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The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a man suspected of being behind the recent attempt to assassinate the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, in Benin, the Edo State capital. Obi, a former governor of Edo State, Chief John Oyegun, and several chieftains...

The Senior Pastors of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Paul Enenche, and wife Dr Mrs Becky Enenche on Sunday donated a patrol vehicle to the Federal Road Safety Corps and Nigerian fire service operating along Airport Road in Lugbe, Abuja. The gesture formed part of the church’s continued commitment to supporting...

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Prince Paul Ikonne, has strongly criticised Governor Alex Otti for what he described as his “dictatorial outburst” against a journalist during a recent monthly media briefing in the state. The APC chieftain asked Governor Otti to tender an unreserved...

There was wild jubilation across formations of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Friday following the reappointment of Commandant-General Abubakar Audi by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Officers and men of the corps reportedly broke into celebration at several state commands and the national headquarters in Abuja as...

The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has inaugurated the Ministry’s Project Approval Board, marking a significant step in ongoing institutional reforms aimed at modernising Nigeria’s diplomatic systems. The inauguration signals the formal commencement of a structured framework to institutionalise and accelerate Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiatives within...

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested Shafiu Usman, believed to havemasterminded the December 14, 2015 attack on the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) in Aiyetoro, Kogi State, where over 20 worshippers were kidnapped. Security sources disclosed that Usman was nabbed at a hideout in Gombe...

The Chairman-Elect of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon. Christopher Maikalangu, has donated a borehole to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, as part of efforts to promote grassroots development and strengthen partnership with the media. The donation was announced on Thursday when the Chairman of NUJ...

The Network of Advocacy for Positive Impact Initiative (NAPII) has called for an independent and transparent investigation into a series of allegations raised by members of the public concerning Ezeh Lawrence Ozoemena, the Enugu State Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by...

Members of the Rebirth Nigeria Movement on Thursday staged a protest demanding the immediate removal of the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, over the enforcement of a ban on sachet and 200ml PET bottle alcoholic beverages. The protest, led...

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), the apex Muslim authority in Nigeria, has expressed confidence in the ability of the Director General of the Department of State Services, Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, to be just and fair in investigating an allegation that a DSS operative abducted a minor from...