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By Peter Duru, Makurdi MAKURDI — A commercial driver, Igba Agenewe, has been killed by suspected armed men along the Anyiin-Ayilamo road in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. Three soldiers travelling in his vehicle were also reportedly abducted during the attack but later regained their freedom and returned to Anyiin. Agenewe, a member […]
Drivers arrested for plying restricted route By Ogochukwu Agha LAGOS — Four persons sustained critical injuries on Tuesday in a multiple road crash involving two trucks, a commercial bus and nine motorcycles at First Gate, inward Mile 2, on the Mile 2-Seme Expressway, Lagos. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said no life was […]
Youths in Idjerhe community in Delta State have recovered an abandoned locally made firearm from the village. The President, Idjerhe Youths Council, Desmond Emoefe Agbigbe announced the recovery in a statement he posted in his Facebook page. The statement was signed by Kingsley Ikewun, Sec.11 Idjerhe youth Council. He said the recovery was done in an […]
A 50-year-old murder suspect, Bethlehem Nwanlia, on Tuesday slumped and died at the Bayelsa State High Court in Yenagoa. Nwanlia was awaiting judgment in a case involving conspiracy, kidnapping and the alleged murder of three persons in Kalaba community. He was standing trial alongside 32-year-old Gideon Atama and Clever Ovo over the alleged murders in […]
A 50-year-old murder suspect, Bethlehem Nwanlia, on Tuesday slumped and died at the Bayelsa State High Court in Yenagoa. Nwanlia was awaiting judgment in a case involving conspiracy, kidnapping and the alleged murder of three persons in Kalaba community. He was standing trial alongside 32-year-old Gideon Atama and Clever Ovo over the alleged murders in […]
Nearly 2,000 French high schools are blockaded or closed today amid massive student-led protests over school funding and inequality. The demonstrations began in September at a single school in the economically deprived suburbs of Paris, where students protested teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and dilapidated school buildings beset by rats, falling debris and more. But the […]
Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto There is palpable tension in the Sokoto State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the dramatic withdrawal of its Sokoto North Senatorial District candidate, Senator Ahmed Muhammad Maccido, from the January bye-election, a move the party chairman, Hon. Hayatu Tafida Aminu, has described as a brazen betrayal. In a […]
Olusegun Samuel in Yenagoa Ahead of the 2027 general election, the Bayelsà State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released its schedule of campaign, outlining a comprehensive programme of engagements. The engagement, according to a statement signed by Hon. Ikaebimo Mark, the state Publicity Secretary, will cover statutory party meetings, pre-campaign activities, senatorial […]
By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA – Candidate of the All Progressives Congress ,APC, for the Abia South Senatorial zone in the 2027 general election,Prince Paul Ikonne, has said that the commercial city of Aba in Abia State needs deliberate and sustained backing from the federal government to support its businesses to compete and succeed on the […]
By Kingsley Omonobi The FCT Police Command said its operatives on the 4th of October 2026 at approximately 02:46pm received a distress call reporting that an unidentified adult male was being assaulted by an angry mob over an alleged attempt to abduct a child. Following receipt of the report, police operatives from Kuje Division were […]
The Benue State Government Signage and Advertisement Agency, the Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) and the Urban Development Board have given individuals, groups and political parties that mounted unauthorised billboards across the state a two-week ultimatum to regularise them and pay the prescribed fees. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the […]
The Lagos State Government has sealed 14 properties across Ikotun, Ikoyi, Isheri-Osun, Lagos Island, Ikorodu and Amuwo-Odofin for allegedly discharging untreated sewage into public drains and carrying out other wastewater management violations. According to the statement by the Lagos government, the action was carried out by the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office, LSWMO, as part […]
Jacynta Fa’amau is a Pacific campaigner at global grassroots climate movement 350.org and a secretariat member of Pacific Climate Warriors. The first thing that struck me was the sheer size of Queensland’s Saraji coal mine. Standing at the edge of the enormous pit, my brain scrambled for words as I scanned the earth’s open wound […]
The Committee on Electoral Matters has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to audit party membership registers and disqualify 2027 election candidates whose names are not contained in them as stated by the Electoral Act 2026. In a statement on Tuesday, the Chairman of the committee, Rep. Bayo Balogun (APC), drew the commission’s attention […]
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, Mr. Nnanna Ama, has ordered the immediate issuance of queries to the Divisional Police Officer in charge of 3-3 Police Station and a Deputy Superintendent of Police. Ama also directed the immediate commencement of disciplinary proceedings against an inspector of police in the Division. Ama’s […]
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu NNEWI — The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnanna Ama, has ordered the immediate issuance of queries to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of 3-3 Police Station and a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) over the disappearance of an armed robbery suspect allegedly arrested and brought to the station. Ama also […]
