News as it breaks
A coalition of civil society organisations, youth groups and community leaders on Tuesday staged a peaceful rally in Abuja, calling for urgent action to tackle Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and urging citizens to unite against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping. The demonstrators, who marched under the banner “Nigerians Unite Against Insecurity”, said…
The Federal Government has concluded arrangements for the evacuation of Nigerian nationals affected by recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa, with the first batch of returnees scheduled to arrive in Nigeria on Thursday morning. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the initial group of evacuees will depart the Oliver…
The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has disowned a fake letter circulating online and falsely attributed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, describing it as a deliberate attempt to mislead the public and undermine diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Liberia. In a statement issued on Monday,…
Seven Nigerian girls trafficked to Mali, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire under the guise of overseas employment have been rescued and returned home, according to the Global Anti-Human Trafficking Organisation (GAHTO). The organisation said the operation was carried out in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of…
Four people, including an infant, were killed and at least 24 others seriously injured after a passenger train derailed in Agbor, Delta State, the Federal Ministry of Transportation has confirmed. The ministry said 482 people were on board the train at the time of the accident, including passengers, crew members,…
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed that five people, including a soldier and a local hunter, were killed during a deadly attack at a private dredging site in Magbon Etido, Mowe, in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state. Police authorities, however, insisted that the incident was…
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Joseph Tegbe as Minister of Power and Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, following the departure of their predecessors from the Federal Executive Council. The brief ceremony took place at the Presidential Villa in Abuja and was attended by…
Iran’s football federation has accused the United States of revoking its allocation of tickets for the country’s 2026 FIFA World Cup group-stage matches, claiming the move prevents Iranian supporters from attending games in the co-host nation. In a statement issued less than three days before the tournament begins, the…
Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, Comrade Grace Ike, has been honoured with the Humanitarian Award for Excellence in Service by the Women of Glory Foundation in recognition of her outstanding contributions to society and commitment to humanitarian causes. The award was presented during the foundation’s…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has launched a new Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) to strengthen the fight against armed robbery, kidnapping, violent attacks, and other serious crimes across the nation’s capital. The unit was officially inaugurated on Monday at the former SARS Office located at Abattoir, Guzape…
