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Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have intercepted 180 explosive materials allegedly being transported to suspected terrorists. They also neutralized two terrorists during separate operations in Zamfara State. The development was contained in a statement issued on Saturday, August 15, 2026, by Aliyu Danja, Lieutenant Colonel and Media Information Officer, […]
A group, One Plateau, One Voice’, has reacted to claims by controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, that Plateau people are in support of the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and would vote massively for the ruling party in 2027. The convener of the group, Dogo Nanzing, who took exception to […]
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Agusto & Co has withdrawn the ‘A’ credit rating assigned to Geregu Power Plc and its N40.09 billion Series 1 Senior Unsecured Bond following the power generation company’s recent default on the eighth coupon payment and fourth principal repayment. The rating agency, in a statement, said the withdrawal was prompted by both […]
David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka Daughter of Chief Joseph Ezeokafor, the kidnapped businessman and Chairman of Jezco Group, Blessing Ezeokafor, who is said to be the first child of the victim has accused his younger brother Eberechukwu Ezeokafor, popularly known as Jowizaza for being responsible for the fate of their father. Blessing said the flamboyant lifestyle which […]
Omolabake Fasogbon Amid growing concerns over moral decline among school children, the Unity Senior Secondary School Old Students Association (USSSOSA) has renewed calls for counselling and guidance in basic schools to stem negative trends. The call came as USSSOSA unveiled a newly built secretariat donated to its alma mater in Lagos, designed to attend to […]
Charles Ajunwa The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ajaokuta Steel Company, Prof. Nasser Naeem Abdulsalam, has said Africa has the capacity to develop home-grown solutions to the challenges confronting its tourism sector. Abdulsalam stated this after a guided tour of La Campagne Tropicana Forest River and Beach Resort in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, where he […]
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu NNEWI — The United Igbo Elders Council, UNIEC, Worldwide has urged all parties involved in the leadership dispute in the Lagos State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo to put the collective interest of Ndigbo above personal ambition, factional allegiance and individual interests. The elders also called for constitutional order, reconciliation and responsible leadership […]
By Innocent Anaba A Lagos State High Court sitting in Lagos has granted an injunction restraining the Lagos State government and other respondents from taking further steps towards recognising or installing a purported Oba-elect of Ise Kingdom in Epe Local Government Area of the state. Trial judge, Justice S. Sonaike, of the High Court made […]
…First Lady to commission estate Tuesday By Ishola Balogun ABEOKUTA — The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has rescued the President Muhammadu Buhari Estate in Abeokuta from possible forfeiture and transformed the stalled project into a 108-unit residential community. The estate, located along the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway, is scheduled to be commissioned on Tuesday by […]
Former University of Cambridge professor, Jason Arday has been found dead in south London, just days after resigning from the institution amid allegations of plagiarism, data fabrication and inaccuracies in his academic record. According to the BBC, Arday, 41, was found unresponsive at an address in Battersea on Friday afternoon. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called […]
By Enitan Abdultawab A 102-year-old great-grandfather has died in hospital days after he was allegedly assaulted at a pub in Cwmbran, South Wales. Phillip Ormerod died this week following the incident at the Crow’s Nest pub on August 1. His son, Robert Ormerod, described him as a well-known local character who regularly visited the pub […]
By Shina Abubakar Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has vowed to set up an independent inquiry commission to probe the political killings in the state. The governor, whose speech was delivered by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, said the commission is to ensure that those culpable are brought to justice. While […]
Former Inspector-General of Police and Social Democratic Party governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, has called on politicians and other individuals with the means to support farmers as part of efforts to tackle food insecurity and reduce poverty in the state. Adamu made the call on Wednesday while launching an agricultural empowerment programme […]
After a five-year long legal battle, the Constitutional Court of South Africa has blocked Shell and local partner Impact Africa’s permit to explore for oil and gas off the country’s East Coast, in a landmark victory for local communities and civil society. “Today’s judgment makes me feel very happy and proud that the ocean is […]
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has restored four more previously suppressed state House of Assembly constituencies in Delta and Kogi States. It said this was pursuant to the judgment of the courts directing the restoration of the additional constituencies in the two states. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and […]
…NSA Must Enforce Presidential Directive The Imole Campaign Council has urged the police and other security agencies to ensure neutrality, professionalism and maximum protection of voters during Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. The council made the call while welcoming President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, and other security chiefs to […]
