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Nigeria Mark’s International Day For Reduction C02 Emissions. Katherine Abayomi, Port Harcourt The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has marked 2024 as the warmest year yet. This surge in global temperature, driven by the Global North, is of serious concern to Nigeria and the rest of the world. Africa, which is at the trigger of climate…
Borno Government Task Armed Forces to Track Killers of 40 Farmers Borno State Government has confirmed the killing of 40 farmers in terrorist attack on Dumba community, near Baga in Kukawa local government area of the state. The governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum while condemning the attack which was allegedly hatched on Sunday by suspected Boko…
Violent conflicts across Nigeria claimed at least 4,654 lives in 2025, while 3,141 people were kidnapped in 1,274 separate incidents nationwide, according to the Nigeria Violent Conflicts Database 2025 released by Nextier Advisory Ltd. on Wednesday. The report, a partnership between Nextier, and SPRONG Programme, titled “Nigeria Security and Conflict Outlook 2026: When Capability Meets…
Nigeria Commiserates with Türkiye Over Devastating Fire Incident The Nigerian government has commiserated with the government and people of Türkiye over the fire incident at the Grand Kartal Hotel in the Kartalkaya Ski Resort that resulted in the death of 66 persons and injured over 50 others. The condolence message was contained in a statement…
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission following the resignation of the current heads of the agencies. The President’s request was contained in separate letters to the Senate on Wednesday. Farouk Ahmed resigned as…
By Israel Adebiyi A 12-year-old girl was hit to death by bullets during a fierce gun battle between police operatives of Edo State Command and suspected kidnappers along the Obe Hill by pipeline leading to Ajaokuta. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the Edo State Command’s Police Public Relations Officer,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the sudden death of its Cross River State Commander, Ogbonna Uzoma. According to a statement issued by the spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, the report of his death was brought to the attention of the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa…
By Emamuzo Iboma The federal government has issued a nationwide alert, warning of heavy rainfall expected over the next five days that could lead to severe flooding in 19 states and 76 locations. The warning, announced on Tuesday by the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment, urges residents and…
Lagos Assembly Crisis: Speaker Meranda Downplays Obasa’s Occupation of Office By Bianca Iboma The embattled Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has dismissed concerns over the occupation of the Speaker’s office by ousted Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, maintaining that the situation does not prevent her from carrying out her duties. Speaking on…
The Federal Government and the National Assembly have backed the planned commencement of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). WAEC had earlier disclosed plans to fully migrate from paper-based examination to CBT in 2026, a move that generated controversy in some quarters. But while addressing members of the National Assembly…