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Security authorities have rescued a two-year-old boy kidnapped in Bunyia Iruan community, Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. The boy was rescued after two suspected kidnappers were apprehended by youths in Ogberia Ochoro community in the Mbube area of Ogoja Local Government Area. The suspects, identified as 17-year-old Suahnen Lorlumun and Sekeghshie Silas, were taken to the Okubuchi Police Outpost for their safety after residents reportedly attempted to […]

Former Minister of Power and Oyo State governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Adebayo Adelabu, has said his ambition to govern the state is not a do-or-die affair. In a statement on Thursday, Adelabu said he had decided not to appeal the APC governorship primary or institute legal action at this time, in the interest of peace and party unity. He said the decision was not due to a […]

The Defence Headquarters has dismissed as fake a viral video purportedly showing the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, endorsing partisan politics. In a statement on Thursday, the DHQ said the video did not originate from the CDS and that the statements attributed to him were false. The military said the video was created using artificial intelligence to mislead the public and misrepresent the position of the Chief of […]

The Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Immigration Service have pledged to strengthen collaboration on border security, migration control and intelligence sharing in Yobe State. The commitment was made when the Commander, Headquarters Sector 2, Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, Brigadier General Edet Effiong, received the newly posted Yobe State Comptroller of the NIS, Comptroller IZ Abubakar, during a visit to the Sector Headquarters in Damaturu. Effiong stressed […]

Scientists say a glacier collapse likely triggered the devastating flash floods that swept through parts of Nepal and Tibet, killing more than 160 people and leaving hundreds missing. Experts said a large section of ice and rock broke away from a glacier near Langtang Lirung in the Himalayas, sending a powerful surge of water, mud and debris downstream and damaging communities and infrastructure. The United States Geological Survey said the […]

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has pledged to heal divisions in the state and run an inclusive administration following the recent governorship election. In a state broadcast to mark Osun’s 35th anniversary, Adeleke acknowledged the deaths and injuries linked to the electoral crisis and urged residents to avoid violence and reprisal attacks. He announced plans to establish a Commission of Inquiry into the electoral violence and an election victims’ compensation […]

The Federal Government has introduced the Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Prize, with an annual prize pool of about N365 million to reward outstanding academic research, innovation and intellectual excellence in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said the prize would recognise outstanding undergraduate dissertations, Master’s theses and doctoral research with commercial, industrial or developmental potential. Special prizes will also be awarded in areas including Engineering and Technology, […]

Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued a kidnapped woman and disrupted a planned ransom exchange in Kebbi State. Acting on credible intelligence, the troops mobilised to intercept the ransom exchange involving the woman, who was abducted from her farm last month. According to the acting spokesperson, Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, the terrorists fled after encountering the troops, abandoning the victim. The woman was rescued unharmed and reunited with […]

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has inaugurated a presidential committee on the National Threat Assessment and Five-Year Strategic Defence Operations Plan, charging members to work with professionalism, urgency and patriotism. The committee, established by President Bola Tinubu, has 90 days to produce a comprehensive national threat assessment and a five-year defence operations plan for the President’s consideration. Akume said the assessment should identify Nigeria’s major […]