Tension has gripped Niger State after terrorists launched a midnight assault on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in the Papiri Community of Agwara Local Government Area, abducting an unconfirmed number of students and staff. Details remain unclear, but according to SunRise TV multiple sources said that about 52 studentsContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped an undisclosed number of students during an attack on St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, Niger State. It was learnt that the attackers stormed the school, said to be a private Catholic school located in the Agwara Local Government Area of theContinue Reading
L-R: Nigeria’s Alternative Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr William Bwala; Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola; Germany’s Permanent Representative to IMO, Mr Mark Gebauer and Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dayo Mobereola when Oyetola addressed delegates at aContinue Reading
By Frontline Reporters Survivors of Monday’s violent attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, have recounted the terrifying ordeal during which the Vice Principal, Hassan Makuku, was killed and 25 female students abducted by bandits. The 3 a.m. attack hasContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The struggle for control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) shifted yesterday from the convention ground in Ibadan to the party’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, where two rival factions clashed over leadership authority. Tension erupted when both groups, led by National Chairman Kabiru Tanimu Turaki andContinue Reading
The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, has approved the appointment of Barrister Adenike Adeyele Iyelolu as the Registrar of Ships for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Her appointment, which is for a four-year tenure, follows the recommendation of the Director General of the NigerianContinue Reading
The United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa will on Thursday, November 20, 2025, hold an open hearing to scrutinise President Donald Trump’s recent redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) over alleged religious persecution. If affirmed by the Senate, the designation could trigger sanctions againstContinue Reading
A move intended to bring about permanent peace in Plateau State has been initiated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The deployment of a special presidential emissary to the state, which has been the epicentre of inter-ethnic and inter-religious crises for decades, is a first step to bringing about a permanentContinue Reading
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Frank Chijioke Ibemesi, alias Chisco Bee, in the Isolo area of Lagos State. Advertisement The 42-year-old Ibemesi, who is the MD/CEO of Franc CJ Ibemesi Nig Ltd, was arrested at his Daisy Garden Hotel, 66-68Continue Reading
Four governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have arrived in Ibadan, Oyo State, as the party insists on conducting its national convention despite a subsisting Federal High Court order halting the exercise. The South-West Chairman of the party, Kamorudeen Ajisafe, confirmed on Friday that GovernorsContinue Reading