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Osun State chapter urged political stakeholders and electorates to ensure the August 15 governorship election is conducted peacefully and without rancour. The Chairman of IPAC in the state, Dr Tosin Odeyemi of the Democratic Leadership Alliance, made the call in a statement issued in Osogbo on […]
By Shina Abubakar Osogbo With barely 24 hours to the governorship election in Osun State, suspected political thugs have allegedly attacked the palace of the Aree of Iree, Oba Muritala Oyelakin. The monarch, while speaking with newsmen in Iree on Friday, said the incident occurred at about 2am when two Sienna vehicles allegedly arrived at […]
The All Progressive Congress, APC, has condemned the suspension of a lecturer, Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze, by the Abia State University, ABSU. Nwaeze was suspended on Thursday by the management of Abia State University over some posts he made on social media about the institution. The lecturer claimed that commercial Keke riders earn more than professors […]
Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing has questioned the pressure to associate with self-acclaimed “Lagos big girls” and constantly display one’s lifestyle on social media. The actress shared her thoughts in a post on her Instagram page amid the ongoing public feud between socialites Diiadem Adeola and Dabota Lawson. Nkechi said she has never been interested in […]
The Anambra State Police Command has recovered two locally fabricated pistols and three caps bearing an inscription linked to the Vikings Confraternity from an abandoned motorcycle in Awka North Local Government Area. The command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said in a statement that the items were recovered by operatives of the command’s Violent Crime Response […]
When governments unveil annual budgets, headlines focus on the big numbers: spending, growth and tax collection. But sometimes the real story sits quietly in the technical annexes. Tanzania’s 2026/27 budget, due to take effect from July, includes plans for 6.3%GDP growth and the biggest spending plan in the country’s history while narrowing the deficit. Yet […]
Almost nine months after Malawian President Peter Mutharika returned to power, his administration finds itself grappling with a severe and protracted economic crisis. The government faces the urgent challenge of restoring foreign exchange reserves, managing a growing external debt burden, reducing inflation and addressing chronic food insecurity. When Malawi’s sixth president, Lazarus Chakwera, assumed office […]
On July 7, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told Parliament that Ethiopia had earned a record $3.1 billion from coffee exports. Six days later, the National Bank of Ethiopia reported that coffee export volume was down from the same period a year earlier. Both statements can be true. That is the problem. For a coffee-growing household […]
Print article Share China has published a new five-year plan for coal, the latest in a slew of important policy documents for the country’s energy transition. The 15th five-year plan for the development of the coal industry was published by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration (NEA) on 10 […]
The lawyers of Dr John Abebe, who is facing trial over alleged IVF fraud, have dismissed reports that fresh charges have been filed against the physician and his hospital, Joje Abebe Hospital Limited. Abebe, who is also a pastor with Living Faith Church AKA, Winners Chapel Durumi, Abuja, is being tried by the Inspector General […]
Singer, T.I Blaze, has called out music executive, Dapper Music, accusing him of failing to account for about N1.2 billion allegedly linked to royalties and the licensing of artists’ intellectual property. T.I Blaze made the allegations in a post shared on his X page while questioning the handling of music catalogues and royalty payments involving […]
Five of the 14 passengers kidnapped along the Ankpechi–Omutele axis of Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State have been rescued by security operatives. The victims were travelling in a passenger bus from Enugu to Abuja when they were intercepted by suspected kidnappers on the night of August 13. The Benue State Police Command spokesperson, […]
The world saw the lowest amount of new coal mine capacity brought online for at least 10 years in 2025, according to a new report, as clean energy displaces coal for electricity generation in East Asia. A report by Global Energy Monitor (GEM) found that new coal mine capacity declined by nearly 40% from 2024, […]
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has warned political actors in Osun State against allowing violence, intimidation and inflammatory rhetoric to overshadow Saturday’s governorship election, urging all stakeholders to ensure that the ballot, rather than coercion, determines the choice of the people. The warning came on Friday, less than […]
By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested one Abubakar Musa, male, 29, of Rafin Mose Village, Zuru LGA, in connection with a case of criminal conspiracy, abuse of religious books, use of spells and hypnosis, and inciting disturbance. Kebbi Police Command spokesperson, SP Bashir Usman, in a statement on Friday, […]
Real Madrid manager, Jose Mourinho, has opened up on the mentality issues within the squad, which ultimately contributed to his departure from the Santiago Bernabeu in 2013, three years after his arrival. The Portuguese coach joined Real Madrid following a treble victory with Inter Milan in 2010 and spent three seasons at the Bernabeu. Despite […]
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said material inducements will not determine the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election. Oyintiloye said competence and credibility would play a more decisive role as voters prepare to elect the next governor of the state. The former lawmaker who stated this while speaking […]
Great Joshua MacIver has formally declared his intention to contest the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship ticket for the November 2027 off-cycle election in Bayelsa State. MacIver communicated his intention in a letter addressed to the Bayelsa State PDP State Working Committee, SWC. In the letter, the PDP chieftain emphasised his commitment to the welfare […]