A Democracy Older Than the Ballot Box Every election season, much of East Africa braces itself. Incumbents amend constitutions to erase term limits, and citizens wait to see whether power will change hands at the ballot box or in the streets. The pattern repeats: disputed results, ethnic mobilizations, coups, or leaders who refuse to leave. […]
When José Antonio Kast took office as Chile’s new president in March, one of his first moves was to put the brakes on plans to expand two protected marine parks – raising doubts about the country’s high-profile bid to host the headquarters of the High Seas Treaty. But during the UN General Assembly last month, […]
• NPF pension urges serving officers to access 25% RSA for mortgage equity contribution James Emejo in Abuja Managing Director/Chief Executive, NPF Pensions Limited, Mr. Muhammed Dutse, yesterday revealed that the federal government was working on a fresh intervention aimed at narrowing the gap in retirement income for police officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme […]
Wale Igbintade The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) has taken over the prosecution of a N460.75 million alleged fraud case involving the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Loft and Keys Ltd and Loft & Keys LLC, Dubai, Austin Albert, and his associate, Jinadu Musbau Olalekan. The takeover stalled their scheduled arraignment yesterday before the Federal […]
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Abeokuta South Federal Constituency, Chief Toyin Amuzu, has pledged to prioritise the welfare and development of his constituents by facilitating projects and initiatives that address their basic needs. Amuzu made the pledge while commissioning a borehole for public use at Laloko Compound, Igbore, in […]
Tension is building up in Ozom Mgbagbu Owa Autonomous community, Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State following an alleged plan to discountenance the community’s constitution in the process leading to the selection of a new traditional ruler. The traditional stool became vacant years ago after His Royal Highness, Igwe Raymond Oguji passed on. Indigenes […]
Alex Enumah in Abuja Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has directed the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to produce in court the list of the personnel who were on duty on January 19, 2022 at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport. The judge issued the directive, following a […]
Segun Awofadeji in Gombe Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has commended his Gombe State counterpart, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, for delivering transformative infrastructure and people-oriented development across the state. Zulum gave the commendation on Sunday while commissioning the newly completed 41-kilometre Shango-Sarkin Yaki-Abuja/Bula-Bomala-Dinawa-Alagarno-Kalajanga-Tappi Road in Kwami Local Government Area, alongside other road and bridge […]
By Jimitota Onoyume, Assistant News Editor For many children in Delta State, the barrier between them and the classroom is not a lack of ambition, but a lack of books, bags and basic learning materials. The Ernest Bebenimibo Foundation (EBF) last week moved to close that gap in Gbaramatu Kingdom, where it distributed millions of […]
For many young people, growing up is a journey of discovery. It is also a period when questions about identity, family, friendship, culture and belonging begin to take shape. It is within this often complicated space that Belle Obaseki’s debut novel, Omosede, finds its voice. The book tells the coming-of-age story of a young girl […]
PORT HARCOURT — Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said he thinks about President Bola Tinubu’s re-election every time he sleeps, expressing confidence that the president’s 2027 re-election bid would be easier than his 2023 campaign. Wike spoke on Monday during town hall meetings with the Rumueme and Apara kingdoms in Obio-Akpor […]
Lagos State Government has announced the temporary closure of Freedom Park on Lagos Island from Monday, October 5, to Sunday, October 11, 2026, to allow for scheduled maintenance, clean-up, fumigation and upgrade works. The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture said the temporary closure was necessary to facilitate the planned works aimed at improving visitors’ […]
Amotekun Corps in Osun State has clarified that four of its operatives were voluntarily handed over to the police for investigation into the killing of Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Emir, in Ile-Ife. The corps said the clarification followed reports suggesting that the operatives had been arrested by the Osun State Police Command over the […]
Abuja’s development must be understood through the quality of life available to its residents. The attention now being given to healthcare, education and other essential services deserves recognition because these are the areas in which people experience government most personally. A family’s confidence in a public hospital or school says much about how effectively development […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered N107 million for a victim who allegedly lost N167.575 million in a disputed property transaction in Lagos. A statement issued by the agency said the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the EFCC, Ikoyi, handed over bank drafts worth N107 million to the victim through his counsel, […]
The National Peace Committee, chaired by former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and other political actors against inflammatory rhetoric and inciting campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections. The committee also raised concerns over 60 election-related incidents recorded across the country within one […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to produce in court the list of the personnel who were on duty on Jan. 19, 2022 at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu State. Julius Mba, counsel to Abba Kyari and Insp. Simon Agirgba (1st and […]
