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Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has revealed why security agencies did not immediately swing into action to rescue schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Otiile Local Government Area of Oyo State. The IGP, speaking during a press briefing on Thursday, said security operatives came under intense public criticism during the period the victims were held captive. […]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, assured residents that no project would be abandoned under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He gave the assurance after he inspected the ongoing construction of the divided highway from Nile University to Ring Road III in Abuja. He also inspected the ongoing full scope development of […]
A teenage girl identified simply as Ummul Khair has died in Katsina State under circumstances that have prompted a police investigation, with her father currently in custody over allegations that he physically assaulted her before her death. The incident reportedly occurred in the Shagari Low-Cost area of Katsina metropolis, where the girl’s father, Kabir Sani, […]
Funmi Ogundare The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Kayode Adebowale, has urged final-year students of the institution to acquire essential digital and software skills to enhance their employability, stressing that academic excellence alone is no longer sufficient to succeed in today’s technology-driven workplace. Speaking at a one-day soft skills training programme organised […]
By Enitan Abdultawab The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has begun sealing shops and commercial plazas along the Tejuosho–Ojuelegba corridor for violating the state’s waste management regulations. The enforcement exercise, carried out by the agency’s Waste Investigation, Surveillance and Enforcement (WISE) team on Thursday, followed the expiration of compliance notices earlier issued to affected business […]
An intelligence-led operation by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) has led to the elimination of three suspected bandits and the rescue of nine of their victims during a fierce gun battle in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. The victims included farmers seized from their farmlands and others who had earlier […]
By Dickson Omobola African Airlines Association, AFRAA, the Airlines Association of Southern Africa, AASA, and the International Air Transport Association, IATA, have urged African countries to implement the Advance Passenger Information, API, and Passenger Name Record, PNR, systems in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, standards and global best practices. API and PNR systems […]
Hammed Shittu in Ilorin Residents of Eji-Dongari community in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State have received a total sum of N100 million as empowerment fund and healthcare delivery support by Kursi Investments. The support was part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable community development. The empowerment programme, […]
George Okoh in Makurdi The Benue State Police Command yesterday confirmed the death of 13 people after an early Tuesday attack on Efeyi community in Ugboju, Otukpo Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Edet Udeme, said that the attack occurred in Efeyi community and that the […]
…Kalu pledges more quality representation By Gift ChapiOdekina The Traditional Rulers Council of Bende South State Constituency (Ikwuisi) has thrown its weight behind the third-term bid of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, dismissing claims that the Bende Federal Constituency seat is subject to any zoning arrangement. The royal fathers […]
Former Kumbotso Local Government Chairman in Kano State, Abdullahi Gali Shitu, popularly known as Comrade Abdullahi Gali Basaf, has returned to tailoring full-time after losing his office through a court ruling, saying the trade offers greater stability than politics. Basaf, who served as Kumbotso chairman until March 2026, told Daily Trust that his decision was […]
By Uzoma Marvellous The prolonged power outage affecting FESTAC Town, Amuwo Odofin and neighbouring communities is the result of ongoing transmission upgrades and persistent vandalism of underground electricity cables, Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDP) has said. In a statement yesterday, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDP, Abiola Aloba, said the supply disruption was caused mainly […]
A dispute among commercial tricycle (keke NAPEP) operators at Angwan Kassa in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, turned deadly on Wednesday after a violent confrontation left a 29-year-old man dead. The deceased, identified as Jessy Markus, was reportedly responsible for issuing the daily operational pass required by members of the commercial tricycle riders’ union before […]
• Walson-Jack admits administrative errors Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has said that the police won’t be able to produce the embattled Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeyemi Adeniyi without a warrant from a competent court. To this end, Disu yesterday in Abuja told […]
Standard Chartered has announced a record financial performance for the first half of 2026, driven by strong growth in its Wealth Solutions and Global Banking businesses, while raising its income outlook for the full year. The international bank reported a record operating income of USD11.6 billion, with profit before tax rising 9 per cent to […]
..names heads, sends Commissioner nominee to Assembly By Peter Duru, Makurdi Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has approved the creation of key government agencies, appointed their heads, constituted a state project monitoring team, redeployed a Commissioner and forwarded the name of a Commissioner nominee to the Benue State House of Assembly. The approvals were […]
By Esther Onyegbula Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected armed robber and recovered a locally fabricated pistol and assorted charms during a routine patrol in the Igando area of the state. The suspect, identified as Olajunja Segun Samson, 29, was arrested after he and two other occupants of a motorcycle […]
