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Nigeria

Otti’s Aide Lauds Gov’s Reforms Agenda, Commitment to PPP Model

August 31, 2026

Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja The Special Adviser to the Abia State Governor on Investment Promotion and Public Private Partnership (PPP), Chief Jerome Nbaonu Green-Amakwe, has praised Governor Alex Otti administration’s commitment to reforms and public-private partnerships (PPPs), describing the model as a strategic mechanism for mobilising private capital, delivering infrastructure, improving public services and creating […]

Nigeria

Osun ADC presents candidates for 2027 general elections

August 31, 2026

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Osun State has presented its candidates for the Senate, House of Representatives and state House of Assembly ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement signed by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Abosede Busayo Oluwaseun, on Monday, the ADC urged residents of Osun State to take note of its […]

Nigeria

Osun Auditor-General seeks stricter overhead controls for MDAs

August 31, 2026

The Auditor-General of Osun State, Kolapo Idris, has recommended stricter controls over overhead funding to ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, that fail to render proper financial accountability. Idris made the recommendation in his report on the accounts of the Osun State Government for the financial year ended December 31, 2025. The report was presented during […]

Nigeria

Osun: Police probe alleged N22.3m farmer grant fraud scheme

August 31, 2026

The Osun State Police Command has commenced an investigation into an alleged fraudulent scheme involving allegations of obtaining money by false pretences and stealing, following a petition submitted to the Commissioner of Police. The command, in a statement issued on Monday by its Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, on behalf of the Commissioner […]

Africa

Beyond Projects: Rethinking Agricultural Investment for Sudan’s Post-War Recovery

August 31, 2026

This essay concludes a three-part series by the author on agriculture in Sudan. Read the previous instalments here and here. A different approach is needed to determine what to invest in, where to invest, who should benefit, how investments should be financed, and how they should adapt when conditions change. This distinction is important. The […]

Africa

No Place to Call Home: Increasing Homophobic & Transphobic Laws in the U.S. & Africa

August 31, 2026

A network of Christian evangelical organizations has spent nearly two decades and tens of millions of dollars fueling a storm of anti-LGBTI+ legislation across Africa. That same network now drafts and bankrolls a parallel wave of anti-LGBTI legislation including anti-trans bills sweeping through American statehouses. Meanwhile, new and expanding U.S. immigration laws increasingly restrict access to refuge for endangered migrants […]

Nigeria

FG should rethink public ranching, says ex-AGF

August 31, 2026

By Cynthia Alo & Kafayat Kokumo The former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Michael Aondoakaa, has urged the Federal Government to rethink its approach to ranching, arguing that the initiative should be driven by the private sector rather than government. Aondoakaa, who spoke during an interview on ARISE TV on Monday, […]

Nigeria

Alleged drug trafficking: Why US hasn’t arrested Tinubu — President’s lawyer

August 31, 2026

Wole Afolabi, a member of President Bola Tinubu’s legal team in the United States, has stated why the President has not been arrested over the alleged drug trafficking allegations against him. Speaking on Channels Television, Afolabi said Tinubu would have been indicted, arrested and prosecuted if there were evidence linking him to drug trafficking in […]

Nigeria

Uba Sani faces 17 challengers in Kaduna governorship race

August 31, 2026

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State is to face 17 other candidates in the 2027 governorship election, following the publication of particulars of candidates by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The full list of the gubernatorial candidates and their running mates for Kaduna State was yet to be pasted at the INEC office in […]

Nigeria

Kogi INEC, security agencies review plans for 2027 polls

August 31, 2026

By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja LOKOJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies in Kogi State have intensified collaboration to ensure the peaceful, free and credible conduct of the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections. The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command, CP Nasir Kankarfi, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists at […]

Nigeria

Lagos records 33,009 domestic, sexual violence cases in five years — AG

August 31, 2026

By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Lagos State Government has recorded 33,009 cases of domestic and sexual violence between September 2021 and July 2026, with domestic violence accounting for the highest proportion of reported cases. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN, disclosed this on Monday at a media parley organised to herald […]

Nigeria

Nasarawa commissioner releases 37 impounded tricycles, warns against sanitation violations

August 31, 2026

The Nasarawa State Commissioner for Environment, Solid Minerals and Mining, Princess Margaret Elayo, has directed the release of 37 tricycles impounded for violating movement restrictions during the state’s monthly environmental sanitation exercise. Elayo issued the directive during a sensitisation meeting with the affected tricycle operators in Lafia, according to a statement released on Monday by her Media […]

Nigeria

Troops neutralise two notorious terrorist kingpins in Katsina

August 31, 2026

Troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised two high-profile terrorist kingpins during an intelligence-led dawn operation in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. This was disclosed in a statement posted on X by a counter-terrorism expert, Zagazola Makama, on Monday. Zagazola stated that the operation was conducted in the early hours of Monday, August 31, […]

