TROOPS BOOST HARVEST-SEASON SECURITY, ARREST TWO HERDERS FOR CROP DESTRUCTION IN MAKURDI
HOTJIST NEWS In a continued effort to safeguard farmers and strengthen food security during the peak harvest period, troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS) have...
EIGHT DEAD, FOUR WOUNDED IN OYO FATAL ROAD ACCIDENT
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR Eight people are confirmed dead, and four others are being treated at Oyo State General Hospital after a crash happened on Tuesday...
EGUNGUN FESTIVAL: LAGOS POLICE ARREST 12 OVER CIRCULATED RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC MOVEMENT
- HALTS CELEBRATION OF FESTIVAL By Barakat Adeleke The Lagos State Police Command has halted an unauthorized Egungun festival in Oregun and arrested twelve suspects...
CONDOM DISTRIBUTION IN NIGERIA FALLS BY 55 PERCENT- UNAIDS
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has estimated that the distribution of condoms for HIV/AIDS prevention in Nigeria has fallen by 55 per...
ARMY CHIEF REAFFIRMS SUSTAINED MILITARY PRESSURE ON INSURGENTS, CRIMINAL ELEMENTS IN KOGI
By:Adeleke Barakat The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed that the military will sustain its intensified operations to dismantle criminal networks...
BANDITS ABDUCT AT LEAST EIGHT IN KANO VILLAGE RAID AS FEAR GRIPS COMMUNITIES
At least eight persons have been abducted by suspected bandits in Biresawa village, Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State, following a night raid...
FCTA DENIES ORDER TO SHUT SCHOOLS BY NOVEMBER 28, SUSPENDS EDUCATION SECRETARY
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has refuted reports claiming that all government schools in Abuja were directed to shut down...
KEBBI GOVERNOR RECEIVES 25 RESCUED MAGA SCHOOLGIRLS, SAYS NO RANSOM PAID
By Aishat Momoh. O. Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has confirmed the safe return of the 25 Maga schoolgirls abducted by gunmen, stating that no...
FAYOSE SAYS HE ALMOST HIT OBASANJO WITH MICROPHONE OVER BIRTHDAY REMARKS
By Aishat Momoh. O. Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has revealed that he was so provoked by comments made by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo during...
EFCC ARRAIGNS SUPERMARKET MANAGER OVER ALLEGED N547M FRAUD IN BENIN
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Benin Zonal Directorate, on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, arraigned one Evangeline Atanda Ibadha, a...