Persons With Disabilities, PWDs, in Ebonyi State have protested alleged neglect by the state government, demanding monthly subventions, welfare support and immediate assent to the Disability Bill already passed by the State House of Assembly. The protesters, who staged a peaceful demonstration in Abakaliki, also kicked against a vacation order issued by the Commissioners for […]
More than 400 retirees of Ebonyi State University, EBSU, have appealed to Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru to intervene in the payment of their outstanding pensions and gratuities, lamenting years of hardship following their retirement. The retirees made the appeal on Wednesday during a courtesy visit to the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the University’s Governing Council, […]
The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the immediate reinstatement of Mrs Rebecca Oine Julius Oamen as a Director in the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), declaring her demotion, removal from the agency’s payroll and stoppage of her salaries illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional. Justice of the Abuja Judicial Division delivered the judgment in […]
The Kano State Police Command has recovered two stolen vehicles in separate intelligence-led operations and arrested one suspect. The command said the operations were carried out by its Special Intervention Squad (SIS) as part of ongoing intelligence-led and community-centred policing strategies introduced by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu. In a statement issued […]
The Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi, says joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is like boarding Prophet Noah’s Ark. Governor Namadi stated this while commenting after receiving the Minority Leader of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Kabiru Ibrahim, who defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling APC. […]
The Benue State Police Command has arrested two women for allegedly staging a fake kidnapping in a bid to extort ransom from a family. The command said the suspects, identified as Mary Torkuma of Akpehe, Makurdi, and Evergreen Samuel from Abia State, allegedly conspired to deceive Torkuma’s mother into believing her daughter had been abducted. […]
Print article Share Rising temperatures are redistributing the risk of childhood malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in areas of “new risk” in the east and south of the continent, but also “relief hotspots” in western Africa. This is according to a new study, published in Nature, which provides the “most comprehensive look to date at […]
Print article Share The global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 “will not be achieved” unless action by countries “accelerates rapidly”, says a draft UN report. Countries are falling short on 22 of the 23 targets for 2030 they set under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), the “Paris Agreement for nature”. […]
The Deputy Governor of Imo State, Her Excellency Lady Chinyere Ekomaru, PhD, has commended OneDosh for its commitment to youth development through the successful sponsorship of the maiden OneDosh Imo State Unity Cup. Representing Governor Hope Uzodinma at the tournament’s grand finale held at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri, the Deputy Governor praised the participating […]
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has revealed why he could not produce the self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, PFIPC, before the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee. In a letter to the committee on Wednesday, the police said the suspect was being investigated over allegations of conspiracy and forgery and is […]
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have traded blame following the killing of 15 people in Efeyi Ugboju, Otukpo Local Government Area. The attack occurred on Tuesday, sparking fresh debate over how the state government is handling insecurity. In separate statements issued on Wednesday, the PDP and its 2027 governorship […]
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The Birnin Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU) has expressed deep concern over the reported deadly clash involving suspected illegal miners in Randagi community of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, calling for a thorough and transparent investigation into the incident. The development comes amid reports by BBC Hausa that many […]
The International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, Intersociety, has raised concerns over the mass arrest of traders in Ozomagana Building Materials Market, Onitsha, Anambra State. DAILY POST reports that the rights group is concerned over the escalation of conflicts in the market. It has, therefore, petitioned the Inspector General of Police, […]
Walk through Nairobi and the twenty-first century global economy comes into view. Chinese-built expressways carry commuters to office towers occupied by American technology firms. French retailer Carrefour has become one of the country’s largest supermarket chains. Japanese vehicles dominate the roads while Indian pharmaceutical companies supply hospitals and pharmacies. Increasingly, Gulf investors are financing the […]
China has released its “15th five-year plan for the development of renewable energy”, outlining key targets and policies for the sector in 2026-2030. A key focus of the plan is boosting renewable generation and consumption as a share of China’s overall energy mix. It calls for continued capacity additions of wind and solar – albeit […]
By Peter Duru The Otukpo Local Government Council has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew following the killing of over 22 persons in Tuesday’s deadly attack on Efeyi Ugboju community in Otukpo Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State. Chairman of the council, Mr Maxwell Ogiri, announced that the curfew, which takes effect from 7pm to 6am […]
