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Traditional and religious leaders in Yewaland, Ogun State, joined the Olu of Ilaro, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, in declaring support for eradicating harmful cultural practices against women and girls at a town hall meeting organised by CEWHIN with Ford Foundation support.
NDLEA operatives have arrested 84-year-old Godfrey Orji and 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora in Umuahia over allegations of supplying illicit drugs to secondary school students - with one teenager reportedly reselling the drugs to fellow students.
The University of Ibadan's Students' Union Government has confirmed that a 300-level Law student, Tomisin, was abducted while returning from a Scripture Union retreat in Imo State, as the university and security agencies intensify efforts to secure her release.
APC Deputy Governorship Candidate Princess Damilola Sonayon James joined community leaders in Badagry for World Cycling Day 2026, welcoming Tour d'Afrique cyclists while urging youth engagement in sports and rallying support for the APC ahead of the 2027 elections.
Prof. Chiedozie Egesi, Executive Director and CEO of Umudike Seeds, has been named one of the World Food Prize Foundation's 2026 Top Agri-food Pioneers, joining 40 honourees from 30 countries recognised during the Foundation's 40th anniversary celebrations.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Safiya Salihu and Halima Abdullahi, the mother and sister of slain bandit kingpin Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo, to 40 years imprisonment each for transmitting information to him and concealing his activities from security agencies.
The NSCDC has dismantled a suspected human trafficking hideout in Ilado, Olorunda LCDA, rescuing 24 foreign victims including a pregnant woman, in the second such operation in the Badagry axis within recent weeks.
Polysmart Packaging has called for a national recycling policy to boost plastic waste collection and job creation, awarding ₦500,000 grants each to four young recyclers at a Capacity Development Seminar in Lagos.
The Nigerian Navy intercepted two wooden boats loaded with suspected illegally mined black sand and arrested 13 suspects at Lekeson and Liama communities in Bayelsa State, as part of ongoing efforts to combat illegal resource extraction in the Niger Delta.
Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma rescued 22 kidnap victims in two separate operations across Sabon Birni and Isa LGAs of Sokoto State, forcing terrorists to abandon their captives under sustained military pressure - though one civilian was killed in the initial attack.
A Russia-Africa cultural event at the University of Lagos featuring a documentary screening and photo exhibition has reignited calls for stronger educational and cultural collaboration between Nigeria and Russia, with stakeholders urging students to see language as a gateway to diplomacy and global careers.