By James Ogunnaike No fewer than nine persons lost their lives in a fatal road traffic crash along the JBD/ORE route in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State on Monday. According to the statement signed by Afolabi Odunsi, Chief Route Commander and Sector Public Education Officer, FRSC Ogun State Sector Command, the crash occurred at about 4:55 p.m. […]
The trial of former Taraba State Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku, and a former Permanent Secretary in the state’s Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Bello Yero, took a fresh turn on Monday as the third prosecution witness, PW3, Taiwo Johns, revealed how funds meant for local governments were allegedly withdrawn and transferred to government […]
It was a Black Monday in Ogun State as nine passengers lost their lives in a fatal road crash along the JBD/Ore route in Ijebu-Ode. The accident, which occurred at about 4:55 p.m. in the Bethel area, involved a white Toyota Hiace bus belonging to Delta Line, with registration number 14B-299DT, and a white Sino […]
The Jigawa State House of Assembly has passed the 2026 Budget Review and Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N46.3 billion into law. The passage followed the consideration and approval of 186 recommendations contained in the supplementary budget during the Assembly’s plenary on Monday. Presenting the bill for consideration, the Majority Leader and Chairman of the House […]
Mohamed Adow is the founder and director of Power Shift Africa. What does it mean to ask a continent to adapt to a crisis it did little to create? For Africa, that question has stopped being philosophical as it is answered every day in flooded communities, failed harvests, disappearing livelihoods and public budgets stretched by […]
Groups declare support for APC ahead of 2027 elections By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — The Association of Deregistered Political Parties in Sokoto State, comprising 58 former political parties, has declared support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu ahead of the 2027 general elections. The association made the declaration at […]
… Says fear of possible cover-up unfounded By Egufe Yafugborhi & Ochuko Akuopha ASABA – GOVERNOR Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State Monday, vowed that justice would prevail in the circumstances that led to the demise of the Deputy Director in the State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Unity Adeda. Hen also assured that […]
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has described teachers as critical builders of the nation, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to their welfare and improved working conditions. Governor Adeleke made the declaration in a message commemorating World Teachers’ Day on Monday, October 5, 2026, in which he recognised the contributions of teachers to education and national development. […]
By Adeola Badru Suspected bandits have allegedly kidnapped 18 students from Oyo State travelling from Sokoto State to their hometowns in Oke-Ogun, after attacking their chartered bus and killing the driver, sources familiar with the incident have said. The students, who were travelling from Gamji College of Health Technology, Sokoto, were reportedly intercepted by the […]
A year or so after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the city of Murmansk in Russia’s Arctic north-west marked its annual regional day with a celebration for children. Alongside the sons and daughters of Russian soldiers stood children taken from the occupied Prymorskyi district of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. Ukraine’s authorities have verified 20,651 cases of […]
More than half of the Ecuadorian Amazon has been marked for oil drilling, overlapping with Indigenous territories and areas of high biodiversity. The ecological and cultural impacts of oil extraction are well documented, and have fuelled some of Latin America’s most prominent environmental movements. Yet at the local level, extraction is not always met with […]
South Africa’s electricity system has staged a remarkable recovery. On 4 September 2026, Eskom reported that the country had gone 476 consecutive days without load shedding, while the performance of its power stations reached its highest level since 2020. South Africa also made it through the 2026 winter with electricity demand fully met. After years […]
Extreme heat poses a growing threat to pregnant women and their babies, both before and after birth, the UN climate chief said on Monday, calling it “a new faultline in the global climate crisis, and one which is potentially fatal”. Speaking on the first day of the pre-COP31 meeting in Fiji, where new research was […]
By Golok Nanmwa JOS — The Plateau State Government has condemned the attack on traders returning from the Bukuru Kara Livestock Market in Jos South Local Government Area of the state, describing the incident as sad and unacceptable. The government, in a statement signed on Monday by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Joyce Lohya […]
Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives whose career ended in disgrace after he admitted sexually abusing teenage boys he had coached, has died aged 84, officials said Monday. The Kendall County Coroner’s Office in Illinois said Hastert died at his home Saturday night while under hospice care. Hastert was […]
Oborevwori, Okowa, monarchs hail two-year reign By Egufe Yafugborhi & Ochuko Akuopha ASABA — The Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty Professor Epiphany Azinge, has attributed the development recorded in Asaba over the past two years to peace, describing it as the foundation upon which progress in the kingdom has been built. Azinge spoke on […]
The Kano State Police Command has invited Hon. Aminu Abdullahi Warkal, who was seen in a viral clip wielding a sophisticated firearm suspected to be a pump-action gun. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said that, in line with its sustained intelligence-led surveillance, robust community engagement and proactive security presence across the […]