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The Kogi State Vigilante Service (KSVS) has arrested a 24-year-old man suspected of belonging to a kidnapping syndicate operating around the boundary between Kogi and Enugu states. The suspect, identified as Muhammad Babuga, was arrested at Igabada, a border community between the two states, at about 7 p.m. on Thursday. In a statement issued on Saturday, the […]
By Emmanuel Iheaka The Imo State Police Command has arrested a police traffic warden, Inspector Chinwe Ejiogu, and two personnel of the State Civil Guard Corps over alleged extortion and harassment of a motorist in Owerri. The arrests followed the circulation of a viral video showing the officers allegedly harassing and attempting to extort a […]
An advocacy group, under the aegis of Voice of Fulani, has demanded monetary compensation from the Plateau State Government for what it described as years of killings of its people, destruction of their communities and rustling of their livestock across the state. The group, which made the demand in a communiqué issued at the end […]
A Senior Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja has issued bench warrants for the arrest of former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, and Senator Ifeanyi Araraume over allegations of criminal conspiracy, forgery and the presentation of false documents. The court also ordered the arrest of Timothy Ama Chuks and Amen Okorocha, who were accused of conspiring […]
…Warns members against intimidating voters …President Tinubu has done much for C’River – Director By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR The Evidence Group, an All Progressives Congress (APC) youth based support group in Cross River State, has inaugurated a working committee in Ogoja Local Government Area. They charged members to mobilise voters across wards and polling units […]
Dr Austin Orette, who claims to be the African Democratic Congress (ADC) senatorial candidate for Delta South, has urged his supporters to remain calm as he seeks judicial intervention over the omission of his name from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) list of candidates for the 2027 general elections. Orette has approached the Federal […]
KSI Construction Company Ltd has donated a landed property in Abuja and 10 motorcycles to Iru Ekun Security Network, a security outfit convened by Yoruba activist Chief Adeniyi Sunday, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. The company said the donation was in recognition of the network’s efforts towards community safety and the protection of lives and […]
The Harvesters Africa Empowerment Foundation (HAEF), founded by Pastor Bolaji Idowu, Lead Pastor of Harvesters International Christian Centre (HICC), in partnership with Socathoa Foundation, has reached over 1,000 children through its Back-to-School Outreach, providing educational materials, healthcare support, school-fee assistance and opportunities for children’s development. Led by Diepriye Okunye-Olu, the initiative is guided by HAEF’s […]
Fidelis David in Akure Fresh allegations of anti-party activities have plunged the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) into a new crisis, with members of the state executive and political appointees of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa accused of working against candidates recognised by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) ahead of the 2027 general […]
By Maryam Abdul-aziz Usman The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the display of the preliminary voters’ register and distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) across the 17 local government areas of Yobe State, giving registered voters seven days to verify their details and report errors. The exercise began at about 9am on Friday, […]
Flights into Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, trace the coastline on their descent to Aden Adde International Airport, which sits beside the Indian Ocean. In June, when Somaliland’s president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, stood alongside Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the latter drew attention to the geography connecting them. Israel and Somaliland, Netanyahu said, sit at opposite ends […]
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Friday night launched a blistering critique against former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, describing the opposition leader’s recent verbal broadsides against President Bola Tinubu as symptoms of “agitated depression” fueled by political defeat. In a statement, Keyamo argued that Atiku’s ongoing hostility […]
By Dayo Johnson, Akure A 35-year-old Vehicle Inspection Officer (VIO), Adediji Sesan, has been crushed to death by a vehicle along Hospital Road, opposite Mega Primary School, Akure, the Ondo State capital. The driver of the vehicle, identified as 37-year-old Ayoade Idowu, has been arrested and detained by the police in connection with the incident. […]
By Vincent Ujumadu Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has approved the full implementation of the 2025 agreement between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for staff of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), effective January 2027. The university’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Harrison Madubueze, disclosed this in a statement, saying […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ondo State has reaffirmed its commitment to conducting credible elections, ensuring that every valid vote counts and that the will of the electorate is respected ahead of the 2027 general election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Mutiu Agboke, gave the assurance following the conclusion of the commission’s […]
Veteran Nollywood actor Yinka Quadri has revealed that his wife was aware of his relationships with some actresses in the movie industry and would even accommodate and feed them when they spent the night at his home after late-night film productions. The actor made the revelation during an appearance on the Africanalist Podcast, where he […]
