The Presidency has confirmed the release of the students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State. The students were abducted from their school premises last week, while Vice-Principal of the school was shot dead. In a statement on Tuesday night, Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, announced their release. “President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the…
The 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi state, have been rescued. Security sources confirmed the rescue of the girls to journalist on Tuesday. Details of the efforts that led to the rescue of the students are still sketchy at the time of this report, but an official announcement is expected tonight….
The Federal Government has banned open grazing by cattle rearers as part of efforts to curb the persistent farmers-herders conflicts across the country. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Mukhtar Maiha, during the inauguration of the 1st National Council on Livestock Development in Yola, Adamawa State. The minister…
Abia State Government has sealed a campaign office belonging to President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Partners (RHP) in Umuahia, the state capital. The Renewed Hope Partners is the campaign structure for the President, being promoted across the South East zone by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu. An official of…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, as the Renewed Hope Ambassador, ahead of the national rollout of the Federal Government’s Ward Development Programme. According to a statement on Tuesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Governor Uzodimma will also serve as Director-General for Party…
A renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said that if the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, had shown remorse, he would have been at the forefront calling for his release. Gumi made the statement on Tuesday while appearing as a guest on The Morning Brief, a programme on Channels…
The Zamfara State Government, through the Zakkat and Endowment Board, has sponsored the mass wedding of 200 female orphans, widows, and less-privileged women as part of its 2025 social intervention programmes. The event, held on Monday, also marked the conclusion of the board’s annual activities, which included business grants, debt relief support, poultry production training,…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio formally unveiled Nigeria’s counter-terrorism strategic plan 2025–2030 on Monday. The plan was developed by the National Counter-Terrorism Centre in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). In his keynote address, Akpabio said the occasion was not merely the launch of a policy document but a defining moment in the country’s…
President Bola Tinubu has firmly dismissed the increasing use of private military and security contractors in African conflict zones, cautioning that their operations erode national authority and hamper coordinated counter-terrorism efforts. Delivering Nigeria’s position at the first plenary on Peace, Security, Governance and Multilateralism during the 7th AU–EU Summit in Luanda, Angola, Tinubu, represented by…
There was panic on Monday night at Government Girls College, Maiduguri, after students suddenly ran out of their hostels, claiming they had seen “men in black with face masks.” The incident happened around 8:25 pm as frightened students rushed into nearby streets, many still in their hostel clothes. Security operatives were immediately deployed to the…