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Ilorin, Kwara State — Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday night convened an emergency meeting of the Kwara State Security Council following a deadly terrorist attack in Kaiama Local Government Area that reportedly claimed about 175 lives. The high-level meeting, held at the Ahmadu Bello House in Ilorin, brought together heads […]

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers during a coordinated operation in the Fufore Local Government Area of the state. The arrests followed a raid carried out on February 10, 2026, after intelligence reports and directives from the Commissioner of Police, Dankombo Morris, to intensify efforts against […]

No fewer than 10 shops were completely destroyed by fire at the Iya Maryam Adebara Complex in the Ogunpa Market area of Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday night. The Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Mr. Moroof Akinwande, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. He said […]

Somalia has signed a military cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia as part of its push to strengthen regional alliances amid rising tensions over Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland. The memorandum of understanding was signed in Riyadh on Monday by Somalia’s Minister of Defence, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, and […]

The Kwara State Government has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging deaths from Lassa fever at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in the state. The clarification followed an immediate investigation by the Kwara State Rapid Response Team (RRT), led by the State Epidemiologist, Dr. Kamaldeen Khadeejah, […]

President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to attend the Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival in Kebbi State, which will hold from February 11 to 14. The announcement was made by Governor Nasir Idris while receiving political defectors from other parties who recently joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jega […]

Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has relieved the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Galadima, of his duties with immediate effect. The decision was announced on Monday in a statement issued by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado. According to the […]

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has clarified that electricity meters currently being deployed across the country are not all free, explaining that only meters provided under government-funded programmes attract no upfront cost to consumers. Speaking during a radio programme, NERC Chairman Musiliu Oseni explained that meters supplied through the World […]

Washington – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet US President Donald Trump in the United States as follow-up talks with Iran are planned, according to the Israeli PM’s office. The meeting, the seventh between the two leaders since Trump returned to office last year, will focus on […]