The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned service chiefs and the National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu to appear before the parliament. The development followed the rising incidents of insecurity across the country. The resolution was passed during Tuesday’s plenary following the…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has declared that public support for military operations is not optional, describing it as a strategic requirement without which operational success cannot be fully achieved. This is just as he said…

The vice-chancellor of the Baze University, Abuja, Abiodun Adeniyi, will today deliver the Baze University’s seventh inaugural lecture. Mr Adeniyi, a professor of mass communication, will deliver a lecture titled “How Your Village Is Following You: Mobility, Memory and the…

A middle-aged ‘patent medicine dealer’ identified as Ofofon has been arrested by security operatives following the alleged killing of a young woman in the Afokang area of Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. Residents of Afokang Road…

The Executive Chairman of the Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Salihu Abubakar, has assured pilgrims from the state that animal sacrifices (Hadaya) were duly performed for all those who paid through the agency. Abubakar gave the assurance in response to…

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has increased daily trips on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line from 90 to 94 and adjusted its weekday and Saturday operations to begin earlier at 6:00 a.m. In a statement on…

A Nigerian man, Odumayo Olufemi, has raised alarm after allegedly receiving N100,000 from individuals he identified as bandits during a TikTok live session, claiming they later demanded N100 million from him. Speaking in a video circulating on social media, Olufemi…

The Chairman of Gwoza local government area of Borno state, Abba Timta, has confirmed the receipt of the sum of eight million naira and food items donated by the state government for onward distribution to the 360 captives that were…

Some residents of Calabar, the Cross River State capital, have decried the rise in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, otherwise known as cooking gas. The price of cooking gas in Calabar recently rose from N1,300 to between N1,750 and…

The Canadian High Commission has called for stronger collaboration among governments, communities, civil society groups, security actors and the media to protect children affected by conflict and prevent their recruitment into armed groups. Omar Alihashi, Counsellor Political at the Commission…

Several aspirants who contested in the recently concluded All Progressives Congress primary election for seats in the Bauchi State House of Assembly have expressed dissatisfaction over what they described as neglect and exclusion by the party following their defeat. The…

The federal government plans to extend the existing Lagos rail network to the domestic and international terminals of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) as part of efforts to improve connectivity and strengthen the state’s position as an aviation hub in…

Chairman of the Lagos State Joint Negotiating Council, JNC, Domingo Michael Adeleke, has died in Geneva after a brief illness. Adeleke was in Switzerland as part of Nigeria’s delegation to the 114th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) in…

The African Democratic Congress in Benue State has inaugurated a committee to select a running mate for the party’s governorship candidate in the forthcoming general elections. The party had, during its primary election, elected a former member of the House…

The Cross River Taskforce on Health Quality and Anti-Quackery has sealed a private health facility, Safe Hands Maternity Clinic, in Calabar Municipality following the reported death of a patient after surgery. The task force, led by its Chairman, Dan Abubakar,…