Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized the Federal Government over the release of abducted schoolgirls in Kebbi State, saying their freedom should not be presented as an achievement but as evidence of Nigeria’s worsening security environment. In a statement issued by his media office on Wednesday, Atiku said the return of the schoolgirls was…
The Nigeria Labour Congress yesterday urged workers to cultivate resilient and strategic leadership to navigate the twin challenges of rising insecurity and systemic exploitation in the country. The announcement followed the opening address by President Comrade Joe Ajaero of the NLC at the 2025 Harmattan School, held at Top Rank Hotel, Utako, Abuja, on 24…
Despite the reported intensified military operation against bandits, the criminals have continued their wave of terror, abducting 20 persons in Kwara and Kano between Monday night and Tuesday morning. The development comes barely 24 hours after 38 worshippers abducted from the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Isegun, Eruku, Ikere, Kwara State, on November 18, were released by…
Resurgent jihadist attacks and instability in northern Nigeria are pushing hunger to unprecedented levels with thousands facing “famine-like conditions”, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. Nearly 35 million people in northern Nigeria are “projected to face severe food insecurity during the 2026 lean season”, which stretches from May to September, the UN agency…
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has called on Corps Members to imbibe the core values of the scheme throughout their service year and beyond. According to a post shared on NYSC’s social media handle today, Nafiu made the call while addressing the 2025 Batch ‘C’ Corps Members undergoing…
A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Mr Buba Galadima, has condemned the shutdown of schools in parts of the North in response to rising insecurity, describing the decision as cowardly and a shameful dereliction of duty by the government. Speaking on a monitored televised programme, Mr Galadima said the recent mass abductions in…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Governor Makinde presented the bill, tagged “Budget of Economic Expansion,” to the Oyo State House of Assembly during a special plenary session held at the Assembly Secretariat in Ibadan. The bill, which marks the seventh consecutive budget since Makinde assumed office in 2019, represents a significant increase of N213 billion from…
The NNPP today urged Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Nigerians to disregard purported congresses by the Kwankwasiya Movement led by Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, describing it as unconstitutional. In a statement released by its National Secretary, Mr Ogini Olaposi, the party stated that the NNPP Court ordered congresses had been held and concluded. The News…
The United Kingdom will deny entry to visitors without an Electronic Travel Authorization, ETA, effective February 25, 2026, the government announced on Monday.The rule affects nationals from 85 countries, including the United States, Canada, and France, who ordinarily do not need a visa to enter the United Kingdom.According to the Home Office, the enforcement is…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over what he described as an “unprecedented negative news” recorded across Nigeria within 10 days, blaming the situation on “collective leadership failures.” In a statement today, Obi warned that the country was drifting into “avoidable disorder” due to insecurity,…