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JUST IN: All kidnapped worshippers in Kwara freed, Tinubu says, pledges to secure Nigerians

Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- President Bola Tinubu on Sunday announced that "all the 38 worshippers abducted in Eruku, Kwara State have been rescued." PREMIUM TIMES reports that the victims were kidnapped fro... Read More


UPDATED: Tinubu confirms release of 38 abducted Kwara worshippers as governor details joint rescue operation

Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- President Bola Tinubu on Sunday announced that all 38 worshippers abducted during Tuesday's attack on the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Igan, in Eruku, Kwara State, have been rescue... Read More


How NNPC official approved N3.4 billion in suspicious payments without GMD's authorisation - Audit Report

Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- A report by the office of Nigeria's Auditor-General has revealed that the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) approved a sta... Read More


Lawmaker seeks deeper US-Nigeria cooperation to tackle rising insecurity

Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- The Chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson, has reaffirmed the importance of stronger cooperation between Nigeria and the United States, ... Read More


'Schools under siege, leadership missing:' Amaechi blasts Tinubu over worsening security challenges

Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has accused President Bola Tinubu of failing to protect Nigerian schoolchildren after gunmen abducted pupils and teachers from St... Read More


Niger lawmakers condemn Agwara school abductions, demand urgent security action

Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- The Niger State Caucus in the National Assembly has condemned the kidnapping of students and teachers of St. Mary's Catholic School, Agwara, describing the attack as a brutal remin... Read More


How over 30 gunmen invaded Abuja community, killed police during operation

Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- Richard Obudu, 24, was surfing the internet at about 11 p.m.in his room in Guto, a sleepy community in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), last Wednesday, when suddenly he started... Read More


Insecurity: PDP accuses Tinubu of 'surrendering to terrorists', wants president to seek help or resign

Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Bola Tinubu of "surrendering to terrorists" following a wave of abductions, killings, and school shutdowns across northern ... Read More


The force and the fire at COP30, By Nnimmo Bassey

Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- The opening and closing of COP30 were marked by significant events. Not about climate ambition or high sounding speeches but by unplanned events. First was the determined entry int... Read More


Insecurity: Ex-NBA president challenges Tinubu to name those allegedly waging war against Nigeria

Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- A former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Wole Olanipekun (SAN), on Sunday, urged President Bola Tinubu to summon the political will to name those waging war against the c... Read More