14 Million Nigerians Exposed to Drug Abuse, Alarming Report Reveals
An estimated 14 million Nigerians have been exposed to drug abuse, according to a new report that paints a disturbing picture of the country’s growing substance abuse crisis. The findings…
Borno Reintegrates 720 Former Boko Haram Fighters After Rehabilitation Programme
The Borno State Government has reintegrated 720 former Boko Haram fighters into their communities following the completion of a government-backed deradicalisation and rehabilitation programme. The former combatants, described by officials…
Breaking: Nigerian Army Arrests Suspected Impostor Posing as Major General in Kaduna
The Nigerian Army has arrested a man suspected of impersonating a serving major general in Kaduna State, in what authorities describe as a significant breakthrough in efforts to curb military…
Sixteen Farmers Killed as Armed Bandits Storm Zamfara Farmlands in Fresh Wave of Violence
Armed bandits have killed at least 16 farmers and wounded 13 others after attacking farmlands in Goron Namaye District of Maradun Local Government Area in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara State, according…
IGP Vows Swift Rescue of Abducted Oyo Pupils, Teachers as Nationwide Search Intensifies
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu, has assured the public that security agencies are working tirelessly to secure the safe release of the teachers and schoolchildren abducted in Oyo…
Nigerian troops thwart Boko Haram infiltration, arrest suspected logistics suppliers in North-East crackdown
Nigerian troops have foiled an attempted infiltration by suspected Boko Haram fighters and arrested several alleged collaborators accused of supplying logistics and intelligence to insurgents, in what the military described…
Tinubu Brokers Historic Ijaw-Itsekiri Power-Sharing Deal to End Warri Constituency Crisis
Nigeria’s rival Ijaw and Itsekiri ethnic nationalities have reached a landmark political agreement to rotate representation in the proposed Warri Federal Constituency II, following the intervention of President Bola Ahmed…
Buni Appoints New Emir of Ngazargamu
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has approved the appointment of Alhaji Yerima Ibn-Mahmud as the new Emir of Ngazargamu. This is contained in a statement signed by the…
2027: I will release Nnamdi Kanu, dialogue with agitators if elected — Peter Obi
The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has declared that he will release detained Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu and engage all agitating…
NELFUND Disburses N282 Billion to 1.5 Million Students Across 288 Institutions – Official
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says no fewer than 1.5 million students across 288 tertiary institutions have benefited from its loan scheme, with more than N282 billion disbursed nationwide.…
