Nigeria’s Ambassador-Designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has explained why security agencies often find it easier to trace social media users than to locate bandits and kidnappers operating in remote forests. Omokri's remarks followed public reactions to the recent arrest of...
FIFA has confirmed that a technical error on its ticketing platform resulted in a small number of fans receiving free tickets for matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In a statement posted on X, FIFA said about 60 fans...
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 572 pharmacies, patent medicine stores and illegal drug outlets across Plateau State for various regulatory violations uncovered during a four-day enforcement exercise. Speaking at a press briefing in Jos on Friday, the...
The Plateau Vanguard for Democracy (PVD) has lashed out at Kefas Ropshik, popularly known as Kefiano, over the controversy surrounding land allocation at the Agricultural Services and Training Centre (ASTC) BARC Farm, accusing him of attempting to politicise what...
Candidates sitting for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) faced major disruptions across examination centres in Oyo, Lagos, Ogun, and Osun States as the late arrival of examination materials forced many students to write their papers...
The Federal Government, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization, has launched a $350,000 project aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s preparedness, detection and response to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu. The initiative, unveiled under the...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has debunked reports of an alleged kidnap incident at Phase 1 Primary School, Gbagalape community, Abuja. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, made this known in a statement issued on Friday,...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a nine-year-old boy at Idogun in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, confirmed the incident via a statement issued on Friday, June...
The Kaduna Polo Club has announced plans to host the second edition of the Dawule Baba Memorial Polo Tournament from June 11 to 14, 2026, in honour of late Nigerian polo legend Dawule Baba. The tournament, scheduled for the Murtala...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky published an open letter to President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in ​which he proposed the two leaders meet to agree an end to more ‌than four years of war. In his letter, which the president's office...