The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, on Tuesday issued a grave warning about what he described as an imminent and coordinated terrorist threat targeting the South-West, North-Central, and South-South regions of Nigeria. Addressing journalists at Oodua House in Ikeja, Lagos, Adams said intelligence reports indicated that heavily armed militant groups had “encircled” the regions…
The Kebbi State Government has confirmed that two of the schoolgirls kidnapped from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, have escaped from their abductors. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Halima Bande, made the clarification in an interview with Channels Television in Zuru on Tuesday. Bande revealed that 26 students were abducted…
The House of Representatives Committee on Food Security has threatened to issue warrants of arrest for the Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), Ayo Sontinrin, and the Director-General of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Abubakar Dabban, after the two officials repeatedly failed to honour summonses over an ongoing probe into the…
Kabiru Turaki on Tuesday formally took charge as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after a tense standoff at the party’s Wadata Plaza Secretariat in Abuja. Addressing journalists shortly after entering his office, Turaki said the day’s events were the culmination of hours of confrontation with “renegade members” expelled during the party’s…
American rapper Nicki Minaj has drawn international attention to what she describes as escalating persecution of Christians in Nigeria, urging world leaders to take urgent action. She made the remarks on Tuesday during a United Nations event hosted by U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz. Minaj, who has consistently spoken about the issue in recent months, said…
The House of Representatives has scheduled a full-day national security debate for Thursday, amid worsening killings, mass abductions, and violent attacks across the country. Speaker Abbas Tajudeen announced the decision during Tuesday’s plenary session, stressing that the alarming deterioration of security demands urgent, collective intervention from lawmakers and security agencies. The move follows growing international…
President Bola Tinubu has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to travel to Kebbi State on Wednesday to commiserate with the state government and reassure the families and guardians of the kidnapped schoolgirls from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, that the Federal Government is committed to securing their safe return. In a statement, President Tinubu…
President Bola Tinubu is set to embark on a two-nation diplomatic trip on Wednesday, departing Abuja for South Africa and Angola to participate in two significant international summits. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu’s first destination will be Johannesburg, where he will…
Senator Oluremi Tinubu expressed deep grief over the shocking abduction of 25 students from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, as well as the tragic killing of the Vice Principal. She described the incident as not only an attack on innocent young lives and dedicated educators but also a direct assault…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has issued a clarification regarding its role in handling passenger-related disturbances within airport premises, following recent public discussions sparked by an incident on a United Airlines flight at Asaba Airport. As part of its statutory responsibilities, FAAN provides Aviation Security (AVSEC) and firefighting services across all Nigerian airports,…
