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Dauda Lawal, governor of Zamfara, says banditry in the state would be a thing of the past if he had some control over security agencies. Speaking in an undated viral video, Lawal claimed that he knows about the daily movements of bandits in Zamfara thanks to tracking devices. The governor said banditry in the state will end in two months if he had his way. “In less than two months back, I bought 150 brand new cars; I distributed them to security agencies even though I can’t ask them to do or undo,” the governor said in Hausa. “But it…

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja today for Europe to commence a 10-day “working vacation”. In a statement on Thursday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, relayed that the vacation is part of the president’s annual leave. He added that Tinubu will spend his annual leave between France and the UK before returning to Nigeria. The president’s latest foreign trip arrives on the heels of his 12-day diplomatic tour to Japan and Brazil — which included stopovers in Dubai and Los Angeles. Tinubu had departed Nigeria on August 15, stopped over in Dubai, UAE, and arrived in…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) will soon deploy its officials in continuous voter registration (CVR) centres to harmonise database collection. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, spoke on Wednesday when the NIMC management team visited the electoral umpire’s headquarters in Abuja. Yakubu said with INEC holding the database of citizens for elections and NIMC in custody of the records of citizens generally, both agencies have the largest biometric database of citizens in Nigeria. “Since the ultimate goal is to enrol every citizen with NIMC, we look forward to the day when your database will…

President Bola Tinubu says his reforms have earned Nigeria renewed global respect. Tinubu spoke on Tuesday when he received a delegation of monarchs led by Ghandi Olaoye, the Soun of Ogbomosoland, at the State House. According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, Tinubu said that the country’s economy is now stable, attracting interest from around the world. “Years of neglect and self-deception, fake records, smuggling, and all of that denied Nigeria the necessary revenue for progress and development,” he said. “Then we were confronted again with arbitrage trading of currency, an illusion…

The Department of State Services on Wednesday arraigned nine individuals at the Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged roles in the recent wave of killings in Benue and Plateau states.The agency also charged a suspected gunrunner found with seven M16 rifles. Among those arraigned were Haruna Adamu and Muhammad Abdullahi, both from the Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. They face a four-count charge for their alleged involvement in the June 13 killings in Abinsi and Yelewata villages, Guma LGA of Benue State, alongside others still at large.Two other defendants, Terkende Ashuwa and Amos Alede, both from…

Gunmen have reportedly displaced more than 300 people and set ablaze at least 30 houses in Qua’an-Pan LGA of Plateau state. The attacks, which occurred in late August across 10 communities in Doemak district, left many residents homeless as farmlands and property were destroyed on the eve of the harvest season. The affected villages include Nteng, Doop, Zhep Morop, Gyeergu, Kelaghan, Loon, Kwakii and Gorom. In a statement on Tuesday, Christopher Manship, executive chairman of Qua’an-Pan LGA, called for collective action against the violence. Advertisement “I urge our traditional rulers, religious leaders and development associations to join hands with us…

The full list of subjects in the newly introduced school curriculum has surfaced online after the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, shared it on Wednesday. Olusegun, in a post on his X handle, displayed an unsigned and unmarked image said to contain the subjects for Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School. “The new curriculum for Nigerian Schools which will commence from the next session in September 2025 has been released,” he said. The curriculum, which was unveiled by the Federal Government on Sunday, introduces compulsory digital literacy and basic entrepreneurship at the JSS level, while programming,…

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (retd.), has inaugurated the 23 newly elected local government chairmen, urging them to prioritize transparency, accountability, and reform-oriented governance over personal interests, News360 Nigeria reports. The swearing-in ceremony, which took place at the Government House in Port Harcourt, represents a major step in restoring democratic structures in the state after months of political unrest that prompted federal intervention. It will be recalled that on March 18, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Ordu, and the entire House…

Swiss food giant Nestlé has announced the immediate dismissal of its Chief Executive Officer, Laurent Freixe, over an “undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate,” News360 Nigeria reports. The company, known globally for brands such as Nespresso and KitKat, said the decision followed an internal investigation into the matter. In a swift replacement move, the board appointed Philipp Navratil, the current CEO of Nespresso, as Freixe’s successor. “The departure of Laurent Freixe follows an investigation into an undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate which breached Nestle’s code of business conduct,” a statement said. The board said it had ordered an investigation…

The convoy of Abubakar Malami, former minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation (AGF), came under attack by suspected political thugs in Birnin Kebbi on Monday. The incident occurred shortly after Malami returned to the state on a condolence visit to some families in the Kebbi state capital. About 10 vehicles in the convoy were damaged, while some supporters were said to have been injured during the attack. Malami, leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kebbi, described the attack as “politically motivated”. “I was in Birnin Kebbi solely to pay condolences to families who lost their loved…