Latest News Archives - TheCitizen - It's all about you https://thecitizenng.com/category/other-news/ Nigeria's leading online newspaper Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:43:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 https://thecitizenng.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-TheCitizen-330x50-1-32x32.png Latest News Archives - TheCitizen - It's all about you https://thecitizenng.com/category/other-news/ 32 32 Jehovah’s Witnesses launch global campaign to help people find greater happiness, hope https://thecitizenng.com/jehovahs-witnesses-launch-global-campaign-to-help-people-find-greater-happiness-hope/ https://thecitizenng.com/jehovahs-witnesses-launch-global-campaign-to-help-people-find-greater-happiness-hope/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:07:50 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286871 More than 9 million Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world will launch a global campaign in September aimed at helping people discover practical ways to find greater happiness, hope and meaning in life through the Bible. As part of the month-long campaign, Jehovah’s Witnesses will offer the public a free, interactive Bible study programme and distribute […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/jehovahs-witnesses-launch-global-campaign-to-help-people-find-greater-happiness-hope/feed/ 0 Jehovah’s Witnesses expand access to bible-based information in Nigerian languages https://thecitizenng.com/jehovahs-witnesses-expand-access-to-bible-based-information-in-nigerian-languages/ https://thecitizenng.com/jehovahs-witnesses-expand-access-to-bible-based-information-in-nigerian-languages/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:50:41 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286875 As the world prepares to mark International Translation Day on September 30, Jehovah’s Witnesses are highlighting their ongoing efforts to make Bible-based information accessible to people across Nigeria in the languages they speak every day. Through jw.org, the official website of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Bible publications and educational content are currently available in about 26 Nigerian […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/jehovahs-witnesses-expand-access-to-bible-based-information-in-nigerian-languages/feed/ 0 NFF debunks alleged FIFA letter threatening Nigeria with sanction https://thecitizenng.com/nff-debunks-alleged-fifa-letter-threatening-nigeria-with-sanction/ https://thecitizenng.com/nff-debunks-alleged-fifa-letter-threatening-nigeria-with-sanction/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:41:07 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286866 The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has dismissed as fake a purported letter allegedly issued by world football governing body FIFA over claims of government interference in the affairs of Nigerian football. The document, which circulated in sections of the media, purportedly warned that Nigeria could face suspension from FIFA and CAF competitions if the reported […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/nff-debunks-alleged-fifa-letter-threatening-nigeria-with-sanction/feed/ 0 FG makes tertiary institution ranking compulsory for varsities, polytechnics https://thecitizenng.com/fg-makes-tertiary-institution-ranking-compulsory-for-varsities-polytechnics/ https://thecitizenng.com/fg-makes-tertiary-institution-ranking-compulsory-for-varsities-polytechnics/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:49:04 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286841 The Federal Government has made participation in Nigeria’s national tertiary education ranking exercise compulsory for all universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, expanding the scheme beyond universities. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced this on Tuesday in Abuja at a meeting with the Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee, which has now been expanded […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/fg-makes-tertiary-institution-ranking-compulsory-for-varsities-polytechnics/feed/ 0 FBI Records: Tinubu should confront questions about past, says Peter Obi https://thecitizenng.com/us-records-tinubu-should-confront-questions-about-past-says-peter-obi/ https://thecitizenng.com/us-records-tinubu-should-confront-questions-about-past-says-peter-obi/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:56:59 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286808 The 2027 presidential candidate of National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu over what he described as efforts to shield records relating to the President’s past from public scrutiny. The former Anambra State Governor made the remarks in a post on his X platform on Monday, August 31, 2026, while reflecting […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/us-records-tinubu-should-confront-questions-about-past-says-peter-obi/feed/ 0 Military rescues 15 NYSC members, six others in Kogi forest operation https://thecitizenng.com/military-rescues-15-nysc-members-six-others-in-kogi-forest-operation/ https://thecitizenng.com/military-rescues-15-nysc-members-six-others-in-kogi-forest-operation/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:33:29 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286763 The Nigerian military has confirmed the rescue of 21 kidnapped victims, including 15 members of the National Youth Service Corps, in Kogi State. This is as it vowed to sustain operations to rescue residents abducted in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. Speaking on the rescue of the NYSC members, the Director, Defence Media […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/military-rescues-15-nysc-members-six-others-in-kogi-forest-operation/feed/ 0 Shettima departs Abuja for AU Peace Summit in Angola https://thecitizenng.com/shettima-departs-abuja-for-au-peace-summit-in-angola/ https://thecitizenng.com/shettima-departs-abuja-for-au-peace-summit-in-angola/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:31:21 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286751 Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Luanda, Angola, where he will represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). The summit, according to a statement issued on Saturday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/shettima-departs-abuja-for-au-peace-summit-in-angola/feed/ 0 Northern states record 185,502 rise in child malnutrition cases https://thecitizenng.com/northern-states-record-185502-rise-in-child-malnutrition-cases/ https://thecitizenng.com/northern-states-record-185502-rise-in-child-malnutrition-cases/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:26:40 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286748 At least 185,502 more children were treated for acute malnutrition across seven northern states in 2025 than in the previous two years. The latest data from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) -Doctors Without Borders – identified the affected states as Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Bauchi, Borno, and Sokoto. It attributed the deepening nutrition crisis to conflict, displacement […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/northern-states-record-185502-rise-in-child-malnutrition-cases/feed/ 0 Police confirm abduction of corps members in Kogi https://thecitizenng.com/police-confirm-abduction-of-corps-members-in-kogi/ https://thecitizenng.com/police-confirm-abduction-of-corps-members-in-kogi/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:25:25 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286700 The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a number of National Youth Service Corps members travelling from Bayelsa State to Abuja, saying 11 victims have been rescued The victims were kidnapped last Wednesday along the Aloma–Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of the state when armed hoodlums reportedly emerged from the […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/police-confirm-abduction-of-corps-members-in-kogi/feed/ 0 Terrorists in Nigeria raise nearly $6m in ransom https://thecitizenng.com/terrorists-in-nigeria-raise-nearly-6m-in-ransom/ https://thecitizenng.com/terrorists-in-nigeria-raise-nearly-6m-in-ransom/#respond Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:14:52 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286653 Terrorists in Nigeria collected nearly $6 million in ransom payments over the past year, as kidnappings surged across Africa’s most populous country, according to a new study. The Lagos-based SBM Intelligence consultancy estimates that about 7.78 billion naira, or $5.8 million, was paid in ransom between July 2025 and June 2026 — more than three times […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/terrorists-in-nigeria-raise-nearly-6m-in-ransom/feed/ 0 Falana criticises NBA for inviting VDM to annual conference https://thecitizenng.com/falana-criticises-nba-for-inviting-vdm-to-annual-conference/ https://thecitizenng.com/falana-criticises-nba-for-inviting-vdm-to-annual-conference/#respond Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:02:32 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286665 Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has criticised the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for inviting social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, to speak at its annual conference. Falana made his position known in an interview with Channels Television on Thursday while commenting on the controversy that followed […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/falana-criticises-nba-for-inviting-vdm-to-annual-conference/feed/ 0 Umahi orders contractor to quit Benin-Asaba road https://thecitizenng.com/umahi-orders-contractor-to-quit-benin-asaba-road/ https://thecitizenng.com/umahi-orders-contractor-to-quit-benin-asaba-road/#respond Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:11:51 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286633 The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has appealed to the concessionaire handling the Benin-Asaba road to immediately write to the Federal Government through the Ministry of Works to enable it to terminate their contract. The minister also ordered the concessionaire to urgently remove all the blockages on the Benin-Asaba road to allow free flow of […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/umahi-orders-contractor-to-quit-benin-asaba-road/feed/ 0 Tinubu orders rescue of 600 victims abducted from Niger mosques https://thecitizenng.com/tinubu-orders-rescue-of-600-victims-abducted-from-niger-mosques/ https://thecitizenng.com/tinubu-orders-rescue-of-600-victims-abducted-from-niger-mosques/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:02:19 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286567 President Bola Tinubu has ordered a manhunt for armed kidnappers who launched deadly attacks on four villages in a remote part of Niger state last Friday. Terrorists had abducted dozens of worshippers from four mosques during last Friday’s Juma’at prayer in Dekara, Kpenya, Sabon-Gida and Gidan-Zana communities, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. Local […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/tinubu-orders-rescue-of-600-victims-abducted-from-niger-mosques/feed/ 0 Eagle Online publisher Dotun Oladipo dies at 56 