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Troops nab notorious gunrunner in N/West

The Nigerian Army says its troops have successfully dismantled a gun-running syndicate that has been supplying arms and ammunition to terrorist groups

Kwara records 159 cases of domestic violence, rape in 1yr – NSCDC

Kwara State has recorded 159 cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) over the past year, according to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC

Emir directs subjects to pray for rain as crops wither

The Emir of Muri, Alhaji Abbas Njidda Tafida, in Taraba State, has directed all his subjects to engage in prayers and fasting to seek rainfall, as cro

Beaded crown: Makinde visits Ladoja, sets to crown ex-governor

Governor Seyi Makinde has paid a courtesy visit to a former governor of Oyo State, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, after months of contention over the 2023

FG suspends plan to sell N40,000 subsidised rice to civil servants

The Federal Government has halted the planned sale of subsidized rice to civil servants, which had initially offered a 50 kg bag of rice at the subsid