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FG Deploys 13 Ambulances To Strengthen Emergency Response In Ogun
The Federal Government has deployed 13 ambulances to Ogun State as part of efforts to improve emergency response and reduce preventable deaths.
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare,...
Troops Raid Katsina Terrorist Hideout, Recover Four Motorcycles
A dawn assault on a suspected terrorist hideout in Katsina State has disrupted the group’s operations, with troops killing one suspected terrorist and recovering four motorcycles and other items.
Troops of Operation FANSAN...
Another Gas Explosion Rocks Bille As CAPPA Demands Urgent Government Action
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
For residents of Bille, living above a suspected gas leak has become a frightening reality, with another explosion now leaving a woman severely burned and raising fresh concerns...
CAF Steps Up Preparations For 2027 AFCON In East Africa
The countdown to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations is gathering pace, with CAF intensifying inspections across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to ensure the three East African hosts are ready...
Police Arrest Suspects, Rescue Kidnap Victims, Recover Firearms Across Six States
The latest police operations across Nigeria have highlighted a familiar security reality: while criminal networks continue to target communities, intelligence-led policing and rapid response are yielding arrests, rescues and...
FG Vows Protection For Nigerian Investments In Angola
The Federal Government has pledged stronger diplomatic protection for Nigerian-owned businesses in Angola, with Foreign Affairs Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu assuring auto spare-parts dealers that their investments will be prioritised in future bilateral...
Police Foil Terrorist Attack On Borno Convoy, Rescue Five Kidnap Victims
The latest police operations across nine states have highlighted a mix of counter-terrorism, kidnapping, robbery and public-order interventions, with officers recording several arrests and the rescue of abducted victims.
In...
CSOs Demand Probe, Sanctions Over Alleged Tear-Gassing Of Lagos Pensioners
For elderly Nigerians who spent decades serving the public, retirement should bring dignity, not tear gas and a fresh fight for benefits they have already earned.
A coalition of civil society...
NCDMB Pushes African Capacity, Investment At Africa Oil Week 2026
The push for Africa to turn its vast natural resources into lasting economic power is increasingly shifting from ownership to capacity, with local businesses, skills, technology and regional cooperation at...
CBCN Names New Communications Director, Two Secretaries For Catholic Secretariat
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
Leadership changes often signal where an institution intends to sharpen its focus.
For the Catholic Church in Nigeria, three new appointments at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) are set...
INEC Rejects NDC Claim Of ‘Smuggled’ Candidates, Says Party Submitted Names
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected allegations by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) that it secretly replaced the party’s duly nominated candidates with unauthorised names ahead of...
ECOWAS Opens New Chapter As Diop Takes Helm, Calls For Unity
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
At a time when West African integration faces one of its most difficult tests, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has turned to a new leadership...
Experts Warn Of ‘Family Values’ Threat To Women’s Rights Ahead Of UNGA81
The battle over women’s rights is increasingly being fought in the language of “family”, “culture”, “religion” and “sovereignty” raising concerns that such narratives could be used to weaken...
Troops Foil Borno Ambush, Kill Three Terrorists, Recover AK-47
Terrorists targeting a key supply route in Borno State were stopped in their tracks after troops of Operation Hadin Kai fought through an ambush and neutralised three attackers.
The incident occurred at...
Police Launch App To Let Nigerians Track, Report Financial Fraud
Reporting a financial scam to the police may soon become less cumbersome, with the Nigeria Police Force launching a new digital platform that allows victims and members of the public...
Troops Foil Terrorist Ambush In Borno, Kill Three As Two ISWAP Fighters Surrender
An attempted terrorist ambush on a key supply route in Borno has been repelled, while two suspected ISWAP fighters have surrendered with weapons, developments that point to...
FG Deploys ALS, Tricycle Ambulances Nationwide To Strengthen Emergency Care
In emergency medicine, a few minutes can mean the difference between survival and death.
The Federal Government is therefore expanding access to emergency transport with the nationwide distribution of Advanced Life...
FG Launches ‘Hire from Nigeria’ Campaign To Take Nigerian Talent Global
Nigeria is looking beyond the export of goods and commodities, with the Federal Government turning its growing pool of skilled professionals into a new economic asset through the ‘Hire...
August Operations: Military Rescues 610 Kidnap Victims, Neutralises 324 Terrorists
Nigeria’s military ended August with a stepped-up offensive against terrorists, kidnappers and other armed criminal groups, rescuing 610 kidnap victims and neutralising more than 324 terrorists and criminals across the...
Half The World, Just 27% Of Parliament: Why Women Still Lack Political Power
Bobby Ramakant
Women make up roughly half of humanity and, in many democracies, a substantial share of voters.
Yet they remain a minority in the institutions where the decisions...
Police Rescue 21 Abducted Victims, Arrest Suspects, Recover Arms Across States
The rescue of 21 abducted people, including 14 NYSC corps members, has emerged as one of the major operational successes recorded by the Nigeria Police Force in its latest...
Forty Years On, African Human Rights System Faces A Defining Test
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
How has the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights been able to translate continental commitments into protection for people four decades after the Charter came into force?
Though...
Disu Honours Arase, Calls For Stronger Police Veterans’ Support
The legacy of a police officer should not end with retirement, and the Nigeria Police Force is seeking to keep that principle alive as it honours the late Inspector-General of Police,...
Two Nigerians Extradited To US Over Sextortion Of Minors Linked To Teen Deaths
Financially motivated sextortion targeting children has crossed borders, but US authorities say international boundaries will not protect those accused of driving the deadly schemes.
Two Nigerian nationals have...
Stone Rockers Quarry Remains Crime Scene, Mining Marshals Tell Court
The battle over the sealed Stone Rockers quarry in Abuja has shifted from a dispute over an alleged 13-month shutdown to a question of whether an active criminal case can...
Nigeria Urges AU To Build Home-Grown Financing For Peace, Security
Africa’s ability to secure lasting peace may depend as much on how it finances its security architecture as on its capacity to resolve conflicts, Nigeria has warned.
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign...
SWAN Demands Overhaul Of Women’s Football, Greater Voice In Sports Governance
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has called for urgent reforms across Nigerian sports, warning that the country’s setbacks in women’s football and gaps in sports administration require...
NBBF Presidency: Ex-D’Tigers Star Ejike Ugboaja Pledges Basketball Rebuild
Nigerian basketball needs more than talented players to return to the top; it needs a system capable of turning talent into sustained international success.
That is the challenge former D’Tigers international and...
FANSAN YAMMA Troops Foil Terrorist Advance At Ghandi Bridge, Recover AK-47
An attempted terrorist advance on Ghandi town, Sokoto State, has been thwarted after troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA engaged the attackers in a fierce gun battle at Ghandi Bridge.
Acting...
DSS Seeks Adjournment Of Sowore Cybercrime Case Until After 2027 Presidential Election
The legal battle between the Department of State Services (DSS) and African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, may take a back seat to the 2027 presidential election.
The...
