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By Deborah Nnamdi The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to deploy all diplomatic channels to secure the safe return of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who is reportedly trapped in Guinea-Bissau following a military coup in the country. Jonathan was in the West African nation as part of…

The Ondo State Police Command has opened an investigation into the mysterious death of an unidentified woman found in a hotel room in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The woman’s body was discovered on Wednesday in a hotel located along the Ore–Okitipupa Road. Her male companion, who…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have uncovered a massive cache of illicit drugs valued at over N6.7bn in a warehouse located within a residential estate in the Isolo area of Lagos State, leading to the arrest of a suspected drug kingpin and five members of his cartel.…

Today, the Senate had an elaborate discussion on the security situation in the country, which has worsened in the last few weeks. When the Senate President recognised me to speak, I started by reminding him how I raised this issue with him a couple of days ago, and the need…

Nigeria’s Senate has launched a far-reaching inquiry into the country’s worsening security crisis, questioning why soldiers stationed at Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State vanished only hours before heavily armed bandits stormed the area and abducted dozens of students. Lawmakers, visibly unsettled during Wednesday’s plenary, said the withdrawal…

…Orders major police, military recruitment boost By Douglas Kamsela, Abuja Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency and approved one of the country’s largest police and military recruitment expansions in years, as violent attacks surge across multiple states. Tinubu, in a national broadcast, said recent spikes…

By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the names of three non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation, marking a significant step toward filling long-vacant diplomatic positions. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the President’s request during Wednesday’s plenary, announcing the nominees as Kayode Are from Ogun…

By Deborah Nnamdi A raging fire on Wednesday morning destroyed property and goods valued at billions of naira at a factory in Abubor Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The blaze, which reportedly started around 5:50 a.m., tore through the facility, consuming production machines, office equipment, vehicles,…

The Senate has been urged to reopen investigations into the death of 13-year-old Ochanya Ogbanje, following a petition submitted on Wednesday by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, PDP, Kogi Central. The petition, filed on behalf of Inibehe Effiong Chambers, calls for an urgent probe into the alleged prolonged sexual abuse suffered by…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed reports of a security threat in Abuja, describing as unauthorized and misleading a circular directing the early closure of schools in the territory. Wike spoke on Wednesday after inspecting ongoing infrastructural projects in Guzape, Abuja, where he clarified that…