Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has urged National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members not to be discouraged by the current challenges facing Nigeria. Makinde gave the charge during the swearing-in of the 2025 Batch C Corps members in Iseyin, Oyo State, today. Makinde, represented by Mrs Kudirat Mustapha, Director of Youth Development, Oyo State…
The National Association of Nigerian Students has raised the alarm over the rising wave of insecurity in Nigeria, warning that attacks on schools are putting the future of the nation’s children and its education system at serious risk. The concern comes after a series of violent incidents. On Monday, 25 schoolgirls were abducted from the…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says his membership in the West African Elders Forum is one of the reasons for his continued absence from active and partisan politics. Jonathan made the remark in Abuja while speaking at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) on Thursday, themed “Legacy of Impact, Celebrating…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a Brazil-bound vessel, MV Nord Bosporus (IMO 9760110), with 20 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Apapa seaport in Lagos. The substance was discovered on Sunday, November 16, 2025, concealed under the ship’s cargo. A statement released on Friday by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said…
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped an undisclosed number of students during an attack on St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, Niger State. It was learnt that the attackers stormed the school, said to be a private Catholic school located in the Agwara Local Government Area of the state, on Thursday night. Sources said the gunmen…
The Ogun State Government has warned youths in the state to steer clear of the dangerous drug practice known as “bluetoothing.” The Executive Secretary of the Ogun State Agency for the Control of AIDS, Dr. Kehinde Fatungase, described the trend as a deadly act in which individuals inject themselves with the blood of someone who…
The Nigerian Army has called on Nigerians to support its efforts to defeat terrorists and other security threats. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Waidi Shaibu, made the appeal on Thursday at the Nigerian Army Civil-Military Cooperation Media Chat for the Fourth Quarter of 2025, held in Jos, Plateau State. The appeal comes in…
The National Youth Service Corps has disowned a pamphlet circulating on social media that purportedly advises corps members to pay ransom if kidnapped. The scheme described the document as fake and not its official publication. In a statement issued via its social media handle today, the NYSC management clarified that although a consultant had presented…
The Bauchi State Government has expressed sorrow and sympathy to the government and people of Kebbi State over the attack on Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area. The message of sympathy was conveyed in a statement made available to newsmen in Bauchi today by the Public Relations Officer of…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is set to inaugurate 233 new housing units at the Abraham Adesanya Housing Estate, Ajah, along the Lekki–Epe Expressway. The state Commissioner for Housing, Mr Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, gave the assurance in a statement released today. The statement was signed by Mr Ganiu Lawal, Deputy Director of Public Affairs, Lagos State…