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TROOPS REPEL TERRORIST AMBUSH, KILL TWO IN SOKOTO By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have killed two terrorists and recovered two AK-47 rifles and three motorcycles following an ambush in Rabah Local Government
ALAUSA UNVEILS ₦365M NATIONAL PRIZE FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has unveiled a ₦365 million annual National Laureate Prize to recognise outstanding academic research, innovation and intellectual excellence in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Alausa
ZAMFARA POLICE ELIMINATE 17 BANDITS AFTER HIGHWAY ATTACK By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Zamfara State Police Command says its operatives have killed 17 suspected bandits following a deadly attack on motorists along the Gusau-Funtua Federal Highway. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Yazid Abubakar,
KADUNA NDC SET TO HOLD FRESH GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kaduna State says it is set to conduct a fresh governorship primary ahead of the 2027 general elections. The State Chairman, Evangelist Mordecai Sunday
AFRICAN PERINATAL SOCIETY URGES WOMEN TO BOOK ANTENATAL CARE EARLY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The African Perinatal Society has urged pregnant women to commence antenatal care early to help reduce maternal and newborn deaths in Nigeria and other African countries. The call
NFIU UNCOVERS NEW METHODS USED TO FINANCE TERRORISM By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has uncovered new methods allegedly being used by terrorist financiers to conceal the identities of those controlling illicit funds. In its 2025 Annual Report,
EDO JUSUN PROTESTS PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO JUDICIAL AUTONOMY LAW By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Edo State chapter of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has protested at the Edo State House of Assembly in Benin City against a proposed amendment to
FG URGES STATES TO ADOPT INCLUSIVE EDUCATION POLICIES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has called on state governments to domesticate and implement inclusive education laws and policies to reduce the number of out-of-school children across the country. The Minister of
GOV YUSUF MOVES TO REFORM KANO HEALTH SECTOR WITH THREE BILLS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has forwarded three bills to the State House of Assembly as part of efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery and improve the
ASUU DECLARES INDEFINITE STRIKE AT IBB UNIVERSITY LAPAI By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai Branch in Niger State, has declared an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of key provisions of the