A 16-year-old boy alongside six girls have been abducted from Gidan -Bijimi in Kawu ward of Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to sources, the Gidan-Bijimi hamlet shares a border with the nearby Marke village near…
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has announced the passing of renowned Islamic scholar and spiritual leader, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, who reportedly died in the early hours of Thursday in Bauchi at the age of 102. Details of the funeral prayers…
As part of a new national policy to address the long-standing farmer-herder dispute, President Bola Tinubu has urged herdsmen to give up all illegal weapons, stop open grazing, and switch to ranching. The President said in a statement on Wednesday…
The senator from Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has requested that the senate look into the circumstances surrounding 13-year-old Ochanya Ogbanje’s death. During Wednesday’s plenary, Akpoti-Uduaghan presented the appeal on behalf of Inibehe Effiong Chambers. According to the senator some persons…
The Nigerian police have detained a clergyman identified as Evangelist Daniel after he made a video reporting an alleged bandits’ attack on a church programme in Nasarawa State. According to X user, Evangelist Isaac Agada (@Ruralevangelist) around noon on Wednesday,…
Condom distribution in Nigeria has decreased by 55% over the past year, according to a report from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), indicating a major barrier in the fight against HIV. This information was revealed by the…
The Federal Government’s rescue of abducted schoolgirls in Kebbi State has drawn criticism from former vice president Atiku Abubakar, who claims that the girls’ release should not be seen as a victory but rather as proof of Nigeria’s deteriorating security…
A Department of State Services (DSS) operative has told the Federal High Court that Tukur Mamu, the man accused of negotiating with terrorists during the 2022 Abuja–Kaduna train abduction, was allegedly paid N50 million from the leader of the group.…
Prof. Joash Amupitan, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), stated on Tuesday that he is determined “to combat all forms of election rigging, including the menace of vote-buying.” He said that because “the eyes of the nation are…
A new video clip has surfaced online showing that the Nigerian government and the bandits who kidnapped the Kebbi schoolgirls negotiated and arrived at a deal before the girls were set free. Recall that the government claims no ransom was…
The Wike-backed faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a suit before the federal high court in Abuja requesting to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the national convention held in Ibadan, the Oyo state…
A pregnant woman, ten children, two nursing moms, and several others were abducted by unidentified gunmen who raided the Isapa community in Kwara State’s Ekiti Local Government Area. An estimated 20 to 30 armed bandits were reported to have broken…
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a well-known Islamic cleric, has stated that Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), would have been at the forefront advocating for his release if he had expressed regret. Gumi made the declaration…
Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has officially unveiled Nigeria’s Counter Terrorism Strategic Plan 2025–2030, revealing that Nigerian citizens deserve to live without fear. The National Counter Terrorism Centre of the Office of the National Security Adviser created the Strategic Plan.…
An armed bandits group has released a new video claiming responsibility for the recent student abductions in Kebbi and Niger states, and openly threatening further attacks on soldiers and political office holders. The video, which surfaced on Monday and has…