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The Lagos State Government has launched a 3-month free transportation scheme for police officers in the state. The initiative was unveiled on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, to recognize the sacrifices of police officers in maintaining peace and security across Lagos. The state government presented 2,000 Cowry Cards to the Nigeria Police Force. Each card gives…
Peter Obi’s blocked visit to Benue on Tuesday has turned what should have been a humanitarian mission into a major 2027 political talking point. The NDC presidential candidate said he traveled to Yelwata in Guma LGA to mourn with families after the June 2025 massacre that claimed over 270 lives. He was also taking relief…
The political tension in Benue State took a new turn on Tuesday as Labour Party leader and presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was prevented from visiting victims of the June 2025 massacre in Yelwata community. What was meant to be humanitarian visit quickly turned into a political controversy, with both Obi and the Benue State Government…
Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 12 people, including two children and four women, in Southern Lebanon as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies despite a ceasefire agreement reached more than two months ago.The Lebanese Health Ministry confirmed the deaths. The ministry said one strike hit a residential building in Kfar Rumman, killing 11 people…
The Federal Government has approved a new pensionable salary structure for personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces, with Generals, Admirals and Air Chief Marshals topping the scale at an annual gross pensionable salary of N29.75m. The approval, contained in a September 3, 2026 circular issued by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, takes effect…
The United States Department Of states has announced a reward of up to $10million for information on Amir Yaryab, identified as the leader of the Cyber Operations Command of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC). The announcement was made under the Department Of State’s Rewards for Justice Programme, operated by the Diplomatic…
The Presidency has explained why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is opposing the release of unredacted records held by United States law enforcement agencies, saying the matter involves lawful exemptions under the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and does not amount to a criminal case against the Nigerian leader. The Presidency, in a statement issued…
Internal intelligence and security sector consensus figures have confirmed a devastating 66% surge in kidnapping incidents across Nigeria, illustrating a total breakdown of local containment strategies. Comprehensive data tracking abductions between July 2025 and mid-2026 reveals that Nigerian citizens paid a staggering minimum of 7.78 billion naira in direct cash ransoms to criminal syndicates and…
The sudden and formal termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals living within the United States has triggered an immediate humanitarian and economic crisis. The administrative decision places an estimated 350,000 individuals—who have built legally recognized lives, businesses, and families in the U.S. over years of displacement—under immediate threat of forced deportation back…