The Directorate of State Security (DSS) has vowed to tackle the menace of kidnapping along the highways in the South West region of the country.

“We are pleased to announce that parts of the Third Mainland Bridge which were closed last month will reopen today 21st December, 2023 by 6 pm.”

Marketers in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory have blamed the removal of fuel subsidy as the cause of low patronage and high cost of food products.

The Controller General of Corrections, CGC, Haliru Nababa, has said more barracks are being constructed for officers and men of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), while old ones are undergoing renovations.

“What I keep saying to everyone is, what are we bequeathing to our people? Their interest is the most important thing”

Troops also rescued 80 kidnapped victims held hostage from bandits and terrorist hideouts, while 72 assaulted weapons and 338 assaulted ammunition were recovered from criminal elements after firefights.

Nigerian comedian Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, has expressed his frustration over individuals who are asking him for financial assistance during this festive period.

A gunman killed 10 people and wounded dozens of others at a Prague university on Thursday, before the police “eliminated” him, authorities said.

“The Declaration seeks to clarify the different forms of blessing that can be given to persons and objects in the Catholic Church, including the possibility of blessing persons in irregular unions”

The National Lottery Regulatory Commission, NLRC, has denied the allegation that it generated N6.3 billion in 2022 but remitted nothing to the government coffers.