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Written messages are left on hearts at a … Before Endre Gunter was taken to emergency surgery to treat a gunshot wound to the stomach, the 13-year-old boy asked a surgeon to pause for a moment. “Can you say a prayer with me?,” he said, according to his aunt, Natalie Davis, who wrote about the exchange on a GoFundMe page to help with …

The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has announced an upward review of fees for the Nigerian standard passport, with the new rates set to take effect from September 1, 2025. According to a statement posted on its X handle yesterday, by the Service Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi, the revised charges would apply only to passport applications processed within Nigeria. Under …

The report records 4,722 victims across 997 incidents, with at least 762 deaths linked to abduction-related violence. Nigerians paid at least N2.57 billion to kidnappers between July 2024 and June 2025, while abductors demanded N48 billion in the same period, according to a new SBM Intelligence study on the country’s kidnap-for-ransom economy. The report records 4,722 victims across 997 incidents, with …

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed speculations that it would print one presidential nomination form solely for the incumbent, President Bola Tinubu and exclude other party chieftains from the contest for its ticket, in the lead up to the 2027 presidential election. National Organising Secretary of the party, Alhaji Sulaiman Argungu, disclosed this at a news conference on …

The train derailed at about 11.09 a.m., at KM 49 between Kubwa station and Asham station. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says 618 persons have been evacuated from the derailed Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS). The Managing Director of NRC, Kayode Opeifa, gave the figure in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the …

By Eben Enasco Edo State Police Command says it has successfully rescued 16 kidnapped persons in separate coordinated operations along Benin-Lagos and Benin-Akure Roads, Nigeria. In a Statement released by CSP Moses Joel Yamu, Police Public Relations Officer, on Tuesday, revealed that on August 23, 2025, at approximately 5:30 pm and 6:00 pm, armed kidnappers blocked the highways and abducted …

Speaking on the topic, “Citizens’ Rights and Security Concerns,” Falana urged legal practitioners, courts, and civil society to shift socio-economic rights from mere constitutional aspirations to enforceable guarantees, warning that national security cannot exist without citizens’ welfare. Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, on Tuesday called on Nigerian lawyers to take a frontline role in combating government neglect and ensuring …

By Eben Enasco Edo State House of Assembly has adopted a resolution urging the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, to refrain from imposing a caretaker committee on the Edo State chapter of the union. The resolution was passed during a plenary session on Tuesday, following a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Hon. Jonathan …

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Kayode Opeifa, says he takes full responsibility for Tuesday’s derailment of the Abuja-Kaduna train, which occurred along the Kaduna corridor shortly after departure from Abuja. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, Opeifa assured Nigerians that the ongoing investigation into the incident would be thorough and transparent. …

Mr Melaye risks paying the N509.6 million assessed for 2023 and 2024 while also facing heavy penalties, and interest charges. A former senator who represented Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, has been taken before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court over alleged evasion of more than N509.6 million in personal income tax liabilities. According to court filings, Mr …