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Gunmen Ambush Bus Carrying UTME Candidates
Driver Arrested for Violating Travel Policy
Security Forces Launch Rescue Operation in Otukpo Forest
Suspected kidnappers have abducted 14 passengers, including candidates sitting for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, following an attack on a Benue...
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Police foiled a planned bomb attack in Akure, arresting six suspects before execution.
Materials for improvised explosive devices and a list of targets were recovered.
In a separate raid, 10 suspected cultists, including a wanted kingpin, were also arrested.
The Nigeria Police Force...
Oyo State's electoral commission has formally notified INEC of a December 29 local government election date and requested collaboration on voter registers and electoral materials.
Nigerian governors are sharply divided over state police, with most states backing the proposal and a minority warning it could become a tool of political repression.
President Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu returned to Nigeria Friday after a two-day UK state visit that produced a £746 million port deal and new migration and export agreements.
President Bola Tinubu addressed a state banquet at Windsor Castle Tuesday, becoming the first Nigerian leader to speak there while calling for stronger Nigeria-UK ties on security and trade.
President Tinubu's Renewed Hope Ambassadors has launched in Ondo State, targeting 25 paid canvassers per polling unit to mobilise grassroots support for the 2027 presidential election.
A Middle Belt civic group has called on former President Goodluck Jonathan to return to national leadership in 2027, citing worsening poverty, hunger, and insecurity.
Cross River State's Sports Commission has set up a grassroots political support group, tasking its members and 18 LGA coordinators with rallying votes for President Tinubu and Governor Bassey Otu in 2027.