President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound joy at the successful rescue of the children and teachers from Oriire community in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, by the security forces. Tinubu praised the heroic efforts of the security agencies, especially the military, the DSS and the police, for working round the clock in
The pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been released after their kidnap by gunmen on May 15th. Their freedom was confirmed on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who announced that the victims had been
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, said it had successfully rescued four kidnap victims after a heavy gun duel in the Mpape area of Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. She said
Billions of people across the world are preparing to participate in the July 2026 edition of the Healing Streams Live Healing Services with Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, as the Healing School of the Loveworld Kingdom once again brings together a global audience in a three-day programme focused on healing, prayer, and
Over N480 bn super clandestine lab A 63-year-old drug baron, Anochili Innocent, three Mexican nationals and six other Nigerians have been arraigned before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on an 11-count criminal charge bordering on the setting up of a super clandestine laboratory and the production
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze, Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City, describing his passing as a painful loss to the Christian community, Edo State and Nigeria. Governor Okpebholo, in a condolence message, said the
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to review the country’s security situation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the meeting focused on developments across various theatres of operation and ongoing efforts to tackle terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and
The Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City has announced the passing of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City, Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze. As also confirmed by the Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat, he was called home to eternal rest on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at the age of 69.
The Federal Government has raised the minimum monthly salary of Nigerian soldiers from ₦49,000 to ₦100,000 as part of efforts to improve the welfare of military personnel. Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd), who disclosed this during an interview with News Central ahead of the broadcast of its
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have foiled a planned terrorist attack on commuters in Katsina State, killing eight terrorists during an intelligence-led ambush in Bakori Local Government Area. A military operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, said the operation was carried out by