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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 […]
A booklet published by the UK’s opposition Conservative party includes a “cost of net-zero” that appears to have been doubled by a spreadsheet error. The “common sense” policy document argues that “what people ultimately want is a government competent enough to solve the problems for which it takes responsibility”. In a section that says “sophisticat[ed]…modelling” […]
Okon Bassey in Uyo Signature Bank has pledged to provide banking services that combine the convenience and efficiency of technology with the personal touch, responsiveness and trust that customers expect from a relationship-driven bank. The Board Chairman of Signature Bank Limited, Alhaji Tijjañí M. Borodo represented by Mr. Shedrack Odo made the pledge at the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed October 9 to commence the verification of the Preliminary Register of Voters, consideration of claims and objections, and collection of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, across Benue State. The exercise, which will end on October 15, 2026, will be conducted in all 276 Registration Areas across the state, […]
The Deputy Director of Logistics at the Abia State Homeland Security Agency, Tochi Oluebube, has formally resumed duty following the nullification of her dismissal by the Abia State Government. Oluebube was dismissed by the agency earlier in 2026 and arraigned at the Federal High Court in Umuahia over allegations of misconduct, theft, vandalism and other […]
By Henry Ojelu The Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, LSACA, has urged employers and workers in the food sector to end stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV, stressing that the virus cannot be transmitted through the preparation, handling or serving of food. The agency made the call at a sensitisation meeting for food […]
By Adeola Badru IBADAN — The Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation (SSACO) has alleged attacks on All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates, supporters and political activities in Ibadan, Oyo State. The organisation alleged that Alhaja Tawakalitu Alli, wife of the APC governorship candidate, Sharafadeen Alli, was attacked during a medical outreach she organised at Ibikunle House, […]
By Adeola Badru IBADAN — The 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members rescued after being abducted while travelling to their orientation camps have arrived in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, and were taken to the Department of State Services (DSS) headquarters for debriefing. The prospective corps members arrived at the DSS office in […]
By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force, North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have repelled an attack by suspected members of the Lakurawa terrorist group on the Forward Operating Base in Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The attack occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, October 7, 2026, when […]
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue State Education Quality Assurance and Examinations Board, BEQAEB, has sealed Orenda and Opal Schools in Makurdi over alleged victimisation of learners and violation of the state government’s policy on textbook reuse and purchase. The Executive Secretary of BEQAEB, Dr. Terna Francis, who led officials of the Board’s Directorate of […]
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, on Thursday, revealed that he had threatened President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Abiodun disclosed that he had threatened to deliver a minimum of two million votes to Tinubu from Ogun State in 2027. He made this known in Abeokuta, the state capital, when the Ogun […]
The Benue State Education Quality Assurance and Examinations Board (BEQAEB) has sealed two schools in Makurdi, Orenda and Opal schools, over alleged victimisation of learners and the alleged forcing of parents to buy exercise and test books directly from the schools. The Executive Secretary of BEQAEB, Dr Terna Francis, led officials of the board’s Directorate […]
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji, on Thursday, presented a N490.74 billion budget estimate for the 2027 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly in Ado-Ekiti. The budget, christened “Budget of Sustained Progress and Prosperity,” was presented at the Assembly complex, coinciding with activities marking the 30th anniversary of the creation of Ekiti State. Oyebanji […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned motorists plying the Bauchi-Jos highway to slow down or risk causing avoidable crashes and fatalities. The warning came from the Bauchi State Sector Commander of the Corps, CC Caleb Luka, who said excessive speed by drivers, particularly commercial motorists, was among the major road safety concerns he […]
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 […]
A placard held by a young man as school protests continued across France appeared to capture the mood on the streets. Young people, it said: “want the Bac (high school diploma), not the BAC”. The Brigade Anti-Criminalité (BAC) is a police unit widely known for its aggressive tactics in tackling street crime. The protests, which […]
Social media activist, VeryDarkMan has challenged Apostle Arome over his claim that he spent four years and six months in Boko Haram territory and held open-air crusades there. Arome has, in a sermon, claimed that his team held crusades in a Boko Haram enclave every year, recalling how some members who travelled at night despite his […]
Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has stepped in to resolve the political differences between Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and Abubakar Kabir, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation. The reconciliation meeting took place in Abuja on Wednesday and lasted about two hours, with the two All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders discussing their […]
After witnessing and hearing stories of Pacific islands’ vulnerability to climate change, senior climate officials have promised to strengthen efforts to limit global warming to 1.5C, despite an expected overshoot, and to help the region adapt to rising seas and other impacts. More than 30 world leaders, ministers, climate negotiators and international development bankers travelled […]
By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja Kogi State Police Commissioner, Nazir Bello Kankarofi, has called on members of the public not to keep quiet but to report any rank-and-file officers or officers of his command who engage in any corrupt practices. The CP, while speaking on Wednesday during the command’s 2026 Customer Service Week celebration, themed “The […]
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, has ordered an investigation into allegations that police investigators demanded N450,000 from a content creator before investigating a complaint he brought to the command. The allegation was contained in a video circulating on social media in which the content creator, […]