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In a recent declaration, Pastor Ashimolowo urged authorities to enlist and train members of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to help combat growing insecurity across Nigeria. At the same time, he called for broad public support for Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration’s security‑revamp efforts. According to him, the nation is at a critical security crossroads —…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a national security emergency, signaling a major shift in the federal government’s approach to public safety. This declaration comes in the wake of growing reports of banditry, terrorism, kidnappings, and communal clashes, which have spread across several states, raising concern among citizens and prompting urgent calls for stronger government…

The national fuel supplier NNPCL has announced a cut to the pump price of petrol — a welcome move that could bring some relief to motorists and ordinary Nigerians struggling with high fuel costs. News broke early morning that major depots, including outlets like Pinnacle Depot and Aiteo Depot, cut the ex-depot PMS (petrol) price…

In a disturbing escalation of insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory, armed bandits have abducted a 16-year-old boy and six teenage girls from Gidan-Bijimi community in Kawu Ward, Bwari Area Council. The brazen night-time raid has left residents terrified and raised urgent questions about the effectiveness of security measures in the nation’s capital territory. The…

Nigeria may be sitting on a demographic goldmine, but experts warn the country is dangerously close to turning that potential into a nationwide crisis. At a recent media dialogue in Lagos, specialists in education and technology raised alarms that millions of Nigerian children are simply not prepared for a digital, AI-powered global economy — a…

In a horrifying turn of events, armed bandits struck a farming community in Unguwan-Kawo, Erena Ward, Shiroro LGA, Niger State — kidnapping a number of local farmers, including pregnant women and children. Reports say that twenty individuals were seized during the attack, among them four pregnant women and several children. The incident underscores the deepening…

Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has once again demonstrated his reputation for hands-on leadership as he visited Borno State scholarship beneficiaries studying in India and personally presented ₦500,000 to each of them. The visit, carried out across two major universities in India, reinforces the administration’s ongoing commitment to human-capital development and signals that the state government…

Motorists and passersby along the Zaria–Sokoto highway were thrown into confusion and alarm when a moving trailer reportedly dropped a sack containing live bullets onto the road. The incident triggered immediate panic as bullets spilled across the highway, creating a dangerous and chaotic scene. Eyewitnesses described the drop as sudden and unexpected — what began…

In the early hours of Wednesday, a group of suspected bandits attacked Kiri High School in Aiyetoro Kiri, within the Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The attackers reportedly aimed to abduct students — a disturbing addition to recent waves of school-targeted raids across parts of Nigeria. However, thanks to the swift and decisive…

In a major crackdown, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives have dismantled a large-scale opioid cartel after raiding a secret warehouse in a residential estate in Lagos. Authorities recovered illicit substances with a street value of approximately ₦6.7 billion. The operation resulted in the arrest of alleged cartel leader Onyekachi Pius Nwanagu along with…