Nigeria

10 NYSC members rescued from kidnappers in Kogi forest

August 31, 2026

Ten National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted by suspected kidnappers have been rescued from Egume Forest in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Kogi State Police Command, in a statement on Monday, said the rescue followed a coordinated and intelligence-driven operation aimed at securing the safe release of the victims. The command’s […]

Nigeria

Over 60,000 Bauchi PDP Supporters Defect to PRP, Back Shehu Buba

August 31, 2026

Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi Over 60,000 supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State have defected to the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), citing frustration with the PDP-led administration in the state. The defectors, under the aegis of the Hon. Umar Farouk Adam Support Group, who gathered at the MHWUN Complex in Bauchi at the […]

Nigeria

Police dismantle bandit camps in Kaduna

August 31, 2026

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Kaduna State Police Command, in collaboration with the Kaduna State Vigilance Service, has dismantled two suspected bandit hideouts in Makarfi Local Government Area of the state. The operation, conducted at the weekend, followed credible intelligence provided by members of the local community on the activities of suspected bandits operating around Durum and […]

Nigeria

Kwara: APC chieftain Jimoh preaches unity in Ilorin emirate

August 31, 2026

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State, Lasisi Jimoh, has decried disunity in Ilorin Emirate. He expressed grave concern over the pull-down syndrome among Indigenes of Ilorin Emirate, saying it has caused a serious setback to the community in general. He traced the disunity in the Emirate to the First Republic when […]

Nigeria

Disrespect had set in — Hanga reveals why relationship with Kwankwaso broke down

August 31, 2026

Senator Rufai Sani Hanga, who represents Kano Central in the Senate, has explained why his relationship with former Kano State Governor and Kwankwasiyya leader, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, broke down. Hanga said their disagreement grew after he began carrying out empowerment programmes for people in his constituency and became more active politically. Speaking in an interview […]

Climate & Environment

India needs climate adaptation cash to be an investment, not a quick fix

August 31, 2026

Anuradha Barua, Aakriti Wanchoo and Swapan Mehra are from Iora Ecological Solutions, a New Delhi-based company focused on nature-based solutions, climate action, conservation and environmental policy. When Rojo Neog’s village in northeast India was hit by a power cut in July, he headed out to buy candles. Three days later, his body was recovered – swept […]

Nigeria

UNICEF Strengthens Health Leadership, Governance in Adamawa, Sokoto, Kwara

August 31, 2026

Funmi Ogundare The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with Development Governance International (DGI) Consult, has strengthened leadership, governance and management capacities of health sector stakeholders in Adamawa, Sokoto and Kwara States to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH+N) and gender-based violence (GBV) programme outcomes. The intervention followed the […]

Nigeria

Eight farmers killed, five injured in fresh Sokoto attack after security forces’ raids

August 31, 2026

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO: Armed bandits have launched a deadly reprisal attack on farmers in Gandi community, Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing no fewer than eight people and leaving five others with gunshot wounds. The bloody assault, which occurred on Sunday afternoon, is believed to be linked to recent security operations […]

Nigeria

Tension in Anambra as suspected cultists kill popular advertiser, one other

August 31, 2026

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — Tension has gripped residents of Awka, the Anambra State capital, following the killing of a popular mobile advertiser and media personality, Isaac Nwosu, popularly known as Aiza, and another unidentified person by suspected cultists on Sunday. The circumstances surrounding the killings were still unclear as of Monday. However, Nwosu’s bullet-riddled […]

Nigeria

2027: Wike receives Fubara in Port Harcourt amid Rivers reconciliation

August 31, 2026

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday received Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, at his residence in Port Harcourt, in a fresh move to consolidate the reconciliation between the two political allies. The meeting is the first between Wike and Fubara since the governor announced that he would not seek re-election […]

Nigeria

Anambra police confirm cult killings in Awka, insist only two persons died

August 31, 2026

Anambra State Police Command has reacted to the shooting in Awka, the state capital, on Sunday evening, insisting that only two persons fell to the bullets of suspected cultists. The command, in a press release by the state police command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, condemned the gunshot attacks in the strongest terms. The command said it had […]

Nigeria

2027: Umahi Urges Benue, Ebonyi, Enugu, Cross River Communities to Re-elect Tinubu

August 31, 2026

Benjamin Nworie in Abakaliki The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has urged Benue, Ebonyi, Enugu, Cross River communities and other parts of the country to re-elect President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027, as appreciation for executing massive infrastructure in their communities. He stated this during the inspection of Cross River-Ebonyi-Benue-Abuja Tran-Saharan Highway at the weekend. […]