Eligible voters in Umuahia, Abia State, have expressed anger and disappointment after failing to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) on the first day of the nationwide collection exercise. The voters accused officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of abandoning designated collection centres before the scheduled closing time, despite the importance of obtaining […]
Zambia’s 13 August general election was already fraught before anyone tried to challenge its result, according to an account human rights lawyer Linda Kasonde has since published on her Substack. The army had been deployed to polling stations, she writes, a role outside its constitutional mandate. The Electoral Commission suspended vote tallying for six hours […]
In a surprise to absolutely no one, Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party (PP) led by PM Abiy Ahmed won the 1 June 2026 parliamentary elections in a landslide. The outcome has evoked few commentaries in the global media or even in Ethiopia itself. There was a c. 90% win of parliamentary seats for the PP. This […]
On September 20, 2026, seven Ethiopian armed and political movements announced the formation of the Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Coalition for Survival, declaring that they sought to remove the Prosperity Party-led government and establish an inclusive transitional government. The announcement was followed by a major TPLF offensive on September 23 across Tigray, Amhara and Afar. Federal […]
By Davies Iheamnachor The management of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has expelled a final-year student of the Department of English Language and Literary Studies, Miss Onyewuenyi Chiamaka Nora. This was as the Senate of IAUE announced that the institution has been ranked seventh in staff Google Scholar Profile Submission (by […]
By Steve Oko, Umuahia Eligible voters in Umuahia, Abia State, on Friday expressed anger and disappointment over their inability to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) on the opening day of nationwide collection, following the absence of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials at some designated collection centres. At Ugba Primary School Umuahia, no INEC […]
President Bola Tinubu will commence his re-election campaign in Kaduna State on Oct. 24, Sen. Abdulaziz Yari has said. Yari, Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), disclosed this on Friday while speaking with State House Correspondents after meeting Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the President had approved […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it would pay attention to spending by candidates in the 2027 general election, insisting that those who engage in vote buying would be prosecuted. The INEC Resident Electoral Commission, REC, in charge of Anambra State, Dr Queen Elizabeth Agwu stated this on Friday during a stakeholders meeting […]
The Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has expressed concern over remarks by the spokesperson of the Rainbow Coalition, Chibuike Ikenga, regarding the reduction in political tensions, street fights and gunshots in the state. Ikenga had attributed the relative peace in Rivers State to recent reconciliation efforts among political actors associated with […]
The Kano State Police Command has handed over a recovered orange Vibe motor vehicle and an ash-coloured Haojue motorcycle to their rightful owners following intelligence-led operations. The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, the handover took place at the command headquarters in […]
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and leading opposition figure Gadi Eisenkot took to social media as their country marked three years since the devastating Hamas attacks of October 7. As the country mourned, the rival politicians played the blame game. Eisenkot is the man widely thought to be most likely to beat Netanyahu in […]
Andy Burnham’s decision to choose Berlin for his first trip to an EU member state on October 8 will have delighted many in the German capital’s political circles. In our recent analysis of the UK-Germany relationship, we noted some disappointment among political figures in Berlin that it took Rishi Sunak 18 months to make a […]
Within two months of it being signed, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan invoked the Mecca mutual defence pact in response to attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebel forces. The three countries agreed on October 5 to activate what Saudi defence minister Khalid bin Salman called collective deterrence measures against the Houthis. Islamabad and Ankara have undertaken […]
Protests have erupted in New York City after a federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man in the Bronx on Thursday afternoon. As masked agents reportedly posing as construction workers attempted to arrest 28-year-old Oscar Belgal, they opened fire on his car. Belgal was shot in the neck. His 5-year-old child, who was in […]
By Omeiza Ajayi The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has written the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, demanding immediate enforcement of the Supreme Court judgment on the submission and use of political parties’ membership registers for primaries, congresses and conventions. In a letter dated October 9, 2026, signed by its National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, […]
By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT: The Rivers State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has declared its support for the Rainbow Coalition led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, while expressing confidence that the party would secure its interests in the new political arrangement. The party also called on […]
The Network of Civil Society Groups in Osun has called on the state government to improve waste collection services before enforcing penalties against residents over improper refuse disposal. The group also condemned the reported indiscriminate arrest of residents, the alleged imposition of a ₦50,000 fine, the public parade of alleged offenders and the circulation of […]
