The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says that boys are often primary targets for recruitment into non-state armed groups and other purveyors of violence. Musa, represented by the Chief of Defence Civil-Military Affairs, Rear Adm. Olusanya Bankole, stated this at the event organised by the Defence...
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Ahead of the Nigeria’s 2027 General Elections, a new political movement under the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the Nasiru El-Rufai Solidarity Group, also known as Nasiriya on Thursday inaugurated in Sokoto State. The group’s National Coordinator, Alhaji Ibrahim Babuga, who led the inauguration of the new state leadership, described...
Russian President Vladimir Putin did not appear in Turkey on Thursday for proposed direct peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy, who was waiting in Ankara after publicly challenging the Kremlin leader to face-to-face negotiations to end their three-year-old war, was left without a counterpart. In Putin’s absence,...
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that no progress would be made on the Ukraine peace process until he meets directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I am not disappointed in anything. I know nothing about a delegation. I haven’t even checked,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday announced that it would perform annual maintenance on a 60MVA, 132/33KV transformer at the Benin transmission substation on Friday, between 10a.m. and 6p.m. A statement in Benin on Thursday, by Ndidi Mbah, GM, Public Affairs, TCN in Benin, said the scheduled...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court has ordered the Federal Government of Nigeria to release a Nigerian businessman, Moses Abiodun, who has been in detention since 2009 without trial. The court on Thursday, also ordered the Nigerian Government to pay N20 million compensation to the victim...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 23.71 per cent in April 2025. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for April 2025, which was released in Abuja on Thursday. According to the report, the headline inflation...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has pledged his support for Joshua Aiyenuro, Chief Executive Officer, T-Jos Signature, as he embarks on a Guinness World Record attempt for the Longest Haircut Marathon. The governor, who made the pledge on Thursday at a meeting in his Abuja Lodge, expressed enthusiasm for...
Dr Dorcas Oladunjoye, Medical Officer of Health, Badagry West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, has said suspected cholera outbreak in Zongo community, an Hausa/Fulani settlement in Badagry is behind deaths in the area. Oladunjoye made the clarification in an interview with newsmen in Badagry on Thursday....
The Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, on Thursday, re-arraigned controversial social media influencer, Martins Otse, popularly called VeryDarkMan (VDM), for allegedly cyberbullying actresses Iyabo Ojo and Tonto Dikeh. VDM was also alleged to have cyberbullied famous Nigerian producer and singer, Samuel Oguachuba, also known as Samklef, among others. He was...
The Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has fixed Friday for its chairmanship primaries for the July 12 Local Government election in the state. The LP State Chairman, Pastor Dayo Ekong, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos....
The famous Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Adiche, will on June 29, lead a cast of artists and storytellers in Chinua Achebe’s inaugural edition of the ‘Things Fall Apart Festival’ in Enugu. The organisers of the festival, Centre for Memories (CFM), Enugu, disclosed this in a statement issued by its Executive...
Police Command in Ondo State has launched investigation into the alleged missing of a two-month-old baby in Ode-Irele, Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Police Spokesperson, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, said efforts were ongoing to...
A former Anambra governor and 2023 Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has decried the 2025 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination glitch. He expressed concerns over the recent technical glitches that marred the release of results, affecting nearly 380,000 candidates across the country. The News...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Global Energy Transition for People and Planet has unveiled platform aimed at promoting green environment and reducing carbon emissions through daily actions. The platform is a land initiative towards empowering Nigerians taking responsibility for climate action. The group said collaborative efforts from strategic stakeholders...
A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on Wednesday said that in spite of the imperfections in democracy, the era of military rule must remain behind Nigeria. Gowon stated this in Abuja at the unveiling of a book titled “Military Factor in Nigerian History, 1960-2018” by the Historical...
No fewer than 73 underage children have apprehended by the Borno State Government for allegedly involving in substance abuse. The children were picked up from different locations, including Bulabulin Kasuwa and Gwange Kasan Gada. The Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, which led the exercise, explained that the...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) members remain steadfast in backing President Bola Tinubu’s administration, in spite of persistent opposition criticism. He made the remarks while briefing journalists following a closed-door meeting with progressive governors and ministers in Abuja on Wednesday. Uzodimma, also...
Following stive resistance and resilience of frontline troops, Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), local hunters and vigilantes, who repelled Boko Haram attacks in Izge and Yamtake communities of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno state, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) has donated three bulls and a token...