Birds Ground Two Aircrafts Belonging To United Nigeria Airlines

NewsNigeriaBirds Ground Two Aircrafts Belonging To United Nigeria Airlines

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 16, 2026

Two Airbus A320 aircraft of the United Nigeria Airlines have been grounded by bird strike incidents within 24 hours. In a statement, the e airline confirmed that the latest incident occurred on Sunday, February 15, 2026, during the take-off of Flight UN0519 from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. According to the airline, the bird strike affected one of the aircraft’s engines shortly after departure procedures commenced. The incident marks...

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US Embassy, Consulate In Abuja, Lagos To Close On Monday

NewsNigeriaPoliticsUS Embassy, Consulate In Abuja, Lagos To Close On Monday

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 15, 2026

In observance of Presidents’ Day, the United States Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Monday, February 16, 2026. Presidents’ Day, a federal holiday in the United States, was originally established to honour the birthday of George Washington. Washington is credited with creating the first “Badge of Military Merit,” which later became the Purple Heart, a military decoration that still bears his image. The holiday has since evolved to...

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Don’t Participate In Foreign Wars- Foreign Affairs Ministry

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDon’t Participate In Foreign Wars- Foreign Affairs Ministry

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 15, 2026

The Nigerian Government has warned its citizens against recruitment to participate in foreign wars. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned Nigerians against recruitment to participate in foreign wars, noting that Nigerians are being recruited through deceptive offers, including promises of high-paying jobs, security positions, educational opportunities, or fast-tracked migration. Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement on Sunday, said victims are reportedly coerced into signing military service contracts...

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Governor Fubara Sack Cabinet Members, Special Advisers 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Fubara Sack Cabinet Members, Special Advisers 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 13, 2026

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sacked the entire State Executive Council and all Special Advisers. Fubara has also appointed a new Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Onwuka Nzeshi. The governor’s former CPC, Nelson Chukwudi, has been relieved of his appointment. A statement on Thursday signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Onwuka Nzeshi, said Governor Fubara directed all Commissioners and Special Advisers to hand over to the Permanent Secretaries or the most senior officers in...

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NSCDC Ekiti State Command Arrests 38 Ghanaians

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNSCDC Ekiti State Command Arrests 38 Ghanaians

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 13, 2026

The Ekiti State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 38 Ghanaian nationals, who were residing in the state illegally. Mr. Enya Toma, State Commandant of the Corps, disclosed this while parading the suspects at the command headquarters along Ado–Ikere Road. Toma said the suspects, comprising 13 females and 25 males, was allegedly brought into Nigeria under the pretence of securing employment opportunities abroad. He alleged that upon arrival, they...

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Over 60,000 schools across Nigeria lack basic security measures – NSCDC

Crime & SecurityEducationNewsNigeriaOver 60,000 schools across Nigeria lack basic security measures – NSCDC

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 12, 20262

 Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC Commandant-General Ahmed Audi, disclosed that during this discussion with the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, vulnerability assessments were conducted nationwide. On his part, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, said Nigeria’s estimated 81,000 schools lack basic security infrastructure. He announced that the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) is the lead agency for school protection of schools nationwide under the Safe Schools Initiative. Alausa stated...

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Farmers, Herders In Plateau State Sign Peace Pacts

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFarmers, Herders In Plateau State Sign Peace Pacts

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 11, 2026

Farmers and herders in Bokkos and Riyom local government areas of Plateau state have signed 25 peace pacts aimed at restoring peace between members of the groups. The signing of the pacts followed a series of engagements by the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) to build social cohesion in fragile and conflict-affected rural communities aimed at finding solutions to the violence that has been ravaging the areas in the past. Representatives of six communities, including...

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Son Collude With Criminals, Kidnap Biological Father In Adamawa 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSon Collude With Criminals, Kidnap Biological Father In Adamawa 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 11, 2026

Three suspected Kidnappers have been arrested, including a son who allegedly colluded with criminals to kidnap his biological father in Jera village of Fufore LGA of Adamawa state. SP Suleiman Nguroje, Adamawa State Police Command’s spokesman in a statement on Tuesday, said the arrest followed intelligence-led operations carried out in collaboration with local security groups. According to Nguroje, the suspects were arrested after a report was filed on the abduction of Alhaji Ahmadu in Malabu...

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Police Confirm Abduction Of 14 Passengers In Benue 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Confirm Abduction Of 14 Passengers In Benue 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 11, 2026

No fewer than 14 passengers travelling from the Igede axis of Oju and Obi Local Government Areas of Benue state have been abducted. The passengers were reportedly travelling to the South-West when their vehicle was intercepted around 7:pm on Monday along the Okpokwu axis. The incident occurred less than 48 hours after nine worshippers were abducted during a vigil at St John’s Catholic Church, Ojije, in Utonkon, Ado Local Government Area of the state. The...

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Nigerians Protest Against Rejection of e-transmission of Election Results

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigerians Protest Against Rejection of e-transmission of Election Results

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 9, 2026

Heavy security has been deployed to maintain order around the National Assembly on Monday, including the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, as Nigerians are currently converging in Abuja to protest the Senate’s rejection of e-transmission of election results. The protest, tagged ‘Occupy National Assembly’, had a prominent figure of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Peter Obi. Speaking at the protest ground, Obi faulted the Senate’s position...

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