Bianca Ojukwu urges ECOWAS to defend constitutional order, deepen integration, and address youth aspirations amid rising coups and insecurity.

Security operatives at Ilorin Airport arrested a man who attempted to hide in an Overland aircraft’s tyre compartment before takeoff.

Abdulrahman Sani Adam sentenced to three years or ₦3m fine for customs forgery and container diversion, court orders forfeiture.

At NISECEXPO, experts warn traditional policing is outdated and urge Nigeria to embrace AI, surveillance, and defence-tech solutions.

Stakeholders decry South-South neglect despite powering Nigeria, urging environmental restoration, economic diversification and action as presidency launches South-South 2.0.

OPAN president Alex Nwuba says festive-season fare surge is demand-driven, not airline exploitation.

Former information minister Lai Mohammed, says the move to suspend Twitter was driven purely by national interest, not Buhari’s deleted tweet.

Former UN Human Rights Adviser, Professor Uche Emelonye says prevention, not harsher punishment, is key to reducing kidnappings.

The Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popular known as Shiites Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, on Wednesday said that even in death, any reckoning with the late President Muhammadu

Cattle rearers’ association warns defence minister Musa to deliver swift security improvements, stressing balanced, non-force solutions amid rising national pressure.

Tinubu reaffirms withdrawal of police from VIP duties, orders Civil Defence takeover and directs NSA to arm and deploy forest guards.

General Laka urges telecom operators, media and social platforms to join Nigeria’s kidnapping response framework to close operational gaps and improve rescue efforts.

Senate seeks exemption from Tinubu’s VIP escort withdrawal, alleging selective enforcement and ordering a probe into continued use by some VIPs.

President Tinubu restricts police escorts for VIPs, mandates security review, and directs NEC to rehabilitate grazing reserves into ranches.

Soyinka has criticised the heavy security detail around the President’s son, Seyi Tinubu warning it undermines Nigeria’s national security priorities.

Benin confirms casualties on both sides as Nigerian jets and troops helped thwart mutinying soldiers’ coup attempt.

UN expresses deep concern over Benin coup, urging respect for law while supporting ECOWAS and local authorities.

Dr Kunle Fagbemi says Nigeria acted without proper due process, failing risk assessment and potentially serving French interests in West Africa intervention.

The Senate warns that the sudden WAEC curriculum change risks mass failure, summoning the education minister to justify the policy.

Ondo’s AAUA grants automatic employment to its 32 top graduates, celebrating academic integrity, global achievements and institutional growth.