The recent incidents concerning RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire have highlighted that fact that the US military does have quite a significant presence on UK soil. What this presence fully amounts to, though, is unclear. According to news reports there are “at least” 15 US military bases in the UK, while other sources have the figure […]
The past few weeks have seen aerial duels being fought over the North Sea and a naval vessel being sunk off Scotland’s west coast. Fortunately this was not a case of hostile combat – these episodes took place during two major multinational military exercises: Exercise Atlantic Thunder and Exercise Cobra Warrior 26-2. Further north, across […]
Seventy three years ago Tenzing Norgay stood on top of Everest, known as Chomolungma in Tibetan, which roughly translates as “Goddess Mother of the World”. A new biopic of Norgay’s life and that first ascent, along with Edmund Hillary, of the highest mountain in the world portrays beautifully, and with compassion, his humility, and intimate […]
The Plateau Vanguard for Democracy, PVD, has commended Governor Caleb Mutfwang for flagging off the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the 41-kilometre Bisichi–Fan–Mangu Halle Road, describing the project as significant for connectivity and economic activity across Plateau State. National Coordinator of the PVD, Chris Ishaku, in a statement on Wednesday, said the importance of the road […]
The Anambra Police Command says it is assessing a social media video concerning an encounter between a Court bailiff and police operatives attached to “B” Division, Awka. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Awka. Ikenga said that the investigation into […]
By Peter Duru, Makurdi A four-year-old boy and two others have been killed in an attack by suspected armed herdsmen on Omulonye community in Ugboju District of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. Several other residents reportedly sustained injuries in the attack, which forced residents to flee their homes and seek refuge in neighbouring […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday deferred until October 13 the hearing of two separate appeals seeking to nullify a judgment that ordered the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to pay N100 million in damages for defaming two officials of the Department of State Services (DSS). The two appeals, […]
A 55-year-old motorist escaped unhurt after a moving train collided with his Honda car at the PWD Railway Line in Lagos, prompting a swift response from operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, and security personnel. The incident involved a train travelling towards Agege and a Honda car with registration number EKY 902 […]
The councillor representing Ogugu Ward III in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State, Rosemary Aduku, has reportedly died after spending days in captivity. Her death was announced in a statement by the Chairman of Olamaboro Local Government Area, Dr Ameh Williams, on behalf of the Olamaboro Executive Council, on Friday. In the death and […]
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and leading opposition figure Gadi Eisenkot took to social media as their country marked three years since the devastating Hamas attacks of October 7. As the country mourned, the rival politicians played the blame game. Eisenkot is the man widely thought to be most likely to beat Netanyahu in […]
The Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State, Dr. Kelechi Anosike, has unveiled plans to develop and industrialise Umuahia to make it a cosmopolitan city befitting of a state capital. Anosike spoke when a group known as Umuahia Urban Men paid him a courtesy visit in Umuahia to declare their support for […]
John Shiklam in Kaduna The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched ‘The Neem Tree Dialogue’, an initiative aimed at preventing violence against children and promoting positive parenting in five communities in Zaria, Kaduna State. Speaking at the launch yesterday in Zaria, UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office, Kaduna, Dr. Gerida Birukila, said the initiative would strengthen […]
By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Omotola Aremo The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment has cautioned banks and insurance companies against allowing workers to bear the brunt of the ongoing recapitalisation and restructuring in the financial sector. The Ministry made the call during the 2026 World Day for Decent Work celebration organised by the Association of […]
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with a farmer-herder clash in Guda Village, Ningi Local Government Area, which left a 40-year-old man dead and houses burnt. The incident occurred on September 23, 2026, when three farmers reportedly discovered cattle belonging to a herder grazing on and destroying their crops on […]
A 55-year-old motorist has escaped without injury after a moving train collided with his Honda car at the PWD railway crossing in Lagos State. The incident involved a train heading towards Agege and a Honda car with registration number EKY 902 JT, which sustained extensive damage in the collision. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, […]
Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie has declared Chinua Achebe’s 1958 novel ‘Things Fall Apart’ as the greatest African book of all-time. Speaking in a recent interview with TV3, Edochie explained that ‘Things Fall Apart’ is the greatest African book ever written because it tells the African story. He stated that the book wouldn’t have been as […]
The launch of the Africa Energy Bank (AEB) has been put back yet again, raising doubts about the institution’s future ability to finance fossil fuel projects – its main objective – as global lenders retreat from such investments over climate concerns, experts told Climate Home News. The bank, which had been billed to launch in […]