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FG UNVEILS FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO REDUCE MALARIA BURDEN BY 2030 By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has unveiled a five-year National Malaria Strategic Plan aimed at reducing malaria cases and deaths across Nigeria by 2030 through increased funding, targeted interventions and
HOUSE URGES FG TO PLACE HEALTH AGENCIES ON HIGH ALERT OVER EBOLA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to place public and private health agencies across the country on high alert to prevent and contain
EBONYI ARRESTS OVER 30 SEX WORKERS, SEALS UNAPPROVED GUEST HOUSE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Ebonyi State Government has arrested more than 30 commercial sex workers and sealed an unapproved guest house in Abakaliki as part of efforts to enforce urban planning
TROOPS KILL TWO TERRORISTS, RECOVER ARMS IN SOKOTO By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have killed two terrorists and recovered arms, motorcycles and other items during clearance operations in Sokoto State. The operation was confirmed in a statement by
TINUBU URGES JUDICIARY TO BLOCK LEGAL LOOPHOLES IN FINANCIAL CRIME CASES By :Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Tinubu has urged the judiciary to close legal loopholes used by politically exposed persons and other suspects to delay or frustrate the prosecution of financial
NINE-YEAR-OLD BOY ALLEGEDLY SETS FAMILY HOME ABLAZE IN YOBE A nine-year-old boy has allegedly set his family home on fire in Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State, killing his two stepmothers and two sisters. The incident occurred on August 21, 2026,
NAF CONFIRMS 25 DEAD IN ONDO AIRCRAFT CRASH By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that all 25 people on board an ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, died in a crash in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The
KWARA POLICE RECOVER TWO AK-47 RIFLES, UNCOVER SUSPECTED GUN-RUNNING NETWORK By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kwara State Police Command has recovered two AK-47 rifles, three magazines and 42 rounds of live ammunition during a stop-and-search operation along the Alapa–Okolowo axis of Ilorin.
MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN ONDO, 32 REPORTEDLY ON BOARD By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban A military aircraft has crashed near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State, after air traffic controllers lost contact with it while it was flying from Benin to Lagos.
NAF LAUNCHES SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION AFTER ATR-42 CRASH IN ONDO By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched an immediate search and rescue operation after an ATR-42 aircraft crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State on Monday,