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By Peter Duru, Makurdi The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Benue State, Chief Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, has promised to establish specialised geriatric units in hospitals across the state to provide free basic healthcare and minor surgical procedures for elderly citizens if elected governor in 2027. Aondoakaa, a former Attorney General of […]
Commercial flights from the Gusau International Airport to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, will begin next month, in October, 2026. The Zamfara State Government announced this when it signed an Air Route Development Partnership Agreement with XEJet Limited for scheduled commercial flights between Gusau and Abuja on Monday. The Memorandum of Understanding signed yesterday […]
COP31’s flagship initiative to accelerate the electrification of the world’s economy has been criticised for failing to include a commitment to produce the power from clean energy. Governments that sign the voluntary pledge at this year’s UN climate summit will commit to increasing electricity’s share of total energy consumption to 35% globally by 2035 in […]
The head of the United Nations has called on all countries to deliver plans for phasing out their production and consumption of fossil fuels, as rising oil prices and climate shocks threaten energy and human security. In his farewell speech to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday, outgoing UN Secretary-General António […]
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, today announced its executive engagements on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81). Taking place under the broader UNGA theme of restoring trust and managing transformation, Flutterwave is positioning its payment, banking, and stablecoin capabilities as the modern financial infrastructure necessary to accelerate Africa’s next […]
People around the world have donated almost $90 million to a government-led campaign to help Nepal recover from its recent devastating Himalayan flood, according to a Nepali climate negotiator, even as the UN chief slammed the tiny amount of money in a new fund to deal with such disasters. Individuals and companies from Nepal and […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stressed the need for proper archiving, cataloguing and documentation of operational and electoral records ahead of the 2027 general election. These, according to the commission, are critical measures for sustaining public trust and institutional credibility. INEC’s Director of Voter Education (VEP), Mrs Victoria Eta-Messi, gave the task on […]
By Luminous Jannamike Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has dismissed as false a claim by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that the Federal Government gave Oyo State N50 billion for the upgrade of the Ladoke Akintola International Airport, Ibadan. Makinde said the airport project was being funded entirely by Oyo State, […]
By Vincent Ujumadu One child is missing while nine others, including two adults, have been rescued after their school bus became trapped in floodwater along the Nibo–Isiagu Road in Awka, Anambra State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday following a downpour, as the schoolchildren and the adults accompanying them were reportedly heading […]
A 48-year-old travel agent, Akiah Edward, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo for allegedly obtaining N6 million under false pretence. Edward, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretence and conduct likely to cause breach of peace. The prosecutor, Evelyn Motim, told the […]
The Benue State Government and security agencies have intervened in a communal clash between the Mbakor and Agasha communities of Tarka and Guma local government areas, following a deadly conflict that left houses burnt and property worth millions of naira destroyed. The peace agreement was reached during a peace and assessment tour led by the […]
Print article Share Article Contents Expand menu Close Nepal’s needs Requests vs pledges ‘Rapid response’ The Nepali government has requested $20m from the UN fund for “loss and damage”, following the devastating floods that hit the country in late August. This amounts to just 0.7% of the $2.7bn it has estimated in “physical damage” to […]
For millions of people around the world, rising sea levels are already reshaping economies, livelihoods and cultures. The world’s oceans are currently rising at a faster rate than at any time in at least the past three millennia, with human influence the “dominant cause” of sea level rise since at least 1970. At the UN […]
The member representing Ughelli North/Ughelli South/Udu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Francis E. Waive, has fired back at former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, over the controversy surrounding the proposed Federal Medical Centre, Ovwian Bill. Waive, in a statement issued by his Media Office yesterday, said the existence of presidential approval […]
By Omeiza Ajayi Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has told the FCT Senator, Ireti Kingibe, that she will not return to the National Assembly in 2027, describing her as illiterate and insisting that all loans taken by the FCT Administration followed due process and National Assembly approval. Wike made the remarks on Tuesday […]
Enyimba chairman, Kanu Nwankwo, has appealed for support from the club’s supporters following the team’s poor to the season. The People’s Elephant were stunned 1-0 by newcomers Inter Lagos at Enyimba International Stadium, Aba on Sunday. Enyimba have lost all three league matches this season, sitting bottom of the log. The nine-time champions also managed […]
The Akwa Ibom State Universal Basic Education Board, AKSUBEB, has announced a major recruitment policy shift wherein teachers would be recruited and posted within their area of residence. It noted that such an initiative would curb teacher absenteeism and eliminate long daily commutes that affect classroom productivity, as witnessed. The Executive Chairman of AKSUBEB, Anietie […]
