The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the killing of eight of its personnel and a civilian driver following an ambush in Edo State. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Corps said the incident occurred on Friday, September 5, 2025, at about 10:30pm along the Okpella–Agenebode
Twenty – nine persons have been confirmed dead in another boat mishap which has just occurred in Niger State. The boat mishap occurred at about 11:30am of Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at Gusawa village, Malela Ward, Borgu Local Government of Niger State. The boat was carrying not less than 90
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja Thursday, September 4, to commence a working vacation in Europe, as part of his 2025 annual leave. The vacation will last 10 working days.President Tinubu will spend the period between France and the UK and then return to the country according to a
The Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Chief Sunday Dare, addressed over 24,000 young people at the Arise Congress 2.0, themed “The Emergence of Champions,” held at the Baptist International Convention Centre along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The event is scheduled to take place from
The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria has kicked against the Federal Government’s proposed creation of state police, branding it a “misplaced priority” that would do little to reform the nation’s beleaguered security architecture. This is contained in a statement issued in Kaduna on Thursday by the NYCN National President, Isah
A group of discharged Nigerian soldiers on Thursday resumed protests in Abuja, demanding the payment of their entitlements. The ex-soldiers called off their protest on August 4, after a meeting with officials of the Ministries of Defence and Finance, who assured them that their outstanding entitlements would be paid by
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal expressed his confidence that banditry can be ended in the state within two months. He believes this could be achieved if he is given authority over the security agencies. The governor, in a video that has gone viral, said that he knows the exact places
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja, said the armed forces will deploy more advanced military hardware and surveillance gadgets in Katsina State to halt the recent spate of attacks on innocent citizens by bandits. The President, who received a delegation of eminent citizens of the state led by Governor
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded a revenue of N3.68 trillion for the first half of 2025, surpassing its revenue target by N390.20 billion or 11.85 per cent. This is contained in a statement by NCS`s spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, on Tuesday in Abuja. Maiwada said that the Nigeria Customs
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