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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to deepen collaboration with federal authorities and security agencies in addressing the worsening security situation in the state, including banditry, kidnappings and threats to rural livelihoods. The governor gave the assurance on Monday while receiving the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the South West, Adegoke Fayoade, at …

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, on Wednesday, disclosed that the state has taken delivery of 3000 bags of rice from the Federal Government as part of palliatives to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy. Eno disclosed this while inaugurating an 18–man committee to handle the distribution of palliatives to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Maiduguri-based convenience store operator Umar Bashir to 20 years in prison without the possibility of fine for financing terrorism linked to the Boko Haram insurgency. The trial judge, Binta Nyako, delivered the verdict on Monday after the defendant pleaded guilty to the charge brought against him by the federal government. Bashir, who …

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerian inmates held in Ethiopian penitentiaries that his administration has not abandoned them, following the signing of a prisoner transfer agreement between the two countries. The assurance was given on his behalf by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, during a visit to Nigerian inmates at Aba Samuel Prison in Ethiopia on Thursday 11 …

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun, has announced the arrest of 97 suspects linked to various criminal activities across the state during a two-week security operation. The suspects were arrested for offenses ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery and burglary to vehicle theft and violations of the state’s anti-open grazing law, according to the agency. Speaking to journalists …

Heavily armed bandits on Saturday handed over the body of late General Rabe who died earlier in their custody. The bandits after handing over the bodies in Katsina walked back to Matazu forest He has been buried with his family and friends praying and paying their last respects. Rabe, a former army spokesman was kidnapped along with his wife while …

At least 11 people, including a pregnant woman and six children, are feared to have lost their lives after a boat carrying mourners capsized on the Benue River in Makurdi Local Government Area of ​​Benue State. The accident occurred on Saturday evening as the passengers were returning home from a funeral, according to residents of the affected community. A local …

Unidentified gunmen have attacked the residence of the Ode Oriya traditional ruler in Owo Local Government Area of ​​Ondo State, Adeniyi Adelana, and carried him away. Heavily armed men numbering around six, reportedly stormed the community at around 8.30pm on Saturday, and headed towards his home. They shot the village head’s wife before taking her husband away into the forest. …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) has issued a public safety alert following the recall of approximately 90,000 bottles of ibuprofen oral suspension for children in the United States over contamination concerns. The product in question, commonly used to relieve fever, pain, sore throat, headache and flu-related ailments in children, was recalled after the U.S. Food and …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, was on the verge of securing the release of the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, before his sudden death in detention. Obasanjo made the revelation on Saturday in Abuja during the public launch of three books in honor of …