The North-Central Renewed Hope Youth Vanguard has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in 2027. Mr Abdulhakim Usman, the Co-ordinator of the group, announced the endorsement on Sunday at a press conference in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. He said the endorsement of Tinubu was due to his …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has widened its probe into the controversial insurance industry recapitalisation exercise, with invitation letters now being issued to other operators beyond the initial petitioners. A letter dated 3rd September 2026 and addressed to the Managing Director of Linkage Assurance Plc, Mr Daniel Braie, …

The Nigerian Army has trained 925 forest guards from Borno in a two-week theatre acclimatisation programme at the North-East Theatre Training School, Buni Yadi, Yobe. Newsextra24 reports that the training was designed to equip the forest guards with basic military skills and enable them to provide auxiliary support to troops …

The Director of the City Boy Movement in Oyo State, Mr. Olufemi Onireti, has reaffirmed the movement’s unwavering commitment to aggressive grassroots mobilisation to ensure a clean sweep for all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 General Election. Onireti made the assertion on Saturday in Ibadan …

The Ondo State Agency for the Welfare of Persons with Disabilities has condemned the alleged rape of a 20-year-old married woman with intellectual disability in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The woman, who is reportedly four months pregnant, was allegedly r@ped on September 9, 2026, at Ajegunle …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged President Bola Tinubu not to be distracted by the tactics of the opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Oyintiloye said the President should instead focus on governance and tackle security threats identified by security agencies …

Yobe State University Teaching Hospital (YSUTH) has recorded a significant medical breakthrough following the successful conduct of a total hip replacement surgery on a young man. The surgery was carried out on Saturday on a patient suffering from sickle cell disease who developed death of bone tissue due to lack …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted more than 1.3 million pills of tramadol and other opioids, as well as 6,000 kilograms of potent strains of cannabis, with a combined street value of more than N3.4 billion. NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, …

Maritime expert, Capt. Iheanacho Ebubeogu says the Federal Government has secured a 746 million pounds facility for the rehabilitation and modernisation of Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports. Ebubeogu, Chairman Ports Operations and Security Committee, Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC), disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria …

Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has disclosed disturbing signs found on the bodies of 37 suspected illegal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Speaking during an interview on Arise News, Bago said the victims were held in one of …