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"The Youths are the most vulnerable Culprits and worst victims of the insecurity in the Nation" by Amb. Ademario AT THE 1ST NIGERIAN YOUTH ROUNDTABLE ON SECURITY AFFAIRS, HELD AT THE BAYELSA (IZON) HOUSE ABUJA

The Roundtable which was convened by Nigerian Youth Leaders from various backgrounds and from across the 36 States of the Federation and the FCT, was a pragmatic response and Constituency Intervention Strategy to curb the rising state of Insecurity in Nigeria, through the setting up of the Coalition of Nigerian Youth on Security Affairs in Nigeria (CONYSA).

The University of Alabama has reported 531 Coronavirus cases on campus since starting classes on August 19.

The United States has given nearly $42 million in assistance to Nigeria. This includes more than $3.3 million for health assistance and $34 million in humanitarian funding for risk-communications, water and sanitation, infection-prevention, coordination, and emergency food assistance; and more than $4.7 million in MRA humanitarian assistance for vulnerable people.

A 12-year-old girl came back to life just as her family were preparing her body for her funeral.

One of the most famous nudist colonies in Europe has reported a large outbreak of Coronavirus with 100 people testing positive.

Eight-time Olympic gold medalist and retired Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt has reportedly tested positive for Coronavirus just days after celebrating his 34th birthday in Jamaica.

A man who denied raping an 11-year-old girl and threatened to arrest her and her family members was exposed by CCTV footage.

Journalist and chairman of Ovation Media group, Dele Momodu, has reacted to the recent closure of some shops owned by Nigerian businessmen and women in Ghana by some Ghanaian authorities.

417 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Monday August 17 as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Chief Dele Momodu said he is ready to give most of his income to the poor and he shared proof that he has started doing that already.

Big brother Naija lockdown housemate, Kaisha has been evicted from the house.

Some Nigerians girls who were stranded in Lebanon have returned home.

Kate Henshaw has reacted after a follower insinuated that she was paid to make people believe COVID-19 is real in Nigeria.

A labourer identified as Lawalli Bala has been arrested in Rikina village in Dange/Shuni Local Government Area of Sokoto State for alleged homosexuality and sodomization of underage boys.

Sokoto, Kebbi and Kogi states are the only three states in Nigeria with no COVID-19 patient on admission, a report by Daily Post has revealed.

Big Brother Naija housemates, Nengi and Kaisha nearly came to blows during a heated clash in the Big Brother House this afternoon.

Wale Babalakin, pro-chancellor of the University of Lagos, has said that due process was followed in the removal of the former Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe and that anyone who is against it must have been benefitting from the alleged acts of corruption' perpetrated during Ogundipe's administration.

Ahmed Aminu, was 23 years old when his father and stepmother decided to cage him in an unused garage like an animal. For seven years, lived in the small space and in solitary confinement.

Oil magnet, late Chief (Dr) Sir Anthony Obiagboso Enukeme, the CEO of Tonimas Oil and Gas, was laid to rest in his home town in Neni, Anambra State, in grand style.

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand, has suggested Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi may consider leaving the club following their 8-2 humiliation at the hands of Bayern Munich on Friday night in the UEFA Champions League.

According to reports, the deceased identified as Oboh, was watching a match at a bar at Umuagu Quarters in Asaba, the state capital, when the gunmen stormed the place, went directly to where he was seated and shot him dead at close range.

A 35-year-old man identified as Habib Rabiu has been remanded in a DSS facility after being arraigned before a Kogi State Magistrate Court 1 sitting in Lokoja for allegedly spreading fake news.

The suspect had claimed that there's a fever killing many people in Kogi State via a Facebook post he shared. He was accused of creating injurious falsehood, claiming that people were dying of fever at an alarming rate and indirectly saying there was COVID-19 in the state, contrary to the position of the state government on the matter.

The native of Ayingba in Dekina LGA who was accused of spreading fake news capable of causing public disturbances, pleaded not guilty on Friday August 14 to the alleged offences said to have been committed on the 10th day of June, 2020.