https://thecitizenng.com/eagle-online-publisher-dotun-oladipo-dies-at-56/ https://thecitizenng.com/eagle-online-publisher-dotun-oladipo-dies-at-56/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:55:25 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286596 The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Premium Eagle Media Limited, Dotun Oladipo, has been reported dead at the age of 56. Premium Eagle Media Limited is the parent company of Eagle Online. Oladipo’s death was announced on the Eagle Online website early Wednesday. The publication noted that Oladipo was in his “usual state of […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/eagle-online-publisher-dotun-oladipo-dies-at-56/feed/ 0 30 die in terrorists’ attacks on four Niger State mosques https://thecitizenng.com/30-die-in-terrorists-attacks-on-four-niger-state-mosques/ https://thecitizenng.com/30-die-in-terrorists-attacks-on-four-niger-state-mosques/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:19:41 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286545 At least 30 people have been killed following attacks on four mosques in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State last Friday. Terrorists attacked the mosques simultaneously during Juma’at prayers in Dekara, Kpenya, Sabon-Gida and Gidan-Zana communities, abducting dozens of worshippers. The attackers reportedly assembled the worshippers and marched them into the forest. Speaking on […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/30-die-in-terrorists-attacks-on-four-niger-state-mosques/feed/ 0 US steps up military training for Nigerian troops https://thecitizenng.com/us-steps-up-military-training-for-nigerian-troops/ https://thecitizenng.com/us-steps-up-military-training-for-nigerian-troops/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:23:24 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286520 United States forces have commenced training for Nigerian troops in unmanned aircraft systems, combat casualty care and other military skills as part of efforts to strengthen security cooperation between both countries. The training was conducted at an operating location in Bauchi State and formed part of a broader US-Nigeria security cooperation mission aimed at enhancing […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/us-steps-up-military-training-for-nigerian-troops/feed/ 0 Terrorists using dead persons’ accounts to raise funds, says NFIU https://thecitizenng.com/terrorists-using-dead-persons-accounts-to-raise-funds-says-nfiu/ https://thecitizenng.com/terrorists-using-dead-persons-accounts-to-raise-funds-says-nfiu/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:18:11 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286517 The Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has uncovered an emerging crowdfunding network being exploited to raise and channel funds for terrorist operations. This is as the agency said terrorist financiers were opening bank accounts in women’s names as well as using phone numbers for mobile banking or account alerts that are not registered to the […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/terrorists-using-dead-persons-accounts-to-raise-funds-says-nfiu/feed/ 0 2027: Obi disagrees with Atiku on subsidy, faults mismanagement of proceeds https://thecitizenng.com/2027-obi-disagrees-with-atiku-on-subsidy-faults-mismanagement-of-proceeds/ https://thecitizenng.com/2027-obi-disagrees-with-atiku-on-subsidy-faults-mismanagement-of-proceeds/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:18:30 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286481 The Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Party (NDC), Peter Obi, has disagreed with the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, over his proposed return of fuel subsidy if elected in 2027. Obi also accused the federal government of mismanaging the savings from the proceeds of fuel susidy removal. The ex-governor […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/2027-obi-disagrees-with-atiku-on-subsidy-faults-mismanagement-of-proceeds/feed/ 0 Concerns over Betta Edu, others’ inclusion in Tinubu’s campaign council https://thecitizenng.com/concerns-over-betta-edu-others-inclusion-in-tinubus-campaign-council/ https://thecitizenng.com/concerns-over-betta-edu-others-inclusion-in-tinubus-campaign-council/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:08:41 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286473 Since the release of names of persons in the 2027 APC Presidential Campaign Council over the weekend,  reactions have trailed the inclusion of the former Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, former chairperson of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Board, Ngozi Olejeme and the Chairman of the National Revenue Service (NRS), Zacheus Adedeji. […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/concerns-over-betta-edu-others-inclusion-in-tinubus-campaign-council/feed/ 0 Tinubu orders arrest, suspends three perm secs as ICPC uncovers new fake agency https://thecitizenng.com/tinubu-orders-arrest-suspends-three-perm-secs-as-icpc-uncovers-new-fake-agency/ https://thecitizenng.com/tinubu-orders-arrest-suspends-three-perm-secs-as-icpc-uncovers-new-fake-agency/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:35:19 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286447 President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of one George Buchi Nwabueze and the suspension of three permanent secretaries over the discovery of another fake agency operating within the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. They include M.S. Danjuma, Nadungu Gagare, and Richard P. Pheelangwah. Chairman of the Independent Corrupt […]

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