By Golok Nanmwa, Jos Four suspects arrested in connection with the gruesome killing of a University of Jos (UNIJOS) Political Science student, Ibrahim Mbaya, have admitted participating in the mob assault that led to his death, saying they beat him in a bid to recover a missing mobile phone allegedly stolen by the deceased. The […]
As part of the third anniversary of President Bola Tinubu, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has approved the promotion of 3,592 civil servants following the successful conclusion of the 2025 promotion exercise conducted by the FCT Civil Service Commission. Recall that from June 8 to July 17, 2026, the FCT had witnessed commissioning […]
The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, has warned President Bola Tinubu that the consequences would be unimaginable if anything happens to former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Abdullahi warned that Tinubu would be personally held responsible if anything happens to El-Rufai in detention. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other […]
The Lagos State Government has initiated plans to introduce special vehicle number plates for Persons with Disabilities, PWDs, as part of efforts to promote inclusion, improve accessibility and make movement easier across the state. A statement by the Lagos state government said the initiative is being championed by the Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs, […]
The medical doctor at the centre of the controversy surrounding a medical report submitted in support of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s bail application, Bello Abubakar, has confessed to authoring the document. Abubakar, who made the disclosure in a statement submitted to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, during an […]
…Nwifuru, stakeholders stress need for peace, unity, urge sustainable cultureBy Jeff Agbodo On June 6, 2026, Ezza Ezekuna Cultural Civic Centre in Onueke was abuzz with excitement when the people marked the grand finale of the Oke-aku festival with pomp and pageantry. Oke-aku in Ezza land marks the end of the old yam harvest and […]
…Contractor abandoned site after earthworksBy Chinedu Adonu For the people of Amufie, Ugbaike and Inyi communities in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, the deplorable state of the major road linking them is a source of serious concern. It is negatively affecting their social and economic life. Rather than being a source of […]
American engineer and educator, Nathan Thomas broke a centuries-old record when he returned to his former college as a faculty member before his 19th birthday. When Nathan Thomas walked into a computer science classroom at Miami Dade College in August 2023, most of his students were roughly his own age. That wasn’t a coincidence — […]
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA, has warned that commuters who pay cash for rides on regulated public transport services will face penalties beginning August 1 as the state moves to fully enforce its cashless fare payment policy. According to the authority, the enforcement is aimed at strengthening accountability, promoting transparency and ensuring full compliance […]
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued the Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Dr. Aminu Yusuf, and foiled multiple kidnap attempts during coordinated operations in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Military sources told Zagazola Makama, that the operations were launched following credible intelligence and a series of distress calls indicating […]
Enugu State Government has suspended the Traditional Ruler of Obeagu Ugwuaji autonomous community in Enugu South Council Area of the state, Igwe Christopher Nyia, over alleged crisis in the community.The State Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs, Dr Charles Egumgbe, announced the suspension in a statement issued by the ministry’s Public Relation Officer, Mr Emeka Nebeife, on […]
Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano. Chairman of the Kano State Taskforce Committee on Drug Abuse, Muhyi Magaji Rimingado, has said that more than 70 percent of major crimes committed in the state between 2024 and 2025 were linked to drug abuse. Rimingado disclosed this on Tuesday during a strategic meeting with newsmen in Kano while briefing […]
Former Chelsea star, Shaun Wright-Phillips has urged the club to re-sign Lewis Hall, asserting that the Newcastle United defender would serve as a “fantastic replacement” for Marc Cucurella. Cucurella concluded his four-year tenure at the West London club last month, transferring to Real Madrid on a six-year contract. His exit has left Chelsea with limited […]
Former Nottingham Forest head coach, Sean Dyche, shared his thoughts on the footballing approach adopted by new Liverpool manager, Andoni Iraola, who took charge at Anfield this summer. Iraola has taken over from Arne Slot following an impressive 2025-26 season with AFC Bournemouth, where he led the Cherries to their first-ever European football qualification by […]
UEFA has reacted strongly to a report indicating that FIFA President Gianni Infantino is considering selling stakes in the World Cup to private investors, a move that could potentially generate tens of millions of pounds for him. On Tuesday, FIFA announced in a press release its intention to increase funding for football development to over […]
Okon Bassey in Uyo Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, yesterday signed 14 Executive Bills into law and described the exercise as major step towards strengthening governance, institutionalising reforms and expanding the gains of the ARISE Agenda. The governor assented to the Bills at the State Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Uyo, stressing the […]
*Affirms Ukachukwu, Ekwunife paerty leaders David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka The National leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, read a riot act to the warring factions of the party in Anambra State. The party represented by the APC fact-finding committee for Anambra State, led by the Deputy national chairman (South) of the party, Dr. […]