Death has been unkind to the 10th Senate – Akpabio
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has expressed sadness that death has been unkind to the 10th Senate following the demise of Senator Okechukwu Ezea, who, until his death, represented Enugu North.
Akpabio spoke during a night of tributes in honour of the late Senator Ezra at the National Ecumenical Centre, Abuja, on Tuesday.
More than half of Nigerian minors buy alcohol freely — Survey
A new national survey has revealed that more than half of Nigerian minors now buy alcohol on their own often in sachets and small plastic bottles even as one in four underaged youths drink alcohol daily.
Sexual Violence: Mirabel Centre records 10,000 survivors in 13 years
Mirabel Centre, Nigeria’s first Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC), has recorded a major milestone with 10,000 survivors of sexual violence accessing care and support at the facility since it was established in 2013.
UK envoy urges Nigerian security agencies to implement 2026-2030 gender policy
British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Hill Obe, has called on security agencies in Nigeria to implement the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Gender Policy II.
A lot has changed in Abuja under Tinubu’s administration – Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says a lot has changed in FCT under the administration of President Bola Tinubu in the last two and a half years.
Kogi shuts down schools for two weeks
“The development is to forestall any reprisal attack by the bandits on soft target areas such as schools,” a source stated.
Bayelsa Police intensify probe into death of 24-year-old, interrogate NSCDC personnel
The Bayelsa State Police Command has intensified its investigation into the death of a 24-year-old man, Patrick Peresoudei, by interrogating four personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in connection with the incident.
A lot has changed in Abuja under Tinubu’s administration – Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says a lot has changed in FCT under the administration of President Bola Tinubu in the last two and a half years. Wike, who stated this after he inspected some ongoing projects in Abuja on Tuesday, pointed out that a lot has changed in terms of […]
‘Sex was consensual’, Norway crown princess’s son tells rape trial
The 29-year-old son of Norway’s crown princess told an Oslo court on Tuesday that he did not rape four women, arguing that he perceived the sex as consensual.
Top actress vows not to act again in Iran after protest crackdown
A leading Iranian actress who has acted in dozens of films over a two-decade career says she will never perform in the country again after a deadly crackdown on protests.
Reps probe airport, seaport concessions from 2006 to 2025
By Gift Chapi-Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives on Tuesday moved to investigate and appraise the performance and benefits accrued to the Federal Government from concessionaires operating federal air and seaport terminals, as well as related shipping activities, from 2006 to 2025. Inaugurating the Commitee in Abuja, the Speaker of the House, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, […]
