More than 1,000 Nigerians living in South Africa have applied for voluntary repatriation amid escalating xenophobic attacks and growing anti-immigrant sentiment, raising fresh concerns over the safety of foreign nationals in Africa’s most industrialised economy.Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed Read more…
What to know about the Iran war today:Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday that “no tangible progress” has been made in negotiations to end the Middle East war. Araghchi said lines of communication with the U.S. were still open but Read more…
The arrest of Ifechukwu Dennis, the man identified by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) as the originator of an AI-generated voice note falsely circulated as a leaked recording of President Bola Tinubu purportedly linking insecurity in the South-East region to Read more…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday raised concerns over Nigeria’s counterterrorism strategy, questioning why terrorist groups appear to adapt faster than the government’s response to evolving security threats. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Read more…
There was a heavy security presence around the Three Arms Zone in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on Thursday following plans by the Take-It-Back Movement, a civil society organisation led by activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, to protest Read more…
Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has threatened to expose politicians he alleged are connected to the recent abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State, warning that he would reveal their identities if the attacks Read more…
Seven students of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, were abducted by suspected bandits who invaded their off-campus residence on the outskirts of the Low-Cost area of Kaura Namoda town on Tuesday night. The Chairman of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, Read more…
Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday kidnapped a middle-aged woman, identified as the younger sister of the immediate past Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, and her twin children in the Elewura area of Challenge, Ibadan, in another wave Read more…
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has raised the alarm over the worsening insecurity in the country, warning that no one is safe under the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Reacting to the kidnap of the sister and twin nephews of former Read more…
Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed shock and sadness over the condition of abducted schoolchildren, urging their captors to release them immediately. Obi on his verified ‘X’ handle yesterday said he was “deeply shocked Read more…
Rubio says the US will lift sanctions on Iran only if it gives up enriched uranium, rejecting a Strait of Hormuz-linked deal. As the US-Israel war on Iran entered its 96th day, the conflict widened across the Gulf region, with both Read more…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if urgent action is not taken to secure the release of teachers and students abducted from schools in Oyo and Borno states. The union made the Read more…