By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Government has called on all relevant stakeholders to unite in mentoring the boy-child towards becoming responsible, productive, and value-driven members of society. This appeal was made by the Minister of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, during his keynote address to mark the 2025...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Bashir Bello Ibrahim, a former Kaduna State government contractor and CEO of Formal Act Legacy Limited, over alleged multiple fraud amounting to N30 billion. According to the EFCC, Ibrahim’s contract with the state government had...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Tragedy was averted on Friday, 16 May 2025, when a gas explosion erupted at the Nobpet Filling Station, directly opposite the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base in Port Harcourt. The incident, which occurred around 4:11 pm, sent shockwaves through the area, triggering panic among...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, on Friday, said the service chiefs were on top of their game in tackling insecurity in the country. The CDS said this while addressing State House Correspondents after a meeting between President Bola Tinubu and service chiefs at the Presidential Villa....
Finnish prosecutors on Friday said they had charged a man with inciting terrorism online who a media report identified as Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa. Finland’s National Prosecution Authority said in a statement that it had charged “a Finnish individual in a case involving suspected public incitement to commit...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has said that 23 people comprising of 10 civilians and 13 vigilante were killed when daredevil bandits attacked three villages in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the State about 11 days ago. He said that the bandits also suffered...
Troops have neutralised two bandits and recovered about 1,000 cattle in Taraba and neighbouring Plateau. This is contained in a statement, signed on Friday by Capt. Olubodunde Oni, Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations of the VL Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Jalingo. The said the operation...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration has renovated and furnished more than 60 public schools across the territory. Wike stated this after inspecting some ongoing projects in Gwagwalada and Kwali Area Councils of the territory on Friday. He explained that...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said that President Bola Tinubu is addressing the needs of FCT residents through impactful road and other infrastructure projects. Wike made the remark on Friday, when he inspected the Aguma Palace and Market roads projects in Gwagwalada,...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Thursday declared its readiness to take over power in Nigeria in 2027. The party’s National Vice Chairman for the North-Central Zone, Abubakar Dogara, made the statement during the SDP North-Central Zonal Caucus meeting in Nasarawa State. Dogara described the SDP as “the new...
The Nigerian Navy says it has intercepted a wooden boat laden with 90,000 litres of stolen crude oil at the Araromi riverine community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the operation was executed by personnel of the Forward Operating...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – As part of efforts to improve public health, environmental sustainability, and eliminate open defecation, the Plateau State Government has adopted a comprehensive Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) strategy, with support from UNICEF and key sanitation experts. The decision was announced during a stakeholders’ engagement held...
Pope Leo XIV, the world’s first U.S. pope, plans to meet with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a converted Catholic, on Sunday, during an inaugural mass for the new pontiff. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said on Friday. Parolin emphasised that the schedule and organisation for Sunday,...
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, inducted two brand-new Agusta 109 Trekker helicopters into the inventory of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in a significant boost to Nigeria’s air power capability. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Tinubu was represented by the Vice President,Kashim Shettima, at the...
By UKA DANIEL, Abakaliki – The Governor of Ebonyi State, Rt Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has returned peace to Effium and Ezza Effium Communities; the effort which is to ensure a crisis-free state. The governor equally flagged off the demarcation of the boundary between Effium and Ezza Effium People...
NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte on Friday criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin for not travelling to Turkey to meet with Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky. “He knows extremely well that the ball is in his court, that he is in trouble,” Rutte said, arriving at a meeting of European leaders...
U.S. President, Donald Trump has skipped Turkey Peace Talk to visit new grandchild. Speaking at an event in the United Arab Emirates, Trump said his daughter, Tiffany had just given birth to a baby, and he wanted to see his grandchild as soon as possible. Trump said he wanted...
Police Command in Niger State has arrested three suspects, who posed as Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) operatives, abducted and robbed students of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) University, Lapai. A statement by the Command’s Spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, on Friday in Minna, indicated that two informants who aided...
Information Technology experts have attributed the recent technical glitch experienced during the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination to inadequate testing of the system. The experts spoke during a television broadcast monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday night. The experts said that the system...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A joint operation between troops of Operation Hadin Kai and the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) was conducted in the Sambisa Forest today, 15 May 2025, between 6am and 12pm. The Army in a post on Thursday said the aggressive patrol and clearance operation...