Nigeria

IMT Mass Comm alumni commission N6m solar power project

August 31, 2026

By Chinedu Adonu ENUGU — The N93/H96 class of the Association of Mass Communication Students, ASMACS, Institute of Management and Technology, IMT, Enugu, has donated a 15KW lithium-battery solar power system worth over N6 million to the institution’s Department of Mass Communication. The project, comprising a 12KVA inverter and 15 solar panels, was commissioned at […]

Nigeria

Plateau bans unauthorised Hisbah activities, orders arrests

August 30, 2026

By Golok Nanmwa JOS — Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has ordered an immediate halt to the activities of a group reportedly operating as Hisbah in parts of Jos North Local Government Area, declaring its operations illegal and unauthorised. The governor also directed security agencies in the state to identify and investigate persons involved in […]

Nigeria

27 motorists prosecuted for traffic offences in Jigawa

August 30, 2026

The Jigawa State Police Command has prosecuted 27 motorists arrested for allegedly violating various road traffic laws under its ongoing Operation Velvet. This was contained in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Shiisu Lawan Adam. He said the offences committed by the affected motorists included overloading, driving without […]

Nigeria

Environmental Damage: Imo community urges Uzodinma to end illegal dredging in Iriamogu

August 30, 2026

Indigenes and residents of Iriamogu Village in Dindi-Ihiagwa Autonomous Community, Owerri West LGA, Imo State, have appealed to the State Governor, Hope Uzodinma to urgently intervene in what they described as the devastating environmental impact of dredging activities along the Otammiri River waterfront. The residents also expressed concern that the alleged degradation could endanger lives, […]

Nigeria

Presidency explains why Tinubu embarked on three-week vacation to Europe

August 30, 2026

The Presidency has said President Bola Tinubu’s three-week vacation was intended to allow him to rest and “refuel” after several months of intensive engagement with matters of governance. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, disclosed this while speaking with journalists on Sunday. Dare said Tinubu had remained heavily engaged […]

Nigeria

Newborn found in carton, rescued from Benue forest

August 30, 2026

By Peter Duru, Makurdi A newborn baby girl has been rescued alive after she was allegedly abandoned in a carton near Ashar Forest in Wuese community, Konshisha Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State. The infant, whose mother and circumstances surrounding her birth remain unknown, was reportedly discovered on Saturday by a passerby, Mrs Mbakasev […]

Nigeria

APGA clears all 21 chairmanship, 362 councillorship positions in Anambra council polls

August 30, 2026

The ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra State has won all 21 local government chairmanship positions in the state. The party also won all 362 ward councillorship positions in the election that took place last Saturday. The Chairman of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC), Mrs Genevieve Osakwe, who spoke to journalists […]

Nigeria

Police arrest security guard over alleged sexual assault of minor

August 30, 2026

By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old security guard, Ndifreke Godwin, over the alleged sexual assault of an eight-year-old girl along Tinapa Road in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Eitokpah Sunday, disclosed this in a statement […]

Nigeria

Mob beats two suspected robbers to death in Calabar

August 30, 2026

By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar Two men suspected of robbery have been beaten to death by an angry mob in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. The incident, Vanguard gathered, occurred on Saturday night, with the bodies of the deceased later abandoned along Ekpo Abasi Street, near Yellow Duke, in Calabar South. A […]

Nigeria

DSS Directs Counsel to Suspend Sowore’s Cybercrime Prosecution Until After 2027 Election

August 30, 2026

The Department of State Services (DSS) has directed its private counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, to take steps to seek an adjournment of the alleged cyber-bullying case against African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, until after the 2027 presidential election.The next presidential election is scheduled for January 16, 2027.The DSS had approached the court […]

Nigeria

Prominent Kogi monarch, Eleta of Iyara, dies at 75

August 30, 2026

By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja The people of Iyara community in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State have been thrown into mourning following the death of their traditional ruler, Oba (Engr.) Jacob Babatunde Meduteni, the Eleta Oluyara of Iyara Land. The monarch, aged 75, reportedly died peacefully in his palace in Iyara after battling an […]

Nigeria

Sokoto Specialist Hospital debunks ‘Doctorless’ emergency ward claim

August 30, 2026

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — The Chief Medical Director of Sokoto Specialist Hospital, Dr Attahiru Isa Sokoto, has dismissed as false and misleading claims circulating on social media alleging that doctors were absent from the hospital’s Emergency Ward. The controversy followed a viral social media post questioning the presence of medical personnel at the […]

Nigeria

Gov Adeleke will campaign for Tinubu’s re-election – APC national secretary

August 30, 2026

By Shina Abubakar Osogbo The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Ajibola Basiru, has disclosed that Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke will campaign for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in the state. He added that the cooperation between the APC and Accord in the state will deliver about 1.5 million votes for the […]

