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WEST AFRICAN LEADERS REAFFIRM DEMOCRACY AS ECOWAS PARLIAMENT MARKS 25 YEARS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban West African leaders have renewed calls for stronger democracy and firm resistance to coups as the ECOWAS Parliament celebrated its 25th anniversary in Abuja. Former President Goodluck
ABIA, IMO LAUNCH 24-HOUR SECURITY TASKFORCE ON ABA–OWERRI EXPRESSWAY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Abia State Governor Alex Otti and Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma have jointly launched a 24-hour security taskforce along the Aba–Owerri expressway to curb rising criminal attacks, especially ahead
BANDITS DEMAND N300M RANSOM FOR 10 KIDNAP VICTIMS IN KWARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Armed bandits who abducted 10 people in Isapa, Ekiti LGA, Kwara State, have given the community one week to pay N300 million to secure their release. The kidnappers
TINUBU REAFFIRMS NIGERIA’S COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL PEACE AS HE RECEIVES NEW ENVOYS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Tinubu on Thursday received Letters of Credence from 17 ambassadors and four high commissioners, reaffirming Nigeria’s readiness to strengthen global partnerships for peace, security
SENATOR OLUREMI TINUBU LAUNCHES ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME FOR PWDs IN ABIA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has launched the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) economic empowerment programme for persons with disabilities in Abia, offering ₦200,000 business grants to 250
ARMY SAYS BANDITRY WILL BE FULLY ERADICATED By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Theatre Commander of Operation Fesan Yamma, Maj. Gen. Idris Warrah, says the Nigerian Army is deploying stronger strategies to wipe out banditry, including rising Lakurawa activities, across the North West.
BANDITS GIVE KWARA COMMUNITY ONE WEEK TO PAY N300M RANSOM By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Armed bandits who abducted 10 people in Isapa, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State on November 25, 2025, have given the community one week to pay ₦300
ADAMAWA JAIL DELIVERY COMMITTEE FREES 87 INMATES, CONVICTS 17 By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Adamawa State Jail Delivery Committee, led by Chief Judge Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman, has freed 87 inmates and convicted 17 others after reviewing cases in four correctional centres. Six
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES GENERAL CHRISTOPHER MUSA AS THE NEW MINISTER OF DEFENCE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defence. In a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu conveyed
OPERATION PEACE SHIELD: TROOPS ARREST 3 ARSON SUSPECTS, FOIL VIOLENCE IN TARABA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3 OPWS, have arrested three suspects linked to the burning of a house in Karim Lamido, Taraba State. The