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PAVE Network has launched a 30-day national civic advocacy initiative aimed at mobilising citizens and institutions around urgent action on insecurity, abductions and community protection in Nigeria. The group says the campaign will push for accountable security reforms, safeguards on state police and stronger local government systems to protect vulnerable communities.
Make Music Lagos and Alliance Française de Lagos unveil the 2026 World Music Day programme, featuring Johnny Drille, Made Kuti, The Cavemen and a Battle of the Bands grand finale - all building to a Shutdown Concert on June 21 that organisers say will deepen Lagos' live music culture.
Luxury real estate giant Sujimoto Group has launched Sujimoto Foods, partnering with China's Cotco Food Machinery OEM to build a food manufacturing network targeting one million tonnes annually - while continuing work on its 60-storey LeonardBySujimoto tower in Lagos.
A mother of three in Ido Ekiti narrowly escaped an arson attempt on her apartment on Friday night, only to be hacked to death by her assailants the following evening - leaving three children without their mother and a community demanding justice.
A police operation targeting a suspected kidnapping and banditry network in the FCT led to the arrest of four suspects, including a pregnant woman accused of supplying logistics to the group, who later gave birth while in custody.
FCT Police rescued 36-year-old Grace Aniekuoku from 16 months of unlawful confinement in chains, allegedly imposed by her own brother - as investigators now launch a desperate search for her son who vanished two years ago under mysterious circumstances.
Nigerian Army and Air Force troops have rescued Mrs Amina Abubakar, wife of the late former Director of Defence Information Major General Rabe Abubakar, weeks after she was abducted by bandits - though she sustained gunshot wounds during the rescue operation and is currently receiving treatment at a military hospital.
A 41-year-old businessman who claimed he flew home from São Paulo to visit his family was arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport after NDLEA operatives allegedly found 6.10kg of liquid cocaine soaked into shirts and towels in his luggage.
South East Zonal Coordinator of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, Amb. Precious Emmanuel Ine, commends President Tinubu's economic reforms in a Democracy Day message, urging Nigerians to recommit to unity, peace and democratic values.
Leaders of the Geneith Health Competition commend growing youth participation in Nigeria's anti-malaria movement on Democracy Day, welcoming the Senate's passage of the National Agency for Malaria Elimination Bill.
