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Amnesty International has urged Nigerian authorities and security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue residents abducted during a violent attack on Yashikira community in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State. The rights organisation condemned the attack, describing it as another indication of the growing insecurity affecting several communities across northern Nigeria. According to reports, armed men invaded the community in the early hours of Sunday, setting parts of the […]

Nigeria’s economy recorded a slower growth rate of 3.89 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting continued economic pressures across key sectors of the country. The latest figures showed that the Gross Domestic Product grew in real terms on a year-on-year basis during the period under review, but at a slower pace compared to previous quarters. The development comes amid persistent concerns over inflation, exchange rate instability, high […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has sealed off operations of two steel companies over alleged involvement in railway vandalism and other acts of economic sabotage across the country. Commandant General of the Corps, Professor Ahmed Abubakar Audi, disclosed this while addressing journalists at the NSCDC headquarters in Abuja, warning that individuals and organisations destroying national infrastructure would face the full weight of the law. According to him, the […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service has warned Nigerians against attempting to travel out of the country without valid travel documents, describing the act as illegal and dangerous. In a public advisory issued on Monday, the Service stressed that all international travel must be done with a valid passport, visa where necessary, and other approved immigration documents. The agency noted that bypassing official procedures or using illegal border routes violates Nigerian immigration […]

Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the January 16, 2027 presidential election following the party’s direct primary election conducted across the country. Tinubu secured 10,999,162 votes in the exercise, defeating his opponent, Stanley Osifo, who polled 16,504 votes. The primary election was conducted across the party’s 8,809 wards nationwide and concluded at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja, […]

The African Democratic Congress is set to commence the process of selecting its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election, with party members across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory expected to participate in the exercise. The party is expected to adopt the direct primary method for the election following the inability of the leading aspirants to agree on a consensus arrangement. The three major contenders in the […]

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department has appealed to residents living close to waterways and drainage channels in Abuja to consider relocating as the rainy season intensifies. The appeal followed a flooding incident that occurred in the early hours of Friday at a one-storey building located on Anthony Ikem Street behind Blue Cabana Hotel in the Mabushi District of the Federal Capital Territory. According to the agency, the overnight […]

A cross section of Muslim residents in Ibadan have expressed concern over the sharp increase in the prices of rams ahead of the 2026 Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Both buyers and sellers described the situation as difficult, attributing the rising cost of livestock and food items to the current economic realities in the country. Some ram sellers lamented poor patronage despite the festive season drawing closer, noting that many intending buyers are […]

The Oyo State Police Command has clarified that the students, pupils and teachers abducted during last Friday’s terrorist attack on three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of the state have not yet been rescued. The Command made the clarification through its spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, who dismissed rumours circulating on social media claiming that the victims had regained freedom. According to the police, intensive rescue operations are still ongoing, […]