Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi on Sunday disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated seven North-West governors, including himself,  to end banditry in the zone.

The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 has placed six states and Abuja on red alert.

The Nigerian passport is ranked 101 out of 199 countries, according to the Henley Passport Index, described as the original, authoritative ranking of all the world’s passports.

One of the notorious bandits terrorising the Northwest, Kachalla Turji, has let loose his gang on several villages in Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. 

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi has directed corps personnel to clamp down on drivers who do not install speed limiting devices alongside those without a valid license.

Today, July 16th is the first ever world’s Public Relations (PR) day, a day set aside to celebrate PR Practitioners all over the world. 

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has condemned the recent order by the National Broadcasting Organization, NBC to media houses ordering them to stop reporting security issues in the country.

Broadcast stations in Nigeria have been ordered by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to stop reporting the details of attacks by bandits and insurgents.

The Lagos State Government has paid the insurance benefits of the first batch of deceased staff of its local governments and State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBED).

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed commencement of physical registration of voters scheduled for Monday July 19, 2021 by one week.

A major illicit drug kingpin in Anambra, Okeke Chijioke, 44, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA and 548,000 tablets of Tramadol branded as Tarkadol recovered from his warehouse at 3 Atunya street, Maryland estate, Nkwelle, Oyi local government area of the state.

Dreams are finally coming true for Mary Daniel, the 27-year-old amputee water hawker, as she launched her new house in the Igando area of Lagos State on Saturday.

• Wishes Muslims a happy and peaceful Sallah

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc has assured the nation of sustained efforts by the Force in fighting crimes and criminality and improving public safety and security across the country.

The Department of Microbiology, University of Benin has set up a panel to scrutinise the result of a female student who celebrated her graduation while clad in a shirt with the inscription 'aggressive malpractice brought me this far'.