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed Senator Ireti Kingibe’s allegations that he obtained loans for capital projects in the nation’s capital without National Assembly’s statutory approval. Wike, while reacting to the allegation in Abuja on Tuesday after inspecting some ongoing projects, argued that Kingibe lacked basic understanding of legislative […]
Jessica Erobomhan Optimus Bank has mobilised its employees, volunteers and community stakeholders for a beach clean-up exercise in Lekki, Lagos, off the Coastal Road. The initiative forms part of the bank’s “Protect our coast” campaign to promote environmental responsibility and action against coastal pollution. Held to mark World Cleanup Day 2026, the exercise was organised in […]
The Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, in Ogun State has warned political actors to avoid campaigns capable of causing crisis ahead of the 2027 general elections. The IPAC chairman in the state, who is also the chairman of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, Comrade Abayomi Sanyaolu, gave the warning on Monday when Senator Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as […]
Boniface Okoro in Umuahia The 2027 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State, Dr. Kelechi Anosike, said he planned to establish a micro-finance bank to improve the economic welfare of Abians if elected. Anosike announced the plan during a consultation with members of the Old Bende Progressive Union. He said the bank, […]
The National Union of Taraba State Students (NUTASS) has called for calm following recent security concerns involving students of the Taraba State College of Nursing Sciences, Jalingo. The union, in a statement signed on Monday by its representative, Nshukwi Yaje Mary, urged students, residents of Yagai community and other members of the public to remain peaceful and […]
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has commended the military, Department of State Services (DSS) and local vigilantes for foiling a planned mass kidnapping in Bakori Local Government Area and neutralising 18 armed bandits. The operation took place at about 1am on Monday, September 21, 2026, at Gidan Iyado in Kakumi Ward, according to the state […]
An All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain in Benue State, Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi, has declared that Governor Hyacinth Alia’s development projects across the state will make him memorable to generations of Benue people. Ogenyi made the declaration during an interview on Idoma Television’s The Conversation, where he highlighted projects executed by the Alia administration, particularly in […]
A member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumini Jibrin Kofa, said the All Progressives Congress (APC) needs former Rivers Governor and minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike more than he (Wike) needs the party. Kofa, who represents the Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State, made the remark in an interview with Arise TV on Monday while […]
. Olaopa says CBT has come to stay in civil service promotion exam The Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission ( FCSC) , Prof.Tunji Olaopa, has declared that the computer-based test ( CBT) mode of examination has come to stay in the promotion of civil servants as 5,792 officers jostle for the directorate level. Olaopa spoke […]
Benue State Government has suspended the Chairman and the Executive Secretary of the State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board over allegations of Hajj slot manipulation and financial mismanagement. The decision was reached by the State Executive Council, which also approved the appointment of Ahmed Adamu as the acting chairman and Adamu Babi as the acting Executive […]
Anne Jellema is executive director of 350.org; Mads Christensen is executive director of Greenpeace International; and Amitabh Behar is executive director of Oxfam International. On Monday, global petitions with a collective total of more than 2 million signatures were presented to the United Nations, calling on governments to introduce binding mechanisms to make fossil-fuel companies and […]
Governments need to start addressing climate change impacts and nature loss as a threat to national security and manage shocks before they hit rather than picking up the pieces afterwards, Britain’s foreign minister and other leaders told the opening of Climate Week NYC on Monday. Ed Miliband – who was until July the UK’s energy […]
Stories by Steve Aya The Lagos State University (LASU) Law Clinic has received a major facelift following an intervention by philanthropists, in honour of retired Supreme Court Justice George Adesola Oguntade. The project, initiated by Olugbenga Ajala and supported by friends and associates, was aimed at creating a more conducive environment for practical legal education. […]
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — At least 110 lives have been saved through the Lagos State Health Management Agency Assistance-In-Distress programme, LASHMA-AID, in six months, with 132 emergency cases attended to since its commencement. Permanent Secretary, LASHMA, Dr Emmanuella Zamba, disclosed this on Monday at a multi-stakeholders’ engagement on the programme in Alausa, Ikeja. Zamba […]
By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — Rehabilitated mentally ill persons at the Anambra Rehabilitation Home, Nteje, in Oyi Local Government Area, have been empowered by the wife of the state governor, Mrs Nonye Soludo. The beneficiaries, who were certified medically fit to return home, underwent training in various skills to prepare them for meaningful and productive […]
By Omeiza Ajayi Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims by the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the “Obidient” movement that they won the 2023 presidential election in Rivers State, declaring that any such victory existed only on social media and in their imagination, and […]
