Masked gunmen clad in “mafia-style” gear stormed Ekwulobia, Aguata LGA, Anambra State early on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, unleashing a hail of bullets that sent terrified residents scattering for cover. Eyewitnesses report the attackers arrived in a convoy of Sienna SUVs before fleeing
Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, has boldly proclaimed that the country has turned a corner on insecurity, stating that Nigerians can now travel freely without fear of kidnapping or violence. Speaking at the inauguration of the Joint Doctrine and Welfare Centre in
Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has finally addressed lingering allegations that he was part of General Sani Abacha’s government, releasing official documentation to clarify what he calls a “deliberate misrepresentation” by political adversaries. The former Anambra State governor shared a letter
Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has stirred national debate with a blunt revelation that nearly all the criminals arrested in forest hideouts across the state are young men of Igbo origin, not Fulani herdsmen as widely believed. Speaking during a security
Students must now be at least 16 years old before gaining admission into any Nigerian university, polytechnic, or college of education, as the Federal Government has formally adopted 16 as the official minimum entry age into tertiary institutions nationwide. The announcement, confirmed by
Police operatives in Enugu have arrested a 22-year-old undergraduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Emmanuel Gambo, for the brutal killing of 24-year-old Deborah Sam-Praise Ememem inside a hotel room following a heated dispute over a ₦15,000 payment demand. The suspect, a 200-level
University lecturers across Nigeria have downed tools as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) enforces a nationwide suspension of academic activities over the non-payment of June 2025 salaries. The union’s decision, grounded in its long-standing “No Pay, No Work” policy, has seen
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubuike Ihejirika (rtd), has called on the Federal Government to introduce compulsory military training for all Nigerian citizens as a national security strategy. He made the bold recommendation during a national security dialogue in Abuja on
Over 1,000 women-focused civil society organisations have called on the Nigerian Senate to immediately challenge the Federal High Court’s ruling reinstating suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The court verdict, delivered by Justice Binta Nyako on Friday, June 28, 2025, described the six-month suspension as
Blood spilled on the Wannune-Gboko road Sunday evening as a Dangote Cement truck collided head-on with a Toyota Sienna, leaving a scene of devastation that shattered hearts in Benue State’s Tarka Local Government Area. The accident, which happened near the NYSC Orientation Camp,