Juliet Akoje In Abuja. The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives, has accused President Bola Tinubu of issuing what it described as a “panicky and belated afterthought” directive to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the freezing of the Osun State Government’s accounts. The lawmakers said the development revealed serious contradictions within […]
By Dickson Omobola Association of Real Estate Developers of Lagos State, AREDOLS, has petitioned the Lagos State House of Assembly over what it described as the Lagos State Waste Management Authority’s, LAWMA, misclassification of construction materials as waste, urging the lawmakers to direct the agency to stop imposing levies and penalties on such materials. AREDOLS […]
The Police Command in Kaduna State says it has arrested six suspected kidnappers and dismantled a suspected kidnappers’ hideout in Ikara Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kaduna. Hassan said the suspects were arrested following credible information from a kidnap victim who […]
By Rosemary Iwunze The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has threatened to sanction Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) that fail to meet prescribed targets under the ongoing Retirement Savings Account (RSA) data recapture exercise. PenCom, in its first-quarter 2026 report, disclosed that only 17.03 per cent of the industry’s legacy RSA holders had completed the mandatory data recapture […]
There are moments in politics when a word acquires a life of its own, travelling beyond intention into an atmosphere already charged with suspicion and fear. By the time the explanation arrives, the damage may already have travelled much further. Osun has had one such moment in the controversy surrounding Senator Francis Fadahunsi and a […]
Daughter of Chief Joseph Ezeokafor, the kidnapped businessman and chairman of Jezco Group, Blessing Ezeokafor, who is said to be the victim’s first child, has accused her younger brother, Eberechukwu Ezeokafor, popularly known as Jowizaza, of being responsible for their father’s predicament. Blessing said the flamboyant lifestyle her brother displays on social media was the […]
Ogun State Police Command and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, have launched a joint enforcement drive to rid the state of sachet and PET bottle alcoholic drinks below 200ml and other unapproved products. The Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, CP Bode Ojajuni, gave the assurance on Thursday when he received […]
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, and the Director-General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Oluwatosin Ajayi, have called for stronger collaboration among security agencies, government institutions and communities to tackle terrorism, banditry and other criminal activities in the North-West. They made the call on Thursday at the second North-West zonal conference of State Directors of Security, […]
The Federal Ministry of Interior has dismissed a widely circulated notice claiming that the ongoing recruitment exercise by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, CDCFIB, has been postponed until after the 2027 general election. The ministry described the document with the title: “CDCFIB Recruitment Update”, dated August 11, 2026, as fake and […]
When pastoralists, researchers, policymakers and development practitioners gathered in Marsabit this year to mark the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP-2026), the conversations went far beyond livestock, drought or humanitarian aid. Convened by the Centre for Research and Development in Drylands (CRDD), the dialogue challenged a deeply rooted assumption that has shaped development policy […]
In the period that followed decolonisation, Africa’s development landscape continued to be shaped by Western partnerships. By the late 1990s and early 2000s, this Western-facing architecture took the form of policy conditionality, governance agendas and institutional reform attached to rotating credit agreements. This approach rested, at least in part, on a simple reality: countries in […]
Starting on Monday, about 10,000 government negotiators, scientists, journalists and campaigners will gather at a purpose-built venue in a national park in Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar to discuss how to stop land turning into desert as the world warms. Drought is currently sweeping much of the Northern hemisphere, leaving normally green urban parks looking like dry […]
Francis Sardauna in Katsina The Katsina State Government has commenced moves to plug financial leakages and strengthen the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) system as part of efforts to improve accountability, transparency and efficiency in the management of the state’s public funds. The State Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Bello Hussaini Kagara, disclosed this […]
US President Donald Trump has sought to burnish his legacy by getting his name and image placed on everything, from limited edition passports to a Florida airport. His efforts to put his stamp on the Kennedy Center arts complex in Washington — blocked earlier this year by a federal judge — moved ahead once again […]
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Osun State Police Command has debunked claims by the Imole Campaign Council, TICC, that four members of Accord Party were killed in Ilesa on Thursday. The TICC spokesperson, Pelumi Olajengbesi, had posted on his Facebook page that four Accord Party members were killed in Ilesa. In the said statement, he did […]
By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa Four years ago, Ayi, a resident of Obogoro, a riverside community on the fringe of Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, gathered her six children around her and told them they would have to leave. Not because of conflict, not because of family strife but because the river was coming for […]