By Hadiza Yusuf Kano State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered a drone during separate clearance operations across the state. The command said the suspect, identified as 35-year-old Habibu Bello of Kunkumi Town, Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was arrested on September 14, 2026. In a statement issued on Monday, […]
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Ministry of Education has urged parents and guardians to ensure that their children and wards return to their respective federal unity colleges, as the 2026/2027 academic session has commenced nationwide. The call was made by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, amid concerns over communications purportedly issued in […]
The Osun State House of Assembly has commenced deliberations on a bill seeking to establish a new framework for the administration and management of motor parks across the state. The proposed legislation, known as the Osun State Park Management System Bill, 2026, was introduced as a private member’s bill by the Chairman of the House […]
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man suspected of belonging to a kidnapping and cattle-rustling syndicate operating across Kano, Kaduna and Katsina states. The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. According to the statement, the suspect, identified as Habibu Bello, was arrested on September […]
Print article Share This year’s so-called “super El Niño” is entering into record-breaking territory. Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific now equal the previous daily record set in 2015 and will likely keep rising in the days ahead. El Niño is a naturally occurring climate phenomenon in the Pacific that reshapes weather patterns around […]
Hammed Shittu in Ilorin Academic activities were on Monday restored to the Federal Polytechnic (Fedpoly), Offa, Kwara State after crisis of confidence between the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and the school management. Already, the suspended semester examinations of the institution also commenced Monday on the two campuses. ASUP had September 15, 2026 withdrew […]
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship campaign of Senator Solomon Adeola has anchored his 2027 ambition on what it described as the long-standing exclusion of Ogun West Senatorial District from producing a governor of Ogun State. Media Adviser and Chief of Staff to Adeola, Kayode Odunaro, said Ogun West had been […]
By Udeme AkpanPresident and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said the ongoing Dangote Petroleum Refinery Initial Public Offering, IPO, reflects the Group’s long-term commitment to Africa’s industrialisation, wealth creation and economic development.Speaking during an interview with Bloomberg Television, Dangote said the IPO was designed not only to raise capital but also […]
The Benue State Executive Council has approved the suspension of the Chairman and the Executive Secretary of the Benue State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board for three months, with effect from Monday, September 21, 2026. The affected officials are Alhaji Abubakar Adamu, Chairman of the Board, and Alhaji Ahmadu Alhassan, Executive Secretary of the Board. This […]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, on Monday dismissed claims by the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the ‘Obidient’ movement that they won the 2023 presidential election in Rivers State, asserting that their victories existed only in their imagination. Speaking on TVC’s Journalists Hangout program monitored in Abuja, Wike insisted that […]
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has moved to reconcile aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who lost in the party’s recent primaries, assuring them that there would be room for all within the party. Abiodun, who spoke on Monday in Ijebu-Ode during a meeting with APC leaders and stakeholders in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area, […]
A familiar claim keeps surfacing in the rhetoric of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s ruling juntas, echoed enthusiastically by Russian state media: the West is deliberately working to destabilise the Sahel’s military governments. It’s a tidy story. It bundles sanctions, frozen aid and diplomatic isolation into a single narrative of conspiracy. But look closely at […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is set for a bigger role at this year’s UN climate summit, as Türkiye’s COP31 presidency seeks backing for a new pledge on the technology’s energy use. In a statement on Monday, the COP31 hosts said they will launch the Antalya Pledge on AI, which they billed as a “political” commitment on […]
Gideon Arinze in Enugu The Enugu State Government has engaged over 160 veterinary and paraveterinary doctors, laboratory scientists and other professionals as part of efforts to revive and expand livestock production in the state. Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Patrick Nwabueze, disclosed this Monday while addressing the newly employed workers during a familiarisation meeting at the […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has lifted its restriction on SIM swapping and email changes, allowing candidates who have lost access to their registered details to update them through a controlled process. The new arrangement commenced on Monday, September 21, 2026, and applies to candidates who can no longer access their registered phone […]
Governor Uba Sani has commissioned Basic Education Schools Infrastructure and Educational Interventions across the 23 local governments of Kaduna State, in furtherance of his Human Capital Development vision. Represented by the Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, the commissioning held at Sultan Bello Primary School, Unguwan Sarki, in Kaduna North local government. Governor Uba Sani emphasized […]
By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA — The All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Labour Party, LP, in Abia State have traded allegations over an alleged plan to disrupt the collation of results at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, collation centre in Bende ahead of the 2027 general elections. The APC alleged that the Labour Party […]