Nov. 2, 2025 The Management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says all passengers of the Warri–Itakpe Train Service (WITS) are safe after the trains derailment. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of…
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NDLEA busts clandestine Colos lab in Lagos, intercepts Loud consignments in bathtubs
November 2, 2025 Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a clandestine laboratory where Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis is being produced in a residential building located….
Trade Fair Market attack: We’ll not be deterred – NAFDAC
Nov. 1, 2025 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will not be deterred in carrying out its enforcement operations, even as five of its officials…
Alleged bribery: FRSC special intelligence squad arrests 6 officers
Nov. 1, 2025 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has arrested six of its personnel for alleged involvement in bribery while on official duty. The Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, disclosed this in…
Christian genocide allegation: Nigerian government replies Trump
The Nigerian government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to President Trump’s placement of Nigeria on a watchlist; saying, “the claims do not reflect the situation on the ground.” Below…
Bandits abduct Kebbi Deputy Speaker – Police
Nov. 1, 2025 The Kebbi Police Command has confirmed the abduction of the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Alhaji Muhammad Sama’ila-Bagudo, by suspected bandits in Bagudo Local Government Area…
Army crushes terror cells, rescues 17 kidnap victims, nabs 20 suspects
Nov. 1, 2025 The Nigerian Army says its troops have in the last 48 hours crushed several terrorist cells, rescued 17 kidnaped victims and apprehended 20 suspects through intensified offensive operations across…
Alleged Christian genocide: Trump places Nigeria on watchlist
President Donald Trump of the United States said on Friday that Christianity faces a threat in Nigeria and he was adding the West African nation to a State Department watch list as…
NLNG targets young Nigerians with new The Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts
NLNG has stated that new The Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts will target young Nigerians with the aim of inspiring them to tell stories that redefines the nation’s image. At a…
Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM says it killed soldier in first Nigeria attack
October 31, 2025 Al-Qaeda–linked militant group, a Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed a soldier in central Nigeria this week, its first known attack in…