•A kidnap victim An American missionary was kidnapped in Niger’s capital Niamey, three security sources said today. The missionary, who is a pilot for the evangelical missionary agency Serving in Mission, was seized by three unidentified men as he headed to the airport on last night in Niger’s Plateau neighbourhood, a diplomat speaking on cond...
•Armed Nigerian soldiers and Tinubu At least sixteen senior military officers currently in custody following allegations of a coup plot to topple President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Arrests and Official Denial The officers, ranging from the rank of Captain to Brigadier General were picked up from various locations across the country ...
•Incarcerated IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu The team led by the President resident of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said the ailment complained about by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is not life-threatening. Justice James Omotosho had ordered the medical team to ascertain Kanu’s actual health status...
•Gas flaring in Nigeria Between 2021 and 2024, Nigeria wasted over 817,000 mmscf of gas through flaring, equivalent to losing more than 23 trillion litres of potential energy, BudgIT Nigeria has disclosed. The loss of gas through flaring, various analysts told our correspondent, could have generated over 110,000 GWh of electricity, enough t...
The resurgence of armed secessionist violence, the rise of politically sponsored cult groups, and institutional weaknesses collectively pose serious threats to the credibility, inclusiveness, and safety of the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State, a new report has warned. The Security Threat Assessment report, presented by the Di...
•Attack in Riyom Local Government Area, Plateau State The Plateau State government has received the report of a high-powered fact-finding committee on recent attacks across the state, uncovering disturbing details of violence that has spanned more than two decades. Presenting the report in Jos, Chairman of the committee, Major General Rogers N...
A new survey by the Bedbible Research Centre has revealed that doggy style is the most popular sex position worldwide, with 35.1 per cent of respondents identifying it as their favourite. The comprehensive study, which polled a wide range of participants from different backgrounds, offers a fresh look at modern intimacy and evolving trends in ...
•Unemployed youths A new report yesterday said that more than 80 million Nigerian youths are jobless while over 1,500 schools have been shut in the past two years due to insecurity. The report by an independent humanitarian non-profit organisation, Plan International Nigeria, while raising alarm over the worsening conditions confronting youn...
•US Dollars The Nigeria Customs Service has made significant seizures of undeclared cash at various airports across the country between January and July 2025, totalling $2.209m. The interceptions were made at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International ...
•Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered a review of a report by Amnesty International alleging extrajudicial killings and human rights violations in the South-East. The 128-page report, titled “A Decade of Impunity: Attacks and Unlawful Killings in South-East Nigeria,” accus...
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