The magistrate, O. J. Omajali ordered that the accused be remanded in the custody of the DSS facility for further investigations and adjourned the matter till Tuesday (18/ 8/2020), for determination of the bail application.

Nigeria’s Labour ministry denies complicity in human trafficking

The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has denied complicity in human trafficking, following claims of illegal issuance of Recruiters’ Licence to Private Employment Agencies (PEAs).

Nengi has disclosed that she underwent a liposuction procedure in a conversation with Ozo on Friday August 14.

Until five years ago, not 100 of Lagosians – let alone Nigerians – knew the amount of creativity and talent imbued in the Sanni brothers.

The member representing Baraza Dass Constituency in the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Hon. Musa Mante, was shot dead on Thursday by suspected gunmen.

A teacher, Omotayo Adanlawo, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating the 10-year-old daughter of the General Overseer of his church.

A chieftain of the All progressives Congress in Abia State and Director-General of Buhari South East Youth Movement (BUSEYM), Engr. Nwabueze Onwuneme, has called on Igbo elites not to see President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as stumbling blocks to the realisation of a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction come 2023 but rather as catalysts who, if well consulted can play a major role for the emergence of an Igbo man as president in 2023.

Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Houssam Diab, said yesterday that contrary to popular assumption, most Nigerians, especially ladies in Lebanon, were not trafficked but entered the country legally.

Justice Hakeem Oshodi of an Ikeja High Court on Friday declared that four co-defendants of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans have case to answer.

One person was burnt to death and three others were injured after a petroleum tanker exploded at a filling station in Irete community along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway in Owerri-West Local Government Area of Imo state today, August 14.

Residents of Ikota Housing estate in Ajah, Lagos state, converged on Friday morning August 14, for prayers over the faulty transformer in their area.

A Nigerian boy, Anthony Mmesoma Madu who went viral a few months ago, for dancing ballet barefoot in the rain has secured a scholarship to New York’s prestigious American Ballet Theatre.

A Nigerian lady, Immaculate Okochu who was preparing for her wedding in October, has been crushed to death by a truck in Lagos.

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) board has accused Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed of amending the country’s broadcasting code alone without due consultation.

Journalist, Dele Momodu, has slammed members of the Buhari Media Organization over the recent attacks launched on his person. Momodu in a statement released on Thursday August 13, slammed the organization for describing him as a lackey of embattled former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Men of the Niger state police command have arrested a transporter, Abubakar Adamu, after 375 rounds of live ammunition, and seven AK47 magazines were allegedly found in his vehicle.

The first lady of Kwara state, Dr. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, this morning disclosed that Risikat Azeez, the Kwara woman who went viral because of her and her daughters’ blue eyes, has asked to be reunited with her husband, Wasiu Omo-Dada.

Orange County's Board of Supervisors have voted to officially declare Aug. 24 as "Kobe Bryant Day" in the Southern California county.

Forbes has released its Highest-Paid Actors List for the year 2020, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson claimed the top spot for the second year in a row.

Obadiah Mailafia, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that he is ready to lay down his life for his country like Nelson Mandela after being invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) over his claim of a northern Governor being one of the commanders of Boko Haram.

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) Governing Council has announced Prof. Theophilus Soyombo as the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the institution to replace Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe who was removed from office on Wednesday, August 12.

The FBI has opened investigations after a US Air Force helicopter was shot at, near Manassas, Virginia, injuring one of two pilots on board.

A soldier identified as Lance Corporal Babangida Ibrahim, has been sentenced to 55 years in prison after being found guilty of robbing and killing one Bello Abdullahi Aliyu in Gidan Darib, Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State on August 11, 2014.

Earlier today, BBNaija lockdown housemate, Lucy, tendered an apology to her fellow housemate, Nengi, following their clash last Sunday, August 9.

An Upper Shari’a court sitting at Kofar Kudu in Kano state today August 12, sentenced a 70-year-old man, Mati Audu, to death by stoning after he was found guilty of defiling a 12-year-old girl.

Tech giants Apple, Facebook and Microsoft are among 52 major companies that have denounced Trump's restrictions on employment-based visas.