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June Rubis is a steering group committee member for the Cali Fund, from Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo. At COP16 in Cali, governments made a significant commitment: at least half of the funding from the new Cali Fund should support the self-identified needs of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, including women and youth. It was a […]
The ruling Allied Peoples Movement, APM, in Bauchi State is facing an internal crisis following the suspension of its chairman, Auwal Isah, by a faction of the party’s executives. The faction, led by the party’s secretary, Mohammed Nasir Yahaya, announced the suspension at a press conference on Wednesday. Yahaya said the decision was based on […]
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, former governor Bisi Akande and former governor Adegboyega Oyetola are among prominent political leaders expected to participate in the inauguration of the Osun State chapter of the Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council scheduled to hold in Osogbo on Thursday, October 22, 2026. The information was contained in a statement issued on […]
—Tinubu’s aides seek to steer vulnerable youths away from crime through vocational education, entrepreneurship By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE Presidency on Wednesday said it is seeking to tackle insecurity through expanded vocational training and entrepreneurship programmes aimed at reducing youth vulnerability to crime and strengthening community resilience. The initiative, which links skills acquisition with […]
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Leaders of the All Progressives Congress APC, the Accord and the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Osun State have united as part of a rainbow coalition to back President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 bid. Consequently, the state chapter of the Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council is has now been slated for inauguration in […]
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old mechanic, Mubarak Muktar, after he was allegedly found with a stolen Kia Optima valued at N8 million. The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. According to the statement, the police said the vehicle, a black 2014 model, was […]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will receive support in the territory during the 2027 presidential election. Wike gave the assurance on Wednesday in Abuja while meeting with political stakeholders from the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Abuja […]
Benue: NYSC warns corps members against night travel, local politics The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Coordinator in Benue State, Veronica Garba, has warned corps members against night travel and involvement in local politics, urging them to prioritise their safety throughout their service year. Garba also advised the corps members to avoid taking the law […]
Prime Minister Andy Burnham recently announced the creation of a National Centre for Information Defence that will disrupt disinformation campaigns by states hostile to the UK. The centre will bring together security services, police, tech firms and government departments. But this new centre will have its work cut out. State-backed adversaries are supported by huge […]
Argentina is trying to stop a planned oil project near the Falkland Islands. On October 13, the government asked the International Tribunal for the Law of the Seas (Itlos), a court in Hamburg that deals with disputes over the sea, to halt the project. Argentina says the UK approved the drilling without its agreement and […]
The UK government has approved extraction at the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, despite acknowledging that this decision could make it harder for Britain to convince other countries to move away from fossil fuel production. UK energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh approved the drilling on Wednesday after months of high-profile debate, fuelled in part […]
By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has announced plans to flag off the construction of ultra-modern court complexes in Aba and Umuahia in November. Each complex, according to the governor, will have an auditorium with a seating capacity of 1,000. Otti also announced plans to commission 15 additional court halls […]
Recover 59 ATM cards, two motorcycles, weapons By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja The Kogi State Police Command has arrested 11 suspects over alleged cultism and ATM card-swapping fraud in Itobe, Ofu Local Government Area, and Idah, respectively. The police also recovered 59 ATM cards belonging to different banks, two motorcycles, an axe, a cutlass and a […]
By Adeola Badru The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved a fresh N100 billion loan for Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration to finance infrastructure projects, alongside a separate N300 billion facility to refinance an existing contractors’ loan, in a financial arrangement involving a combined N400 billion. The approval, granted following a request by the governor […]
Farmers and Fulani cattle owners in Marit, Lajam and Dorowa communities in Plateau State have reached separate agreements on compensation for farmland destruction after consultation and assessments. Security analyst Zagazola Makama, in a post on X on Wednesday, quoted security sources as saying that the agreements were reached during a meeting held on Monday, October […]
Governor Uba Sani has vowed to confront banditry and all forms of criminality in the state. Speaking during his visit to the rescued kidnapped couple, Malam Ahmed Abubakar Zakka and his family after their discharge from the hospital, he further promised to provide them with a home. He wrote on his verified Facebook page on […]
Print article Share A surge in wholesale costs driven by expensive gas is responsible for nearly 90% of the rise in UK household electricity bills since 2020, reveals new analysis. The figures, shared with Carbon Brief by thinktank Nesta, show that wholesale gas costs are also behind the vast majority (77%) of the increase in […]
Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt Political party leaders and civil society organisations in Rivers State have urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to relocate election result collation centres from local government council secretariats to police stations ahead of the 2027 general election, alleging intimidation of opposition agents and manipulation of results during previous polls. […]
Oghenevwede Ohwovoriole in Abuja The Programme Coordinator, of BTOCARES, Iretidola Akinrowo Ojekhoa, has disclosed that the initiative has received overwhelming subscription barely Nine days after it was officially launched on October 1st by Ondo Community Connect in the state. BTOCARES initiative is a humanitarian care assistance programme to help the indigent one in Ondo State […]
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State Government has suspended the Eselu of Iselu Kingdom in Yewa North Local Government Area, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, with immediate effect over alleged involvement in partisan political activities. The suspension was approved by the State Executive Council pursuant to Section 52(1) of the Ogun State Obas and Chiefs Law, […]
By Golok Nanmwa, Jos A seven-year-old boy, Abdullahi Rabi’u, has been found dead hours after suspected kidnappers abducted him and demanded a ransom of N2.5 million in Majema area, along Ring Road, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The victim’s uncle, Sukairaj Danladi Gado, who narrated the incident, said the boy was sent […]
