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Nigeria has witnessed an 81 percent decrease in terror-related deaths since 2015, according to the Presidency.In a statement posted on its official X account on Sunday, the Presidency said the decline reflects improved counter-insurgency opera...

The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has been declared the winner of the Saturday, November 8, 2025, Anambra State governorship election by the Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Edoba Omoregie.Soludo, who polled a total of 422,664 votes, defeated his closest rival, the ...

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The spokesman of the defectors and member representing Nkanu East/Nkanu West Federal Constituency, Nnolim Nnaji, said their decision was influenced by the need to align with the project-oriented administration of Governor Mbah.He said, “Just come to Enugu and see what is happening there. The governor is doing a lot for our people. We also wan...

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed a major accident involving multiple trucks and a container-laden trailer on Kara Bridge, inward Mowe, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.In a statement released on its official X handle on Thursday, the agency said the crash triggered a massive fire outbreak and caused severe traffi...

The Bauchi State Police Command has announced the rescue of two kidnapped victims and the arrest of two suspects connected to the abduction.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a press statement on Wednesday. According to Wakil, the incident began on October 25, 2025, when Stanley Abuchi, a 32-year-old res...

Several persons were on Wednesday night injured in a clash between Hausa and Benin youths, in Ogheghe community, Egor Local Government Area of Edo State, over the killing of a suspected yahoo boy identified as Chizi Benz.According to sources, Chizi Benz was said to have been stabbed to death by a Hausa youth over a sour deal....

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a gang of suspected cultists and gun dealers, recovering several firearms and ammunition during two separate operations across the state.This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, and made available to journalists in Warri on W...

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Major General Waheedi Shaibu as the new Chief of Army Staff, instructing him to “take a bow” and assume his duties immediately.Shaibu’s appointment followed shortly after the upper chamber approved General Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff, marking the start of the vetting process for Pres...