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President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to work with state governors to prevent future kidnappings of Nigerians. Tinubu said students and children should no longer be allowed to fall victim to terrorism. He gave the directive while commending security agencies for securing the release of 100 students from Papiri Catholic School in Niger State. In a statement by his …

The Enugu State Government has announced plans to restrict the operation of tricycles (Keke), yellow buses, and minibuses from five major highways across Enugu city, paving the way for the smooth implementation of the state’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. This was made known by the Commissioner for Transport, Dr. Obi Ozor, during a consultative meeting with transport unions and …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sealed the Abuja residence of Timipre Sylva, the imemdiate past minister of state for petroleum. Julius Bokuro, special assistant on media to Sylva, revealed this in a statement on Monday, while criticised the agency over the sealing of his principal’s home. Sylva, a former governor of Bayelsa, is locked in a dispute …

Retired Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali Baba has said why the withdrawal of police personnel from very important personalities (VIPs) failed previously was because it came from inspectors-general of police and not directly from the president. Baba, who spoke in Abuja yesterday at the launch of two of his biographies, “Giant Footprints and A Policeman Personified,” expressed optimism that now …

Retired Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali Baba has said why the withdrawal of police personnel from very important personalities (VIPs) failed previously was because it came from inspectors-general of police and not directly from the president. Baba, who spoke in Abuja yesterday at the launch of two of his biographies, “Giant Footprints and A Policeman Personified,” expressed optimism that now …

A member of the United States House of Representatives, Riley Moore, has spoken about his recent visit to Nigeria as part of a U.S. Congressional delegation on a fact-finding mission to the country. In a statement posted on X on Monday, Moore said the discussions centred on terrorism in the North-East and the persistent killings in the Middle Belt, describing …

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the hearing of an application filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, seeking his transfer from the Sokoto Correctional Centre to a custodial facility closer to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The court fixed January 27, 2026, as the new date …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria has lasted longer than the country’s civil war that took place between 1967 to 1970. He spoke on Sunday during the ‘Toyin Falola Interviews’ conversation, which was live-streamed on social media. Other panellists were Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of the Sokoto diocese, and Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy …

Bola Tinubu’s actions in Benin Republic in response to a request from the Beninese government to help quell a coup attempt have been widely criticized, following reports that the former Lagos State authorized an attack on the coup plotters in the West Africa nation. Parallel Facts reports that explosions and sporadic gunfire were reported on Sunday morning at Tignon Barracks, …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has for the umpteenth time declared that he doesn’t know his real age. However, he stated that he could judge from those who are his primary school mates, saying six of them are still alive and none of them is less than 90 years. The former President spoke on Sunday during the Toyin Falola Interviews series …