The Police have rescued an abducted woman and her two-year-old son from a forest hideout in Kwara State. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu in a statement issued Saturday said the operatives of the Force Intelligence Department – Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT), in collaboration with local security support groups, on Saturday, 4th July 2026, conducted a tactical operation in a forest at Bode Sadu, Kwara State, where the victims were believed to be held captive. He revealed that upon sighting the operatives, the kidnappers opened fire in a bid to resist the operation but were met with a…
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned that intensified rainfall during the onset of the peak rainy season could trigger flash flooding across 27 states. The states identified as being most vulnerable included: Taraba, Sokoto, Borno, Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Plateau, Adamawa, Kwara, Kogi, Oyo, Ogun, Lagos, Osun, Ekiti, Delta, Edo, Abia, Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Rivers and Bayelsa. The agency made this known on Saturday when it issued a Probable Flash Flood Risk Alert which could take place between July 1 and 10, 2026. According to the NiMet advisory, widespread rainfall experienced across many…
Ahead of the 2027 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise for two weeks. TheHintsNews reports that the nationwide CVR exercise commenced on 18th August, 2025 and was originally scheduled to conclude on 10th July 2026. INEC National Commissioner & Chair, Information and Voter Education, Mohammed Kudu Haruna in a statement issued Friday said exercise was extended following the feedback received from its State Offices, political parties, civil society organisations, and other stakeholders He stressed that the extension underscored the Commission’s commitment to ensuring that every eligible Nigerian…
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have agreed to establish a strategic framework for sustained collaboration, with emphasis on staff training, professional certification, knowledge exchange and other mutually beneficial initiatives. The partnership is aimed at institutionalising excellence, workforce development and the continuous entrenchment of professionalism as the bedrock of effective service delivery. The NIPR, led by its President and Chairman of Council, Ike Neliaku, commended the corps for its remarkable institutional transformation, particularly the milestones recorded in the digitisation of its operations. He described the achievements as a clear demonstration of…
The African Aviation and Aerospace University (AAAU) Thursday held its 3rd matriculation ceremony in Abuja, admitting a new cohort of students comprising 52 undergraduates and 75 postgraduate students into its aviation and Aerospace programmes. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo while speaking said that the future of African aviation depends not only on modern airports and aircrafts, but also on the quality of people who operate, regulate, maintain, design, and manage them. He added that the institution has been deliberately established to produce those people. According to him, Aviation sector occupies a strategic place within this…
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has condemned the barbaric attack carried out on Monday by terrorists on Government Day Secondary School, Lassa Town, in the Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. Its Public Affairs Officer, Abbas Jimoh in a statement issued Thursday said this reprehensible attack, during which a teacher was murdered and scores of innocent students and teachers were abducted, was yet another reminder that terrorism remained a grave existential threat to Nigeria and demands an uncompromising national response. He noted that the Council is of the strong opinion that the unconscionable acts…
Troops of Sector 6, Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace, in the early hours of Thursday, 2 July 2026, thwarted an attack by suspected armed criminal elements on guard location at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru in Jos. The assailants attempted to breach the Institute’s perimeter under cover of darkness at about 12:10 a.m. According to a statement issued Thursday, they were swiftly engaged by vigilant troops in a decisive exchange of fire, resulting in the neutralisation of one of the attackers while the others fled with gun shots wounds towards the surrounding high…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for the immediate suspension of the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila over alleged bribery. Its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko in a statement issued Wednesday expressed concern over the unfolding controversy surrounding the alleged activities of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), the conflicting claims regarding its legal statusand its appearance in the 2026 national budget. He noted: “ What began as a dispute over the existence of a government agency has rapidly evolved into a major national controversy with far-reaching implications for public accountability,…
The presidency has called on politicians and members of the public who are weaponising tge claim by the Director General of Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) cum Presidential Economic Advisory Council to refrain from swallowing his narrative hook, line and sinker. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a statement issued Wednesday said they are advised to await the trial of Adeyemi and his accomplices, as well as the court’s judgement, as comments made today are sub judice. He recalled that the office of the Chief of Staff to the President, Hon.…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested five suspected cultist members of the Aye Confraternity during a routine stop-and-search operation carried out as part of an intelligence-led operation along the Ago/Festac Bridge axis of Lagos State. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi in a statement issued Tuesday said the operatives intercepted a Toyota Camry XLE saloon car occupied by two suspects, namely Emmanuel John ‘m’, aged 24 years, and David Godwin ‘m’, aged 28 years. He added that a search conducted on the suspects led to the recovery of substances suspected to be hard drugs. Adebisi…