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By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate withdrawal of police personnel from VIP protection assignments, ordering that officers be redeployed to strengthen security across communities nationwide. The directive was issued during a security meeting held with key service chiefs, including the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General…

By Deborah Nnamdi An Islamic cleric in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Alhaji Muhammad Bakoshi, has been killed following a late-night attack by bandits on Saturday. Bakoshi, who served as the Discipline Officer of the Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS), Zalau, was shot dead after armed…

File photo: Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq By Deborah Nnamdi The Kwara State Government has announced the release of 38 worshippers abducted last Tuesday by bandits who attacked the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of the state. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, in a statement issued…

File photo: 2Baba and Natasha Osawaru during their traditional marriage By Deborah Nnamdi Veteran Nigerian musician Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, and his wife, Edo State lawmaker Natasha Osawaru, have welcomed a baby boy. Osawaru announced the birth on her Facebook page on Sunday, expressing joy over the arrival…

By Deborah Nnamdi Two communities in Delta State have demanded 50 billion naira ($32.5 million) in compensation and a halt to operations in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 40 over what they say are years of unchecked oil spills and improper waste disposal by Nigeria Exploration and Production Ltd (NEPL) and…

By Deborah Nnamdi Fifty of the more than 300 children kidnapped from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwarra Local Government Area of Niger State, have escaped from their captors. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State chapter, announced the development in a statement on Sunday,…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a major breakthrough in its intensified war against drug trafficking, dismantling six criminal syndicates, arresting nine suspected drug kingpins, and seizing large quantities of illicit substances in a sweeping series of intelligence-led operations across the country. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who…

Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, under Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested a wanted kidnapping suspect in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. The operation, carried out as part of the newly launched OPERATION ZAFIN WUTA, followed credible intelligence that led to the apprehension…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has withdrawn a corps member, Oyaje Daniel, from his Place of Primary Assignment (PPA) at Judeen International School, Annex Section, Mando, Kaduna State, after a controversial comment he made about teenage female students went viral online. Daniel, serving in Igabi Local Government Area, was…

By Dina Aboughazala I just came back from Nigeria and it was an eye-opener! As someone who works in the media and who launched a media venture to challenge stereotypes and counter dominant narratives, I didn’t think I would be affected by all the negative talk that preceded my trip.…