Makinde to Protesters: We Will Do Everything to Bring Our Children Back

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said he is willing to make the ultimate personal sacrifice to secure the release of 46 pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area on 15 May, while insisting the state will not witness a tragedy similar to the Chibok schoolgirls’ abduction. Makinde gave the assurance on Tuesday when he addressed protesters led by social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), at his...

Katsina Bans PoS, Phone Charging Centres in 2 LGAs Over Security Concerns

…President Tinubu Approves Recruitment of 1,000 Forest Guards The Katsina State Government has stepped up its response to rising insecurity with new restrictions targeting suspected support networks for banditry and kidnapping, including a ban on point-of-sale (PoS) operations and commercial phone charging centres in Matazu and Musawa Local Government Areas. Governor Dikko Umaru Radda disclosed this while briefing journalists after a meeting with Islamic clerics and other stakeholders at the Government House, Katsina. He said...

Tinubu Hails Troops For Rescuing Late Gen. Rabe’s Widow

President Bola Tinubu has hailed the Nigerian Armed Forces and other security agencies involved in the successful operation in Kogi State that led to the elimination of notorious bandit kingpin, Ibrahim Bastuji. The President described the operation as a significant blow to criminal networks terrorising communities in Kogi and neighbouring states. In a statement on Tuesday signed by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Tinubu noted that Bastuji’s reign of violence, kidnapping...

Ododo Briefs NSA On Elimination Of Terrorist Kingpin, Battijo

Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State, has visited the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to formally brief him on the successful operation that led to the elimination of notorious terrorist and bandit kingpin, Kachalla Ibrahim Battijo, in Kogi State. During yesterday’s meeting, Ododo gave a detailed account of the intelligence-driven operation that culminated in the neutralization of the criminal leader, describing it as the result of effective collaboration among federal security agencies, local security...

CDHR Moves To Activate Lawful Actions Against S. Africa Over Xenophobia

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), has announced readiness to activate lawful actions, including protests, to demand an immediate relocation of all South African businesses and investments from Nigeria, stressing that it will declare a day of action against xenophobia and the persistent humiliation, dehumanization, persecution, and targeting of Nigerians and other African nationals in the country. CDHR called on the African Union, ECOWAS, SADC, the Pan-African Parliament, civil society organizations, labor...

De-registration Of ADC: Dangerous Assault On Constitutional Democracy – Atiku

Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has condemned in the strongest terms the judgment seeking to deregister the ADC and several other opposition political parties, describing it as a dangerous assault on constitutional democracy and further evidence of a coordinated effort to eliminate political opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku, in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said...

58 Terrorist Suspects Face Trial as FG Shifts Proceedings to Abuja

The Federal Government has commenced the mass trial of suspects charged with terrorism-related offenses at the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, marking a shift from the usual venue in Kainji, Niger State. The proceedings, which began on Monday, are being conducted simultaneously across multiple courtrooms and are expected to last four days, in what officials describe as one of the largest coordinated terrorism trials in recent years. The Attorney General of the Federation...

Cost of Living Pressure Persists as Inflation Hits 15.93% in May

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 15.93 per cent in May 2026, extending a steady upward trend for the third consecutive month, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The new figure represents an increase from 15.69 percent recorded in April and 15.38 percent in March, signaling persistent price pressures across key sectors of the economy despite a slower pace of monthly increases. Data from...

Ebola: Overseas Arrivals through Enugu Must Complete a Health Declaration Form

The Enugu State Government has reproved the Port Health Services and other key stakeholders at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, for failing to actively report surveillance activities and to proactively implement Ebola prevention measures to the National Health Authorities. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. George Ugwu revealed this at a meeting held with stakeholders in efforts to strengthen the state’s preparedness against possible importation of Ebola Virus Disease. At the meeting led by the...

Military Rescues Abducted Wife of Late Major General Rabe Abubakar

Troops of the Nigerian Army, supported by the Nigerian Air Force, have rescued Mrs Amina Abubakar, wife of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar, weeks after she was abducted by bandits. Mrs Abubakar was taken alongside her husband, a former Director of Defence Information, during an earlier attack by armed criminals. The retired senior officer died in captivity. Her rescue followed days of sustained military pressure on the bandits by troops under Operation FASAN YAMMA,...

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