The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in collaboration with the World Bank and civil society partners have begun the review of Nigeria’s main emergency response frameworks to tackle new climate, environmental and security threats. The two-day stakeholders’ inception workshop, which opened on Wednesday in Abuja, focuses on updating the National …
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The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, says the newly unveiled National Poverty Intelligence Lab (NPIL) will strengthen effective response to ultimately reduce poverty in the country. Doro stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the NPIL Project Kick-off and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) and …
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A Kano State High Court has sentenced a 32-year-old man, Muhammad Zulfalalu, popularly know as “Mai siket” to 20 years imprisonment for raping an 85-year-old woman. Zulfalalu, a resident of Gidan Kwano, Kwanar Dangora in Kiru Local Government Area of the state, was convicted on a nine-count charge bordering on …
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The Anambra State Police Command has killed four suspected secessionist armed gang and recovered of firearms, ammunition, stolen vehicles and cash linked to criminal activities along the Ogboji–Ajalli Road in Orumba South Local Government state. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, the Spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, …
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday fixed June 30, 2026, for ruling on an application by activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, seeking the restoration of his bail and the setting aside of a bench warrant issued against him. Justice Mohammed Umar adjourned the matter after parties adopted their …
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The National Youth Service Corps has approved Thursday, July 9, 2026, as the official passing-out date for 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream I corps members nationwide. The scheme announced the date in a statement posted on its official X handle on Wednesday and signed by its Director of Information and Public …
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The United States has designated a Nigerian national and three companies operating in the country as alleged financial facilitators of activities linked to the terrorist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. They were designated in the latest action, which targeted a total of three individuals and six entities …
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have struck yet another decisive blow against transnational drug syndicates following the discovery and dismantling of a fortified, industrial-scale clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Oyo state. The laboratory is operated by a Nigerian-Mexican cartel deep within the forest of Tapa Village, Ibarapa …
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Dr William Kumuyi, General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, on Wednesday arrived in Abuja for the 2026 edition of the Global Crusade with Kumuyi (GCK). The crusade, themed “Christ’s Wonder-Working Power,” is expected to attract thousands of participants from across Nigeria and beyond. Newsextra24 reports that the programme has evolved …
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Troops deployed across ongoing internal security operations have rescued two kidnapped women in Kwara and foiled fresh abduction attempts in Ondo State, as security forces sustained pressure on criminal elements in parts of the country. Operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday, has revealed. …
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