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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...
IGP Disu Orders Intensified Rescue Operations After Niger Worshippers’ Abduction
The search for abducted worshippers in Niger State has moved into a more intensive phase, with Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, ordering security forces to strengthen intelligence-led operations aimed at...
Family Survives CNG Truck Crash, Abuja Resident Seeks Police Probe
A road crash that could have ended in tragedy has now become the subject of a police petition, with an Abuja resident alleging threats to his life and demanding a...
OPHK Dislodges Boko Haram/ISWAP Camp In Adamawa, Kills 21
A joint military operation in Adamawa State has dealt a fresh blow to Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, with more than 21 fighters killed and a terrorist camp dismantled in the rugged Kopre...
Nigeria, India To Synergise On Stronger Trade and Investment Ties
Nigeria and India are looking to turn decades of diplomatic friendship into deeper economic cooperation, with trade, investment and private-sector partnerships taking centre stage.
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to India, Saidu Dahiru...
DHQ Debunks AI-Generated Video Targeting Defence Chief
Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming a tool for disinformation, and Nigeria’s military has now been forced to counter a fabricated video allegedly showing the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, making partisan...
NCDMB Pushes Pan-African Local Content Alliance For Stronger Oil, Gas Industry
Africa’s oil and gas wealth could deliver greater economic benefits if countries move beyond operating within their individual markets and begin sharing skills, businesses and industrial capacity.
That was the...
TCN Unveils Digital Platform To Track Grid Outages, Cut Transmission Losses
For a power system where outage data can take days to compile, the ability to see what is happening across the transmission network in minutes could change how Nigeria...
Beyond the Boardroom: How Food Is Giving Nigeria-China Relations A New Flavour
Princess-Ekwi Ajide
Before the speeches, there was food. Before the diplomacy, there was a table.
In Abuja on Thursday, Nigeria and China marked 55 years of diplomatic relations in a...
Catholic Bishops Condemn Mosque Attack, Demand Action On Insecurity
When violence strikes a mosque, church or home, the victim is first and foremost a human being.
That is the message from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) as it condemned...
Subsidy Removal: Nigerians Cannot Be Asked To Pay For Policy Failures
By Comrade Ibrahim M. Zikirullahi
The Executive Director, Resource Centre For Human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED) Comrade Ibrahim M. Zikirullahi, in this rejoinder to Ben Murray-Bruce’s “Mass Transit Policy”...
CISLAC Warns Against Weaponising Religion Ahead Of 2027 Elections
With the 2027 elections around the corner, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has warned that turning religion into an electoral weapon could deepen division and weaken Nigeria’s democratic process.
In...
FG Targets Sustainable Power For Health Facilities By 2027
Reliable electricity is becoming a matter of life and death in Nigeria’s health facilities, where power failures can disrupt oxygen supply, vaccine storage, surgeries and newborn care.
For this, the Federal Government...
CAPPA Demands Legislative Records Over Controversial Tobacco Control Bill
Questions over how controversial provisions entered Nigeria’s proposed tobacco-control law have pushed a civil society group to demand a full paper trail from the National Assembly.
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa...
