86 m. ago Security Agents Rescue Passenger As Gunmen Ambush 2 Buses In Delta

Suspected herdsmen have ambushed two commercial buses near Obayantor 2 community, along the Benin–Sapele Expressway, between Edo and Delta States. The incident occurred about 10:45 p.m, on Wednesday night when gunmen emerged from the bush and opened fire on vehicles. One of the two buses which had four passengers from Kaduna to Sapele, was forced […]

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2 h. ago Insecurity: Senate Moves To Impose Death Penalty For Kidnapping

  The Senate has resolved to amend Nigeria’s Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act to prescribe the death penalty without the option of a fine or judicial discretion for all kidnapping offences, marking one of the most far-reaching legislative responses yet to the nation’s worsening insecurity. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the decision on Thursday in […]

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13 h. ago Senate moves to classify kidnapping as terrorism, seeks death penalty for offenders

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday began moves to classify kidnapping as a terrorism offence, proposing the death penalty for perpetrators read more Senate moves to classify kidnapping as terrorism, seeks death penalty for offenders

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23 h. ago Dickson faults Senate for commending Tinubu, cites rising insecurity

Senator Seriake Dickson faults the Senate for commending President Tinubu, calling the move insensitive and ill-timed amid Nigeria’s worsening insecurity c Read More: https://punchng.com/dickson-faults-senate-for-commending-tinubu-cites-rising-insecurity/

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5 d. ago S’West Govs, Senators, Traditional Rulers Move To Tackle Insecurity

Governors of the South-West region, senators, traditional rulers and other stakeholders have outlined a comprehensive strategy to tackle the worsening insecurity challenges in the country. The measures were unveiled at the South-West Zonal National Security Summit, convened by the Senate in partnership with the Lagos State government. The summit is one of six being held […]

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6 d. ago Army Chief charges troops to intensify operational efforts amid rising insecurity

Waidi Shaibu, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has charged officers and soldiers of the 1 Division Nigerian Army, Kaduna, to read more Army Chief charges troops to intensify operational efforts amid rising insecurity

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7 d. ago Insecurity: Kwankwaso urges FG to reinforce military, Police

Leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and former Minister of Defence, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has called on the Federal Government to urgently strengthen the capacity of the

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8 d. ago Senate Asks Armed Forces To Urgently Recruit 100,000 Soldiers To Fight Insecurity

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday demanded an immediate overhaul of the country’s security manpower, calling on the Armed Forces to “immediately recruit at least 100,000 personnel” to confront the worsening insecurity sweeping across several states. The upper chamber also resolved to set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate “the funding, expenditure and outcome of the […] The post Senate Asks Armed Forces To Urgently Recruit 100,000 Soldiers To Fight Insecurity appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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8 d. ago House Of Reps. Move To Lower Age limit For Governors, Senators To 30

Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Tuesday advanced a bill to lower the minimum age for contesting governorship and Senate seats from 35 to 30, moving the proposal to the committee stage in the latest push to expand youth participation in politics. Lawmakers passed the measure — sponsored by Rep. Esin Etim and 24 others — […] The post House Of Reps. Move To Lower Age limit For Governors, Senators To 30 appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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8 d. ago Reps Move To Reduce Age Qualification For Senatorial, Governorship Positions

The House of Representatives has passed through second reading, a bill seeking to reduce the age for qualification for membership of the Senate and office of the governor. Sponsored by Hon. Esin Martin Etim and 24 others, the Constitution Alteration Bill is seeking the reduction of the age qualification for the two offices from 35 […]

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9 d. ago Senators block move to alter rules for electing Senate President, Deputy

A move by the Senate leadership to amend its 2023 Standing Orders to further tighten the procedure for the emergence read more Senators block move to alter rules for electing Senate President, Deputy

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1 week ago Army Denies Abduction Of General, Confirms Death Of 2 Soldiers, 2 CJTF In Borno

The Nigerian Army has refuted the reported abduction by ISWAP terrorists of the Commander, 25 Task Force Brigade, Brigadier General M. Uba, in an ambush, describing the widespread report as fake. The Army High Command, therefore, urged citizens to disregard the fake news regarding the incident, while confirming the killing of two military personnel and […]

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1 week ago ATBU, Alumni Reject Senate’s Move To Convert Varsity To Conventional Institution

The management and alumni of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi State, have rejected the proposed legislation being sponsored by Senator Shehu Buba Umar to change the university from a specialised institution of technology to a conventional university. The bill, currently at the public hearing stage in the Nigerian Senate, seeks to expand ATBU’s curriculum […]

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2 w. ago Law Underway To Ban Recruitment Of Underage Into Military Services

The Senate has passed for second reading the Armed Forces (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2025, seeking to prohibit the recruitment of persons under 18 years into the Nigerian Armed Forces. Sponsored by Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua (Katsina Central), the bill aligns Nigeria’s Child Rights Act (2003), the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and […]

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2 w. ago Senate Moves To Ban Child Soldiers As Armed Forces Bill Passes Second Reading

The legislation has been referred to the Senate Joint Committee on Army, Navy, and Air Force to report in four weeks. The post Senate Moves To Ban Child Soldiers As Armed Forces Bill Passes Second Reading appeared first on Channels Television.

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2 w. ago Senate moves to strengthen access to equitable primary health care

The Senate on Wednesday commenced consideration of a bill seeking to repeal and re-enact the National Primary Health Care Development read more Senate moves to strengthen access to equitable primary health care

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2 w. ago Why Tinubu Is Suddenly Interested In Ekweremadu’s Release — Mahdi Shehu

Social critic and activist, Mahdi Shehu, has questioned what he called President Bola Tinubu’s sudden efforts to secure the release of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu from a UK prison, describing the move as politically motivated and tied to preparations for the 2027 general election. In a post shared on his official X (formerly […]

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2 w. ago Insecurity: Bandits, terrorists better armed than Nigerian soldiers — Babachir Lawal

"The resources at their disposal are so enormous that all the time, they are better armed than the soldiers...

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2 w. ago Senate moves forward with funding bill to end US govt shutdown

The United States Senate on Sunday advanced a bipartisan funding bill aimed at ending the country’s longest government shutdown in history,

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2 w. ago Troops Rescue 86 Kidnapped Victims, Nab 29 Terrorists’ Logistics Suppliers In Borno

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Joint Task Force North East, have rescued 86 civilians, mostly motorists and passengers who were abducted by members of Boko Haram/ISWAP around Dutsen Kura along the Damatruru-Buratai-Biu road. Troops also succeeded by arresting 29 people suspected to be Boko Haram’s logistics suppliers in the Mangana agricultural hub in the […] The post Troops Rescue 86 Kidnapped Victims, Nab 29 Terrorists’ Logistics Suppliers In Borno appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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