Security operatives have rescued seven students abducted during Monday’s terrorist attack on Lassa Day Secondary School in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, where candidates were writing the National Examinations Council (NECO) examination. The rescue followed a coordinated operation involving troops of the Nigerian Army, officers of the Nigeria
The Federal Government has announced its readiness to resume the evacuation of 271 Nigerian nationals seeking to return from South Africa. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa. The exercise marks the second batch
A teacher has been confirmed dead and dozens of students abducted from Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, a border community with Adamawa State. The attack occurred on Monday morning in the border community, which shares close ties with neighbouring Adamawa state. A
.As Okpebholo, APC leaders rally support for Edo North LG candidates Former Edo State Governor and senator representing Edo North Senatorial District, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has endorsed the death penalty proposed by the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo for kidnappers and bandits. Oshiomhole spoke while addressing party supporters at the
Five persons have been confirmed dead, while eight others sustained critical injuries in a road crash that occurred on Sunday in Agaie, Agaie Local Government Area of Niger. Mr Hussaini Guregi, Desk Officer of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Agaie LGA, confirmed the incident to newsmen. Guregi said
The Oyo State Government has lifted the curfew imposed on 10 local government areas following the recent kidnapping incident in Oriire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state government initially imposed a 4:00p.m. to 8:00a.m. curfew on the affected LGAs but later extended it by 24 hours
The Federal Ministry of Works has announced a ban on commercial motorcycles and tricycles on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The restriction, which takes effect this week, was announced in statement on Sunday by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Olufemi Dare. Dare said the decision was
The Ogun government has dismissed traditional explanations surrounding recurring gas emissions in Ijebu-Ode communities. It described the incidents as natural underground geological events linked to fault lines. The Commissioner for Environment, Dr Ola Oresanya, spoke during a town hall meeting in Ijebu-Ode on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
Dr Yakubu Kingsley, the presidential aspirant of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), on Sunday disagreed with the party’s National Chairman, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, over his call for President Bola Tinubu’s resignation. Baba-Ahmed had, in a statement on June 4, asked President Tinubu to resign from office. Reacting in a statement signed
Police in Benue say it has arrested 10 suspects in connection with the killing of the state Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Ardo Risku Mohammed, and one Yakubu Isa. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Udeme Edet, made the disclosure in a statement issued