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  More than a dozen girls have been abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in their latest attack in a community in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State. The insurgents broke into the town on Thursday night after shooting in different directions. Civilians fled into the bush and surrounding villages ...

  A Senior Secondary School 2 student, identified as Umar Goni has been arrested by operatives of the Borno state Police Command for allegedly attempting to murder one of his junior colleagues. It was learnt that the incident happened behind the hostel of a popular private school, El-Kanmi College of ...

  Nigerians have called for justice and gross punishment of the alleged killer of Hanifa, a five-year-old pupil who was reportedly abducted by her teacher, Abdulmalik Tanko, and eventually killed after 47 days in captivity in Kano State. The child was returning home from school earlier in December when she ...

  Two factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State reportedly engaged in a bloody fight on Thursday, January 20. It was gathered that the party members engaged in a brawl in Yenagoa, the state capital over the choice of candidate to contest the position of member of ...

2023: Obasa hints on type of leader Nigeria deserves – Says Tinubu laid foundation that makes Lagos a successful state – Lists competence, knowledge and experience as characteristics of a good leader The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Thursday said Nigeria desires ...

  The Nigerian Governors’ Forum on Thursday commended the Nigerian Senate for re-amending the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and providing room for direct, indirect, and consensus options for nominating candidates for the various political parties in the country. In a communique issued after the meeting and signed by the Chairman ...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Kaduna said he narrowly escaped being bombed near the Kawo bridge, while travelling to Katsina State in July 2014. Buhari is on a state visit to Kaduna State. Speaking at the newly constructed Kawo bridge executed by the Governor Nasir El-Rufai administration, Buhari ...

TROOPS DISLODGE IPOB/ESN STRONGHOLD AT LILU FOREST IN ANAMBRA STATE Troops of the Nigerian Army(NA) in a joint operations conducted with other security agencies have dislodged a notorious stronghold of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN) at Lilu Forest in ...

NIGERIAN ARMY TAKES GENDER ADVOCACY TO SOKOTO The Nigerian Army(NA) in collaboration with British Defence Section, West Africa has taken its advocacy on Gender Mainstreaming to 8 Division Area of Responsibility, Sokoto. The workshop tagged “Gender mainstreaming for enhanced professionalism in the NA”, organised by the Department of Civil-Military Affairs ...

  Former President of Nigerian, Goodluck Jonathan, has commended the Super Eagles for qualifying for the knockout stages in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The former leader in a post on his Twitter account stated that the Super Eagles have a resilient spirit in the tournament. Jonathan ...