The US Department of State has authorised non-emergency US government employees and their family members to leave the US Embassy in Abuja, citing a deteriorating security situation across Nigeria. In an updated travel advisory issued on Wednesday, the department noted that, starting April 8, 2026, Americans are advised to reconsider travel to the country due…
The Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom on Monday, inaugurated the state secretariat of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Makurdi, the state capital. The governor also laid the foundation for the construction of a 30- room guests house for the association and announced a donation of N50 million by the state government as its…
Elder statesman and former minister of Mines and Steel Development in the Second Republic, Wantaregh Paul Unongo has died at the age of 87. Details of his death was sketchy as formal statement was yet to be issued by the family, however, a source within the confirmed that he died on Tuesday in Jos, following…
A Nigerian Air Force FT-7NI trainer aircraft has crashed in Makurdi, Benue state. The two pilots on board the aircraft however survived the crash. Edward Gabkwet, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Gabkwet said the incident occurred on Friday in Makurdi, Benue state, at about 4.15pm. He…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Silence in public life is often defended as prudence. Yet when the financing of violence is treated as an unfortunate necessity rather than a matter of serious public concern, silence begins to carry consequences of its own. Nigeria’s response to banditry has gradually accommodated a shadow economy of ransom payments, negotiated…
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested the Special Adviser on Infrastructure to Governor Abdullahi Sule and 16 others for alleged vandalisation of railway tracks and slippers in Lafia and Keana Local Government Areas of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bola Longe, disclosed this on Thursday in Lafia, while parading the suspects. According…
