The Nigeria Police Force has initiated a monthly audit of arms and ammunition across its commands as it grapples with the increasing loss of firearms to hoodlums nationwide. The measure comes in response to rising incidents of firearms being seized by criminals, which the police attribute to negligence, poor weapon handling skills, and flawed deployment…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the worsening insecurity in the country is orchestrated to undermine Nigeria’s democracy. Akpabio spoke on Wednesday during a plenary session on national security. He said the attacks should not be interpreted as persecution against any religious group. “This is orchestrated, this is organised, and this is meant to damage the…
Salihu Lukman, a former vice-chair of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north-west, says President Bola Tinubu will be defeated in 2027. Lukman said this on Wednesday night when he appeared on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television – days after the ruling party said he has a history of “opportunistic politicking”. Tinubu…
Speaker of the House of Representatives Abbas Tajudeen has raised concerns over the alarming rate of youth unemployment and underemployment in Nigeria, attributing it to a lack of practical and technical skills required by the modern labour market. Speaking on Wednesday at a public hearing organised by the House Committee on Polytechnic and Higher Technical…
Uche Nwokwu, Coordinator of the National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP), Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, says men with large breasts are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Mr Nwokwu revealed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. He said that men undergoing hormone therapy…
Human rights activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, on Monday arrived at the Force Intelligence Department Headquarters in Abuja for questioning by the police. Sowore arrived at 9:58 a.m., following an invitation by the police after he uploaded a viral video alleging extortion by officers at a checkpoint in Lagos. The activist was summoned to address…
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in Kaduna has described the assertion by former governor, Nasir El-Rufai that Christians constitute less than 25% of the state’s population as blatant falsehood, contradicted by verifiable data from the Nigerian National Population Commission. The CAN state chairman, Rev Caleb Ma’aji Bawa on Monday, in a statement refuted the…
Uneasy calm pervades the sleepy town of Eche Ezema village in Igbo Eze South local government area, Enugu state, over the killing of four innocent children of the same parents of the community. According to Vanguard, the four children born of one parent, were hacked to death by the yet-to-be-identified driver of a popular pastor…
A former lawmaker, Senator Elisha Abbo has turned himself in at the Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) over allegations of raping a 13-year-old secondary school student. Abbo who represented Adamawa North at the Nigerian Senate was accused of abusing the girl at his residence in the Katampe Area of Abuja on June 29,…
Adewunmi Onanuga, the Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, has passed away. Akin Rotimi, spokesperson for the lower legislative chamber, announced her death in a statement on Wednesday night. The lawmaker, who represented the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State, died earlier today, January 15, 2025, following a brief illness. According to…
