mourning. Amid all that, on Sunday, one of the seven teachers abducted alongside...
•US President Donald Trump and jet fighters The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) and Nigerian forces have carried out additional airstrikes against Islamic State in northeastern Nigeria. The attack followed the killing of of ISIS commander Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, who was eliminated alongside some of his men, on Friday, reports Daily Trust...
•Health workers carrying body of victim The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that although currently Nigeria has no confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), it is, nevertheless, actively strengthening surveillance, following the death of 88 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and a reported imported c...
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