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Insecurity: Reps demand urgent action on banditry, school abductions, warn service chiefs

Nigeria, June 9 -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday called for immediate and decisive action by the federal government to stem the rising wave of banditry, mass kidnappings and attacks on schoo... Read More


Peggy Ovire accuses Freddie Leonard of infidelity amid divorce battle

Nigeria, June 9 -- Peggy Ovire, the estranged wife of actor Freddie Leonard, has publicly accused him of delaying their ongoing divorce proceedings and made allegations about circumstances she claims ... Read More


Apple launches new version of digital assistant Siri AI

Nigeria, June 9 -- Apple has revealed Siri AI, a new version of its digital assistant, alongside the next generation of Apple Intelligence as part of its upcoming software releases, which include iOS ... Read More


Media Scholar Abiodun Adeniyi to deliver inaugural lecture at Baze University

Nigeria, June 9 -- The vice-chancellor of the Baze University, Abuja, Abiodun Adeniyi, will today deliver the Baze University's seventh inaugural lecture. Mr Adeniyi, a professor of mass communicatio... Read More


Protesters shut 13 oil facilities, threaten Nigeria's 400,000-barrel daily output

Nigeria, June 9 -- Hundreds of protesters demanding implementation of a disputed ward delineation report have shut down 13 oil flow stations in Delta State, disrupting operations at major oil faciliti... Read More


Muslim women's group condemns insecurity, demands rescue of abducted Oyo schoolchildren

Nigeria, June 9 -- The Criterion, Al-Furqaan, a group of Muslim women in business and professions, has condemned Nigeria's worsening security situation and called for urgent government action to secur... Read More


Presidency confirms three deaths in Warri-Itakpe train derailment

Nigeria, June 9 -- The Presidency on Monday confirmed the death of three passengers in a train accident involving the Warri-Itakpe Train Service at Agbor in Delta State, saying all passengers on board... Read More


Senator Dafinone, former Delta SSG on board derailed train - Federal Ministry of Transport

Nigeria, June 9 -- A senator from Delta State, Ede Dafinone, and a former Secretary to Delta State Government, Patrick Ukah, were among the 482 people on board the train that had an accident on Monday... Read More


Lagos extends Blue Line service to 94 trips, brings operation opening time forward

Nigeria, June 9 -- The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has increased daily trips on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line from 90 to 94 and adjusted its weekday and Saturday opera... Read More


Bandits abduct 39 Zamfara 'elders' after failed reconciliation meeting

Nigeria, June 9 -- At least 39 elderly residents of Magamin Diddi village in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State remain in captivity after a reconciliation meeting with a notorious bandit l... Read More