Over 20 Suspected Kidnappers, Cultists Arrested In Edo

The Special Security Squad codenamed “Operation Flush Out Kidnappers and Cultists” in Edo State set up by the State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has arrested more than 20 persons. Edo State Special Security Squad Against Cultism and Kidnapping is made up of the military, police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and other sister security agencies. Other members of the squad are hunters, vigilante groups, repentant cultists, and other critical stakeholders in Edo State. The...

President Tinubu Orders To Verify Citizens Applying For Visas, Consular Services

President Bola Tinubu has directed all federal agencies involved in consular and immigration matters to strictly verify identities of citizens applying for visas and other consular services abroad. Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, in a statement reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to preserving Nigeria’s long-standing diplomatic ties with both countries. The directive follows recent adjustments in visa issuance policies by the Governments of the United States and the United Arab Emirates, which have affected Nigerian...

Tinubu Leads Dignitaries as Buhari is Laid to Rest with Full Military Honours

on Tuesday, in a solemn ceremony marked by full military honours and attended by high-profile dignitaries from within and outside Nigeria. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led the federal delegation that paid final respects to his predecessor, who passed away on Sunday, 13 July 2025, in a London hospital. President Tinubu arrived in Katsina from Abuja at exactly 1:42 p.m. and inspected a guard of honour at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport, shortly before the...

Visa Policy: FG Reaffirms Commitment To Strengthening Diplomatic Relations With U.S, UAE

…Assures Nigerians Concerns Raised Are Being Addressed The Federal Government has reaffirmed commitment to maintaining and strengthening the longstanding and cordial diplomatic relations with the Governments of the United States of America and the United Arab Emirates. In a press statement on Tuesday signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the presidency noted that the recent changes in visa issuance policies affecting Nigerian citizens by these two countries have...

Buhari’s Burial: Security Tightens in Daura, Katsina State

Ahead of the burial of ex-president Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State, security has been beefed up at the residence of the late president ahead of his burial rites on Tuesday. Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, said the arrival of leaders from three countries is expected, in addition to President Bola Tinubu, who has already arrived in Katsina to receive the body from London. As early as 8:00 am, security operatives barricaded all entry points...

Gov Fintiri Inaugurates Peace, Conflict Resolution and Social Integration Commission

In its effort to tackle conflict, particularly between farmers and herders, Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has inaugurated the Adamawa State Peace, Conflict Resolution, and Social Integration Commission. Governor Fintiri, while inaugurating the commission at Government House, Yola, reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to fostering unity, justice, and long-lasting peace across the state. He described the establishment of the commission as a proactive step towards addressing the root causes of communal conflict, religious intolerance, political...

Non-state Actors Kill over a Thousand Nigerians, abduct 276 in One Mont

Non-state actors have killed no fewer than 1,111 Nigerians and abducted another 276 persons in the month of June, a report released by Beacon Security and Intelligence Limited has disclosed. According to the report, there was a 48.04 percent reduction in security incidents, dropping from 895 in May to 465 in June; however, June witnessed a notable de-escalation in overall security breaches compared to the month of May 2025. The report further said there was...

Kwara Govt Targets Unlawful Conversion Of Residential Quarters For Commercial Purposes

Owners of residential quarters that have converted their dwellings for commercial use in Ilorin, the state capital have been issued with quit notice to revert their plans. The General Manager, Town Planning Authority of the Kwara State Geographic Information Service, AbdulAkeem Abdulsalam, who disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Ilorin, said the action is in line with the nationwide urban renewal project being implemented by the Federal Government across the states of the...

UNN Engineering Student Arrested for Strangling Lady in Nsukka Hotel

The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, cautions young people against indulging in social vices and succumbing to negative peer pressure. CP Giwa gave this advice in a press release giving an update on the death of a young lady at a hotel along Obukpa road in Nsukka, Enugu State. Refuting a social media rumor that the young lady’s death was a case of ritual killing, the Police revealed that the...

Adetona’s Legacies Of Service, Dedication, Sacrifice Remain Indelible – Gov Oyebanji

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has mourned the demise of the Awujale of Ijebuland, HRM Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, stating that his legacies of service, dedication, sacrifice, and humility remain indelible. The Governor, in a statement on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, said the late Oba Adetona’s legacies would continue to remain indelible. According to the Governor, the late Awujale oozed royalty, class, colour, dignity, and honour in...

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