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NIGERIA TO LEAD WEST AFRICA ON DEBT OVERSIGHT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria has pledged to champion a West African Parliamentary Debt Oversight Framework to curb reckless borrowing and rising debt across the region. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Abbas
APC CHAIRMAN’S WIFE, DAUGHTER ABDUCTED IN KWARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Gunmen have kidnapped the wife and daughter of APC Chairman in Patigi LGA, Kwara State, Muhammad Swasun. The attack happened at his residence in Sakpefu community on Sunday night. The assailants
NATIONAL SECURITY DEMANDS UNITY – CAS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has urged stronger collaboration among Nigeria’s security agencies, stressing that national security is a shared responsibility that transcends boundaries. Speaking at the Air
POLICE NAB SUSPECTS FOR ₦1M FRAUD IN KANO By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Police Command has arrested three men accused of duping a victim of over ₦1m. The suspects were caught at Kofar Danagundi after the victim raised an alarm,
TROOP’S NEUTRALISE BANDIT, RECOVER ARMS IN KWARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Troops of the 22 Armoured Brigade have neutralised a bandit along the Lema–Daban Lema road in Edu LGA, Kwara State. Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, Captain Stephen Nwanko, said
NDLEA SEIZES 8,000 BOTTLES OF AKUSKURA, 48 BLOCKS OF CANNABIS IN KANO By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban NDLEA operatives in Kano have intercepted 8,000 bottles of Akuskura, a drug-laced herbal mixture, and 48 blocks of cannabis. The substances were hidden inside a trailer
MCO, CAC PARTNER TO BOOST TRANSPARENCY AND COMPLIANCE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) has pledged to work with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to strengthen transparency, efficiency, and good governance in Nigeria’s mining and corporate sectors. MCO’s Director-General,
PRESIDENCY, NiDCOM PUSH FOR DIASPORA TRUST FUND AND DNA HERITAGE PROJECTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Presidency says it is committed to tapping into the strength of Nigerians in the Diaspora to drive national development. Special Adviser to the President on Policy
CHAOS ON ABUJA-KADUNA RAIL AS TRAIN DERAIL By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Panic and confusion filled the air Tuesday morning after a Kaduna-bound train derailed shortly after leaving Abuja. The incident happened around 11 a.m. near the Kubwa–Asham axis, leaving several coaches off
APC SLAMS OPPOSITION OVER SECURITY, GOVERNANCE FAILURE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors over their comments on the Katsina killings, calling them insensitive and a betrayal