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Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau speaking at the 10th anniversary Keffi Polo Tournament in Nasarawa State.

Barau, Ningi Hail Keffi Polo Tournament for Promoting National Unity

By Anayo Akwitti Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, has applauded the Keffi Polo Tournament for strengthening national unity and expanding Nigeria’s sporting potential as the event marked its 10th anniversary in Keffi, Nasarawa State. Speaking at the closing ceremony, Barau said polo has continued to serve as a strong unifying force, bringing together Nigerians from diverse backgrounds. “When you look around, you’ll find people from all parts of the country — Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and others,” he said. “It is […]

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Girls attending a child safety awareness program by SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria.

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SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria Sounds Alarm on Rising Abductions

By Julian Osamoto As Nigeria observes the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2025, SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria has raised urgent concerns over the escalating insecurity and targeted abductions of girls and vulnerable children. The organisation warns that streets, schools, and even digital spaces are no longer safe. Physical attacks, abductions, and online exploitation are intensifying into what it calls a national emergency. In a statement, National Director Eghosa Erhumwunse revealed that over the past decade, more than 1,680 […]

December 1, 2025

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Senate Begins Three-Day Summit to Tackle Worsening Security Crisis

By: Aremu Toyeebaht The Senate is set to open a three-day national security summit today as lawmakers move to address what they describe as Nigeria’s worsening security crisis. According to a statement issued by Sir Kenny Okolugbo of the Senate President’s media office, the summit will consolidate findings and recommendations gathered from the Senate’s previous zonal hearings conducted across the six geopolitical zones. “The 10th Senate has concluded the zonal hearings in the six zones of the country,” Okolugbo said. […]

December 1, 2025

Business

NSITF to Strengthen Risk Management for Better Service Delivery

By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) says it is intensifying efforts to expand its internal risk management framework as part of ongoing reforms to enhance the Fund’s efficiency and effectiveness in delivering social security services nationwide. Managing Director and Chief Executive, Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, gave this assurance while receiving a delegation from the Chartered Risk Management Institute (CRMI), led by its Chief Registrar, Victor Olaninye, during a courtesy visit to the Fund’s corporate headquarters in Abuja. […]

December 1, 2025

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FG Inducts 1,187 New ASPs, Tasks Graduates on Ethics

QBy Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government has commissioned 1,187 newly graduated cadets of Regular Course 7 of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, inducting them into the Force as Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs). The Passing Out Parade, held on Saturday in Kano State, marked the completion of five years of academic and professional training, during which the cadets earned Bachelor’s degrees across various disciplines alongside core policing instruction. Representing President Bola Tinubu, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, […]

November 30, 2025

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Sport

2025 HerGame Girls Championship Kicks Off in Abuja

By Arinzechi Chukwunonso The 2025 HerGame Girls Football Championship has officially kicked off at the Area 3 Sports Complex, Abuja, with intense competition, rising talent, and renewed hope for the Nigerian girl child. Now in its second edition, the grassroots tournament has quickly become one of the country’s most credible platforms for discovering young female footballers. Organised and fully funded by the HerGame Foundation, led by Dr. Pat Ajuma Ayegba, the championship runs from November 29 to December 6 with […]

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Sport

Aquatics Federation Hails NSC Plan to Build Olympic Swimming Pools

By Arinzechi Chukwunonso The Nigeria Aquatics Federation has applauded the National Sports Commission (NSC) for approving the construction of Olympic-standard swimming pools for the next three hosts of the National Sports Festival (NSF), beginning with Enugu and Bayelsa. The decision, one of the key resolutions reached at the National Council of Sports meeting in Calabar is described as a major step toward addressing Nigeria’s infrastructural deficit in aquatics sports. Federation President, Dunkwu Nnamdi Chamberlain, said the NSC initiative represents “a […]

November 30, 2025

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Labour Hails Security Agencies as Four Defence Ministry Directors Regain Freedom

By Chinedu Echianu The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has applauded security operatives for securing the release of four Directors of the Federal Ministry of Defence who were kidnapped on 10 November 2025 along the Kaba–Lokoja highway. In a press statement issued in Abuja and signed by the National President, Comrade Shehu Mohammed, and the Secretary-General, Comrade Joshua Apebo, the union expressed joy over the rescue of the victims and commended the swift action of security agencies. […]

November 28, 2025

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FG Rolls Out ECOWAS Biometric ID Card to Enhance Regional Travel

By: Aremu Toyeebaht The Federal Government has officially launched the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card (ENBIC), positioning Nigeria as a regional leader in digital identity and security. The card is expected to improve cross-border verification, strengthen intelligence gathering, curb irregular migration, and reduce cross-border crimes across West Africa. At the Abuja launch, Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said the initiative reflects a major milestone in modernising Nigeria’s identity and security systems, boosted by President Bola Tinubu’s directive for accelerated delivery. […]

November 28, 2025