The House of Representatives has called for the establishment of a National Drone Industrialisation Policy aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s defence manufacturing capacity and improving the country’s response to security threats. Lawmakers also urged the Federal Government to provide financial support to indigenous drone manufacturers, including Beirech UAS, Terra Industries, Elites Group, Pro-force and the Air…

The United States has carried out a military strike on Iran’s Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, further escalating tensions after President Donald Trump declared the US was “not finished” with the ongoing conflict. The strike comes as fighting around the strategic waterway derailed a preliminary agreement between Washington and Tehran. Despite the setback,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has attributed the scarcity of lower-denomination naira notes to the growing use of digital payment channels and changing demand for physical cash. Speaking after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja, CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso said the reduced circulation of lower-value notes does not mean they have been…

A 45-year-old man, Abubakar Abdullahi, and his teenage daughter, Fiddausi Abubakar, have d!ed after falling into an abandoned dry well in Yancibi Village, Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State on Monday, July 21.   Confirming the tragic incident to newsmen, the public relations officer of the Kano State Fire Service, ACFO Saminu Abdullahi, in…

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested seven suspected pipeline vandals and recovered 285 sections of vandalised Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) pipelines during a coordinated operation in Adamawa State.  The operation was carried out by the Inspector-General of Police Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering in collaboration with the IGP X-Squad.   It…

  Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has dismissed a recent account detailing the circumstances surrounding the d£ath of former military Head of State, General Sani Abacha.   Reacting to the report, Sani maintained that the latest narrative regarding the dictator’s final moments is misleading and lacks substantiation.   “The claim on circumstances surrounding Abacha’s…

Lawyer Deji Adeyanju has tackled a podcast host, Jima Emmanuel, over a recent comment she made while recording. In a trending video, Jima said she detests being with a poor man.  According to her,  a poor man has no place in her heart. She stated that she is a lady who can never be satisfied…

A shocking video captured the moment a leopard barged into a liquor store and pounced on a terrified worker.  The ferocious animal leaped into what appeared to be a stocking area of the booze shop in Todaraisingh, India, and mauled the shopkeeper Sanjay Gurjar on Monday, July 20.  The male leopard, 5, swiped its claws…

Suspected gunmen have ambushed and k!lled two persons in Takkas community, Fier Ward, Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State, in separate attacks that have heightened fears among residents.     The victims, including a 23-year-old man, Fwangyl Adams Dankyes, were attacked while working on their farms.      The member representing Pankshin North Constituency…