As the aspirants await the official results of the House of Representatives primaries conducted on Saturday by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), women recorded a stronger presence than their male counterparts in the exercise. Though the exercise commenced far behind schedule, there were reports of pockets of violence and brigandage i...
At least three staff members of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority in Kwara State were hospitalised yesterday following a violent disruption of activities at the agency’s headquarters in Ilorin. The incident allegedly involved members of the National Union of Agricultural and Allied Employees (NUAAE), reports Daily Trust. The pr...
•Violence in Jos Tension has erupted in Jos just hours after the Plateau State Government eased the 48-hour curfew imposed following the deadly Sunday night attack in Anguwan Rukuba. Reports indicate that sporadic violence broke out in parts of the city, with unconfirmed claims of fresh casualties. The situation has triggered panic among resid...
•Members of the National Guard take positions at a crime scene Mexico has deployed 10,000 troops to quell clashes sparked by the killing of the country’s most-wanted drug lord that claimed dozens of lives, officials said yesterday. Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was wounded Sunday in a shooto...
•Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, has called for collective responsibility in addressing violence against women and vulnerable people. He said this today during an interview on Channels Television, noting that his community has certain rules to protect women and other vulnerable groups against violen...
•US President Donald Trump Just over a week after the United States launched strikes targeting militants in Nigeria on Christmas Day, a roadside bomb ripped through an armoured troop carrier, killing at least eight Nigerian soldiers. Then, days ahead of a high-profile US-Nigeria security meeting in Abuja last week, armed gangs kidnapped more t...
•Meloni and Tinubu Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni has called on the Tinubu-led federal government to promptly prosecute those found guilty of violence against Christians in Nigeria. She also called for the tightening of security apparatus in Nigerian Christian communities across the country. In a statement yesterday, Meloni condemned at...
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...
•The botched APC rally An All Progressives Congress (APC) rally in Kafin-Hausa, Jigawa State, ended in violence yesterday after unidentified men carrying weapons invaded the venue, leaving several people injured and vehicles vandalised. The rally, held at Kafin-Hausa Town Hall, was organised by community members in honour of Alhaji Zakari Sidi...
•Domestic violence Lagos State government has revealed that its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) received a total of 8,692 cases between August 2024 and July 2025 through both physical walk-ins and the Virtual Referral and Response Service (VRRS). The State Attorney-General & Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro (SAN), said ...
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