The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has withdrawn a corps member, Oyaje Daniel, from his Place of Primary Assignment (PPA) at Judeen International School, Annex Section, Mando, Kaduna State, following a controversial online comment he made about teenage female students. Daniel, who is serving in Igabi Local Government Area, was summoned by the NYSC State Disciplinary Committee after his comment went viral and sparked public outrage. He appeared before the…

Fresh details have emerged regarding the victims of Tuesday’s deadly attack on the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun, in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident, which left two worshippers dead and dozens abducted, has intensified public pressure on security agencies to rescue the missing residents. A list containing the names and ages of 38 abducted church members was published on Thursday by the Ilorin-based newspaper National…

Reports claiming that students were kidnapped from St. Peter’s Foundation Secondary School in Nasarawa State have been firmly refuted by both the school proprietor and the state police command. In an audio conversation arranged by the Nasarawa state Police Public Relations Officer, Ramhel Nansel, and shared with TVC News Digital on Friday, proprietor Peters Ezegwoya clarified that the alarming messages circulating online were unfounded. Ezegwoya explained that a group of…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Nigeria to represent President Bola Tinubu at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa “This followed the decision of stay back in Nigeria and attend to security concerns in the country,” a statment by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, made this known on Friday. The New Daily Prime earlier reported that Tinubu had postponed his earlier…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has stressed the urgent need for a more coordinated partnership between government and religious leaders to effectively counter misinformation and promote development plans among citizens. He spoke yesterday at a Capacity Training and Enhancement Workshop for Imams and Ulama, held at the Lagos Central Mosque, through his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat. Sanwo-Olu underscored the unique influence of the pulpit, noting that “we need to be…

The Niger State Government has condemned the kidnapping of pupils from St Mary’s School in Agwara Local Government Area. In a statement signed by Abubakar Usman, the Secretary to the State Government, the authorities blamed the school for resuming academic activities despite intelligence warnings of potential attacks across the Niger North Senatorial District. The statement noted that: “This unfortunate incident comes despite a prior intelligence report obtained by the government…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the German Embassy in Nigeria have agreed to strengthen their existing bilateral cooperation, focusing particularly on enhancing migration management, border governance, and security collaboration. Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nandap hosted the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Annett Günther, and the First Secretary, Markus Sasse, yesterday at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja. READ ALSO: Nigerian CSOs receive $1.7m to support girls back to school Günther praised the…

The Maga community in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State is set to hold a special prayer session on Friday seeking divine intervention for the safe return of 25 schoolgirls abducted earlier this week. The District Head of Maga, Muhammad Sanid Dantani, confirmed the development in a telephone interview on Thursday, saying the community remains deeply traumatised by the attack. “We have decided to gather on Friday for a…

The Chief Judge of Ogun State, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, has approved the deployment of a special panel of magistrates to preside over 201 cases in a 14-day accelerated hearing aimed at decongesting custodial facilities in the state. The initiative, known as the Judiciary Intervention Week, will run from Monday, 24 November to Friday, 5 December 2025, and will focus on a comprehensive case review at the Sagamu Correctional Centre. The…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has rejected Thursday’s judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja sentencing its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment on seven terrorism-related charges. In a strongly worded statement issued on Friday by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, the group insisted that Kanu “committed no offence known to Nigerian law”. It maintained that his activities amounted solely to self-determination — a right, it said, that…

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has cautioned that politics must not be allowed to degenerate into a “playground for unruly conduct,” insisting that responsible leadership is essential for safeguarding the country’s democratic future. Jonathan made the remarks on Thursday during a dinner in Abuja marking both the 10th anniversary of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation and his 68th birthday. The event drew a distinguished audience, including African politicians, diplomats, political figures…

By: Yunusa Umar In a midnight raid, terrorists invaded Papiri village under Agwara area of Niger State, North-Central, kidnapping dozens of pupils yet unknown in St. Mary’s school in Agwara area under Borgu Emirate. A community source who spoke to New Daily Prime narrated that the gunmen raided the school around 1am of Friday, leaving the community in fear. One of the sources, who preferred to be named Mallam Jaafaru…