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A Nigerian Army officer, identified as Lieutenant Isma’il Abdullahi Chafe of the Nigerian Army, has reportedly been killed in a suspected terrorist ambush in Sokoto State, just weeks before his planned wedding. The late officer, attached to the 248th Reconnaissance Battalion at Illela Barracks, was said to have been ambushed on Saturday, May 16, 2026 by armed assailants believed to …

Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered the immediate strengthening of the Safe Schools Initiative across Osun State following the recent kidnapping of students and school officials in neighboring Oyo State. The directive was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, amid growing concerns that insecurity around schools could spread to border communities in Osun. According …

The Oyo State Police Command has begun analyzing the viral video of the abducted students and the principal of the community school in Orire Local Government Area of ​​the state. It would be recalled that gunmen on Friday invaded Oriire Local Government Area of ​​Oyo State and attacked Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota, Community Grammar School and LA Primary …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has launched a fresh attack on President Bola Tinubu’s government over reports that the Federal Government is seeking additional facilities worth $1.25 billion from the World Bank, warning that the country’s rising debt profile is becoming unsustainable. Atiku, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja through his media aide, Olusola Sanni, accused the Tinubu …

The Presidency defended the delay in the publication of the recent Quarterly Budget Implementation Report, and insisted that Nigeria’s fiscal year is determined based on the permissibility of the law and not simply based on the January-December calendar cycle. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Director-General of the Federation Budget Office, Tanimu Yakubu, said the concerns raised by members …

The director general of the Niger Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NCCIMA), Adamu Salihu, has described the Dangote Group as a transformative force in Africa’s economic revival, saying the conglomerate is “not just industrializing Nigeria, but the whole of Africa.” Speaking ahead of the Dangote Special Day at the 22nd National Niger Fair in Minna, Salihu said the …

A Fulani group, under the auspices of the Concerned Joint Fulani Association, has warned Plateau State Governor, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang to revoke the shoot-at-all order he recently gave to security agencies in the state against anyone found destroying farmlands in the state. Mutfwang, who is alarmed by the renewed violence that has hit the state leading to the deaths of …

Crude oil output in Nigeria and Iraq amongst others tempered the cut adopted by Saudi Arabia and Russia in August, a Platts survey conducted by S&P Global Commodity Insights has revealed. The report which covered August production activities said crude oil output from OPEC+ averaged 40.52 million barrels per day last month, on the back of Iran, Iraq and Nigeria. …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the National Hydrographic Agency are exploring stronger collaboration to promote the use of locally developed nautical charts for safer navigation and improved maritime operations.This was revealed in a statement on Sunday by NIMASA Head of Public Relations, Edward Osagie, following a visit by the nation’s Hydrographer, Rear Admiral Olumide Fadahunsi, to …

The Federal Government has launched a new initiative to address the problem of out-of-school children, youth and adults across the country. This new initiative, labeled the National Policy on Alternative Learning Pathways, aims to expand access to education. The new initiative was announced in Abuja by the Director of Literacy and Development, National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal …