Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued 74 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from what could have been a major abduction attempt by Boko Haram and ISWAP
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Tension has gripped the Federal Civil Service following the abduction of six Directors of the Federal Ministry of Defence along the Kabba-Lokoja highway by armed assailants. The attack, which occurred
Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, has criticized former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, over remarks linking
A Magistrate’s Court in Abuja is hearing a case against Ms. Uche David Obinali, 49, a businesswoman and niece of former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, over allegations of defrauding
Church leaders and community groups in Southern Taraba State have raised alarms over a surge of violence allegedly carried out by armed herdsmen, leaving multiple dead and forcing the abandonment
A preview event at the new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) in Benin City descended into chaos after protesters disrupted proceedings over the ongoing dispute surrounding the ownership of
A family of five abducted in Edo State has regained their freedom following the payment of a N15 million ransom, local sources confirmed. The victims, members of the Bello family,
Anambra State is secure and ready for the festive season, the Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, has assured, urging indigenes living in the diaspora to return home for Christmas. Speaking
Human rights lawyer, Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo, has dared Kaduna-based Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi to take him to court, refusing to apologise or withdraw his earlier comments calling for Gumi’s
— Lawmakers hail creation of Imo State University of Science, Innovation and Technology, Omuma Governor Hope Uzodimma has been named Nigeria’s “Most Education-Friendly Governor” by the Imo State House of