As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate World Environment Day 2026, the Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) has launched a nationwide campaign aimed at making climate action a decisive issue in the 2027 general elections. The organisation unveiled its #Vote4Climate 2027 Campaign on Friday in Abuja, calling on Nigerians to demand clear commitments from political leaders on environmental protection, renewable energy, food security and climate resilience. Speaking at a press conference attended by environmental experts, development partners and civil society actors, GIFSEP Executive Director, Dr. Michael David, warned that climate change has moved…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The leadership of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has launched a renewed push to strengthen intelligence gathering and inter-agency collaboration, with Commandant General Ahmed Audi directing commanders nationwide to prioritize actionable intelligence in tackling Nigeria’s growing security challenges. The directive was issued on Thursday, 4 June, 2026, during the Corps’ quarterly strategic management meeting in Abuja, where senior officers gathered to review security developments and assess operational performance across the country. Addressing Deputy Commandants General, Assistant Commandants General, Zonal Commanders and State Commandants, Audi described intelligence as the most effective tool for preventing and neutralizing threats before…
The United Nations (UN) has expressed deep concern over the recent abductions of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo and Borno states, calling for the immediate and safe release of all victims while urging Nigerian authorities to intensify efforts to secure schools across the country. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, 4 June, 2026, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Fall, condemned the attacks, which also resulted in the killing of two educators, describing the incidents as a grave assault on children’s right to education and safety. Fall said the continued captivity of the schoolchildren and their teachers…
In a bold push to cement London’s status as the premier global gateway for African investment, business and innovation, Mayor Sadiq Khan on Wednesday convened the first-ever London-Africa Business Summit, bringing together leading investors, policymakers and entrepreneurs from across the African continent and the United Kingdom amid intensifying global competition for Africa’s rapidly expanding markets. The landmark gathering, hosted at City Hall and attended by more than 200 business and political leaders, marks a new chapter in economic relations between London and Africa, as both sides seek to capitalize on growing trade opportunities, rising investment flows and the continent’s emergence…
Determined to reverse decades of dependence on imported rice and strengthen food security across the sub-region, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and its development partners have launched an ambitious drive to mobilise investments aimed at achieving rice self-sufficiency in West Africa by 2035. The initiative took centre stage at a high-level Regional Round Table on Investment in the Rice Sector held in Accra, Ghana, where policymakers, financiers, development institutions and private sector stakeholders gathered to chart a pathway towards transforming one of the region’s most strategic agricultural commodities. The two-day meeting, organised by ECOWAS through its Department…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the Federal Government to urgently secure the release of all abducted schoolchildren in Oyo State and other parts of the country, while ensuring that those responsible for such crimes are brought to justice. The appeal was made by the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, as Nigeria joined the rest of the world in commemorating the 2026 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression on Thursday, 4 June, 2026. Condemning the recent abductions of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo and Borno states, Ojukwu described the incidents as serious violations…
The Ondo State Government has expressed deep concern over the reported attack on Igbosi Community, Idogun in Ose Local Government Area and the abduction of a nine-year-old boy in the community. The government has call for calm while the security agencies are on top of the situation, reports thegazellenews.com This was disclosed on Friday, 5 June, 2026 via a statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Idowu Ajanaku. ”Immediately the government was informed of the development, a coordinated security response was activated. Personnel of the Amotekun Corps, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS),…
Ahead of the natural expiration of their contracts, Italian football giants on Thursday, 4 June, 2026 Napoli announced that it has reached an agreement with coach Antonio Conte and his staff for an immediate separation. Neapolitan club in its official statement on Thursday, 4 June, 2026, said Antonio Conte is no longer Napoli’s head coach, just as it also clarified that that both parties have agreed to end their collaboration. No particular tensions were mentioned, with the split coming by mutual consent after two seasons working together. This parting now opens a new chapter for Napoli, as the club must…
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has stressed the need for increased investment in education as a key element in reorienting the children and laying the groundwork for a better future for Niger Deltans and Nigerians. Ogbuku spoke during the plenary session of the 2026 Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association, Yenagoa Branch, at the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, Conference Hall, Nigerian Content Tower, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The 2026 Law Week, with the theme “Securing the Future,” was attended by the renowned Kenyan lawyer and activist, Professor Patrick Lumumba,…
A Pakistani Court on Wednesday, 3 June, 2026 convicted two Pakistani men for raping a French tourist in front of her three children on a motorway near Lahore. The duo will be executed after a court upheld their death sentences. Abid Malhi and Shafqat Ali were sentenced to death in 2021 after being found guilty of gang rape, kidnapping, robbery and terrorism-related offences linked to the September 2020 attack. The convicts challenged the ruling, arguing that the prosecution’s account contained inconsistencies and that the verdict was unfair. However, a two-member bench on Wednesday dismissed the appeal after prosecutors maintained that…