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  A coalition of civil society organisations has condemned the abduction and brutal killing of a four-year-old boy, Ayman Abubakar, in Sokoto State, demanding swift justice and urgent action to safeguard children across the state.   In a joint statement, the Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour, the Child ...

  No fewer than five foreigners have been arrested by troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in Plateau State.   According to the Defence Headquarters, the arrested individuals include three foreign Fulani migrants and two Chadians.   In a statement released on Saturday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, ...

  Users of X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, are grappling with a widespread outage, leaving both the website and app inaccessible.   The Elon Musk-owned social network began experiencing issues around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 24. According to DownDetector.co.uk, user complaints surged from just 66 to over ...

  A former Senate Leader and lawmaker representing Borno South, Senator Ali Ndume, has commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing several Northerners to key positions within federal agencies, calling it a step towards inclusive governance.   In a statement personally signed and issued in Abuja on Saturday, Ndume praised the ...

  The Gombe State Government has taken a firm stance in defence of a 14-year-old girl who fled a forced marriage in Taraba State.   According to the Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development, Asma’u Iganus, the minor’s husband has initiated legal action against her for refusing to return. ...

  The Federal Government has trained 535 Nigerian youths in welding, fabrication, and metallurgy as part of its plan to reposition the country’s steel and metal sector for economic transformation.   The capacity-building initiative, tagged Bootcamp Training on Welding and Fabrication; Industrial Foundry and Metallurgy, and Instrumentation, Control and Mechanical ...

  The Nigeria Customs Service has recorded a revenue of ₦1.3 trillion in the first quarter of 2025, more than double the ₦600 billion collected during the same period in 2023.   The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, attributed the growth to transformative reforms under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope ...

  A member of the House of Representatives from Delta State, Mr Ngozi Okolie, has dumped the Labour Party for the All Progressives Congress.   Okolie, the member representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, defeated Ndudi Elumelu of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections.   Addressing journalists on Friday ...

  Adeola Omotoso, the daughter of Nollywood actress Jumoke George, has recounted how she was sold for prostitution in Mali.   PUNCH Online had earlier reported that Adeola was reunited with her mother after she was found in Mali.   The victim, who spoke in a recent interview, revealed that ...

  The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has assured the residents that his administration will implement decisive measures to end banditry across the state.   He made this commitment on Friday during a sympathy visit to Gobirawa village in Dutsinma Local Government Area, following last week’s bandits’ attack that claimed ...