Nigeria

Transfer: Emi Martinez names two legends that convinced him to join Chelsea

August 30, 2026

New Chelsea goalkeeper Emi Martinez has named two people who convinced him to move to Stamford Bridge. He said club legends Petr Cech and John Terry influenced his decision. Chelsea confirmed their 12th signing of the summer transfer window with the acquisition of the World Cup champion. The Blues had paused activities in the transfer […]

Nigeria

Ogun cracks down on unapproved motorcycle associations, warns against illegal revenue collection

August 30, 2026

The Ogun State Government has commenced a crackdown on unapproved motorcycle operators’ associations operating across the state, warning them to immediately stop the illegal collection of revenues, levies and other government-related charges from commercial motorcycle operators. The government said only three motorcycle operators’ associations—ROMO, AMORAN and ACCOMORAN—are currently recognised and permitted to operate on public […]

Nigeria

Apollo outbreak: Jigawa warns against sharing towels, cosmetics, eye drops

August 30, 2026

The Jigawa State Ministry of Health has warned residents, particularly students and school personnel, against sharing personal items such as towels, handkerchiefs, cosmetics and eye drops as part of measures to contain the outbreak of acute viral conjunctivitis, popularly known as Apollo, in some communities. The warning was contained in a directive signed by Dr […]

Nigeria

2,370 candidates jostle for 500 Tsangaya teaching jobs in Jigawa

August 30, 2026

No fewer than 2,370 candidates have jostled for 500 teaching positions under the Jigawa State Government’s J-Tsangaya Programme. The Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Tsangaya Education Board, Abubakar Maje, disclosed this while inspecting the ongoing CBT exercise in Dutse, Hadejia and Gumel. He said the candidates participated in a Computer-Based Test (CBT) conducted by […]

Nigeria

Tinubu campaign council: Nwifuru’s omission may send wrong signal — Ogah

August 30, 2026

By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki The member representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Chinedu Ogah, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reconsider the exclusion of Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general election. Ogah, an APC […]

Nigeria

Onitsha building materials market leaders debunk N50m goods seizure

August 30, 2026

By Emma Nnadozie ONITSHA — The leadership of the Onitsha Building Materials Market Traders Association has debunked allegations that personnel of the Onitsha Area Command of the Anambra State Police Command have been raiding shops and confiscating goods worth N50 million in the market. Chairman of Ozomagana Building Materials Market Traders Association, Mr Obiora Okoro, […]

Nigeria

Police foil bandits’ attack on Gusau-Funtua highway, rescue nine

August 30, 2026

By Idris Salisu, Gusau The Zamfara State Police Command has foiled a bandits’ attack along the Gusau-Funtua Federal Highway in Tsafe Local Government Area and rescued nine victims who were intercepted by the armed criminals. The command also recovered 11 locally fabricated AK-47 rifles in a separate operation on the highway. The Police Public Relations […]

Nigeria

Akeem Lawal collapses political structure into Kwara APC

August 30, 2026

…Urges supporters not to return to opposition By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin The son of former Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Mohammed Lawal, and Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in the last election, Alhaji Akeem Lawal, has declared support for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. Lawal, while declaring his political structure […]

Nigeria

Okpebholo building Edo Diaspora will be proud to return to – Ajayi

August 30, 2026

…..APC Diaspora chieftain celebrates governor at 56…..Hails inclusive leadership, development strides…..Says birthday messages will fade, legacy will remain All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in the Diaspora, Femi Ajayi, has congratulated Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on his 56th birthday, saying the governor is building a state its citizens abroad will be proud to return […]

Nigeria

Anambra LG polls peaceful as APGA targets 21/21 victory

August 30, 2026

By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA — The ongoing local government chairmanship and councillorship elections in Anambra State were largely peaceful on Saturday, with voters turning out across polling units in the state’s 21 local government areas. Unlike previous elections, when ballot materials were reportedly delivered late to some polling units, the materials for Saturday’s exercise arrived […]

Nigeria

70-year-old man arrested for allegedly defiling minor in Bauchi

August 30, 2026

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 70-year-old man, identified as Usman Abubakar, over the alleged defilement of an eight-year-old girl in the Tsakanin Bayara area of Bauchi metropolis. The suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at the ‘E’ Division, Yelwa, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, by the victim’s 48-year-old father. The arrest […]

Nigeria

Suspected gunmen kill three in Kano community

August 30, 2026

Three young men have reportedly been killed after gunmen attacked Chiromawa community in Garin Malam Local Government Area of Kano State. During the incident, one of the village chiefs, Alhaji Yusif Nadabo, was abducted and later found alive in a nearby village. The attack occurred around midnight when the gunmen reportedly stormed the community and […]

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