Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for securing the release of 434 residents of Ngoshe community, who were abducted over a year ago by bandits. The victims were originally taken from Ngoshe, a border town in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, following an attack on the community by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. Governor Zulum, while speaking in Pulka on Monday, confirmed that the latest release comprises...

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said that he didn’t promise to secure tickets for senators who lost the recently held primary elections of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The rebuttal was made in a statement by his media office on Saturday, which stressed that the Senate President only empathised with senators who were affected negatively by the outcome of their primary elections, in the course of interacting with them “We must categorically assert...

As part of efforts to strengthen security and combat criminal activities in Oyo State, Governor Seyi Makinde has restricted the operations of commercial motorcycles, popularly known as okada, between 10:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. across the state. The latest directive comes three weeks after armed men abducted about 39 schoolchildren and seven teachers during attacks on schools in Oriire Local Government Area near Ogbomoso on 15 May. The Governor made the disclosure on Friday addressing...

The Federal Government has called for a united national front involving citizens, the media, civil society organisations, and security agencies in the ongoing fight against terrorism and violent extremism across the country. Speaking at a national press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said defeating terrorism requires collective responsibility that transcends political, ethnic, religious, and regional divisions. “The Federal Government is rallying citizens, the media, and security...