Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor (retd), has canvassed for a formal declaration of war against banditry and insurgency to tame the bogey of insecurity in the country. Speaking…
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Navy hands over 840kg of seized cannabis to NDLEA
Oct. 6, 2025 The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT on Monday handed over 20 bags of suspected cannabis sativa weighing 840kg to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Capt. Idongesit Udoessien,…
39 Benue artisans deployed abroad under FG’s job placement programme
Oct. 6, 2025 No fewer than 39 skilled artisans from Benue State have been deployed to Belarus under the Federal Government’s international job placement programme. Mrs. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, Minister of State for…
No teacher in Lagos earns below N150,000 – LASUED VC
Oct. 6, 2025 Prof. Bilkis Lafiaji-Okuneye, Vice-Chancellor (VC), Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), on Monday, said that no teacher in the state earned less than N150,000. Lafiaji-Okuneye disclosed this during her…
Kidnaping: Police detains suspects for killing victim in Nasarawa
Oct. 6, 2025 The police command in Nasarawa State says it has detained suspected kidnappers involved in the abduction and killing of one Miss Favour Francis of Ombi Anzaku community in Lafia…
Teachers Day: Anambra school emerges overall best in Nigeria, as State wins 8 other awards
Oct. 6, 2025 School in Anambra State has emerged overall best in Nigeria, while the State received eight other awards across various categories at the 2025 President’s Teachers and Schools Excellence Awards….
Nigeria to Host First International Air Show in December 2025
October 6, 2025 The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development will host Nigeria’s first International Air Show in December at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. In partnership with the Nigerian Air Force,…
PENGASSAN, Dangote Dispute: Tinubu calls for caution, retrospection
Oct. 6, 2025 President Bola Tinubu, has called for caution and retrospection over the industrial dispute between the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association…
WHO estimates at least 15 million teenagers use e-cigarettes worldwide
October 6, 2025 At least 15 million people aged 13 to 15 use e-cigarettes globally, with young people on average nine times more likely to vape than adults in countries with data,…
Trump administration planning 7,500-person refugee ceiling, sources say
October 6, 2025 President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to set a refugee admissions cap at 7,500 people this fiscal year, a record low that prioritizes white South Africans of Afrikaner ethnicity,…