By Jimitota Onoyume Hundreds of youths from Ifie-Kporo community in Warri South local government area of Delta state yesterday (today Wednesday) shut down operations at the Macaraba oil field, accusing the operating firm of marginalising the community and refusing to recognise it as a host community. The protesters, who arrived at the field in speedboats, […]
The Rivers State Police Command says it has arrested four suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly involved in armed robbery and kidnapping, with six firearms and 58 rounds of live ammunition recovered during the operation. The command said the arrests followed an intelligence-driven operation in Rumuekpe, Emohua Local Government Area, on October 4, 2026, […]
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Rivers State has asked the State House of Assembly to explain the legal grounds for reversing its earlier declaration of three lawmakers’ seats as vacant, particularly after notifying the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct by-elections. The party said the reversal, which followed apology letters and explanations from […]
When the Turkish COP31 presidency presented its priorities to international business leaders for the first time in New York in September, among those invited to give the private sector’s first response was Ali Koç, scion of one of Türkiye’s wealthiest families. On stage, the vice chair of the board of Koç Holding said the family […]
Chuks Okocha in Abuja A pro-election non-governmental organisation, Yiaga Africa, has weighed into the debate of whether or not the media can publish election results, standing with the media on this. In a statement, the Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, said the media could report results that had been officially announced at polling […]
The Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) has activated a Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC), following the Federal Government’s announcement of an Ebola case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This is contained in a public advisory by the centre’s Director-General, Prof. Muhammad Adamu-Abbas, in Kano on Tuesday. Adamu-Abbas said the centre is […]
The Management of Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, has announced indefinite suspension of all academic activities at its School of Post-Basic Psychiatric Nursing following the death of a nursing student. The suspension was contained in a notification on Tuesday, signed by Coordinator of Programme/Head of School, Dr Taiwo Omirin, on behalf of the Acting Provost and […]
The United Nations has said the world must cut greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 6% per year to limit global warming enough to be able to return to the 1.5C goal by 2100, as decades of insufficient climate action have now made an overshoot inevitable. In a video message accompanying the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) […]
A temporary breach of the 1.5C global-warming limit is now “inevitable” following “decades of insufficient climate action”, says the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). In its “sobering” annual assessment of the global “emissions gap”, UNEP says that exceeding the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C limit is “imminent and unavoidable”. This year’s report, titled “The point of return”, says […]
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, yesterday, urged the leadership of Renewed Hope Youth Engagement (RHYE) to mobilise youths across the 16 local government areas of the state for the electoral victory of President Bola Tinubu and other All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the 2027 elections. AbdulRazaq made the appeal in Ilorin, during the inauguration […]
Linus Aleke in Abuja The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has said the volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity of contemporary warfare placed increasing demands on the military to develop relevant doctrines and innovative operational thinking to prepare personnel for complex security challenges. He stressed that meeting these demands required […]
By Dayo Johnson, Akure Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said the late elder statesman and Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, continued to influence government decisions positively even at the age of 100. Aiyedatiwa stated this during a condolence visit to the deceased’s country home in Akure, Ondo State, where he described Fasoranti as an […]
The Zamfara State Government donated 500 bags of grains to communities displaced by banditry attacks in Bukkuyum Local Government Area to cushion their hardship.Deputy Governor of the state, Mani Malam Mummuni, announced the donation during a condolence visit to the affected communities. Six communities were reportedly displaced by the attacks.A press statement by the Press […]
By Dayo Johnson, Akure Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, has dismissed concerns about a possible succession struggle in Afenifere, saying the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation has a tradition of producing leaders without contests or internal fights. Falae, a former Minister of Finance and traditional ruler of Ilu-Abo in Ondo State, […]
The Court of Appeal in Sokoto has dismissed an appeal by Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura and upheld an earlier judgment ordering the All Progressives Congress (APC) to conduct a fresh senatorial primary election for Zamfara North. The ruling upheld the decision of the Federal High Court in Gusau, which had ruled in favour of Dr […]
Barcelona manager, Hansi Flick, has provided an explanation for his team's 4-2 loss to PSG in the Champions League on Tuesday. The German tactician attributed the defeat to insufficient physical conditioning, mounting exhaustion and lapses in defensive organization as key contributing factors. Flick conceded that his squad did not perform at optimal physical capacity during […]
Former lawmaker, who represented Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, has slammed Vice President Kashim Shettima, stating that his record in public office does not earn him a second term. Melaye made this criticism in an article posted on his verified X handle titled "A Record That Cannot Carry A Second Term", questioning the impact […]
James Sowole in Abeokuta The Ogun State Government has suspended the Eselu of Iselu Kingdom in Yewa North Local Government Area, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, with immediate effect over alleged partisan political activities. The suspension was approved by the State Executive Council pursuant to Section 52(1) of the Ogun State Obas and Chiefs Law, 2021, pending […]
Since the outbreak of the brutal civil war in Sudan in April 2023, the US, British, and Canadian governments, along with the European Union and United Nations, have imposed targeted sanctions on some 32 individuals and 20 companies tied to the bloodshed to restrict their access to assets, international finance, and travel. Three and a […]
By Vincent Ujumadu The governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has congratulated His Grace, Most Rev. Valerian Maduka Okeke, the Archbishop of Onitsha and Metropolitan of Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province, on his 73rd birthday. In the goodwill message, Governor Soludo described the Archbishop as a shepherd of uncommon humility, wisdom and moral courage, whose ministry […]
By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki The people of Ndiebor Ishieke Autonomous Community in Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have called for strict compliance with the directive of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, on borrow-pit operations along the ongoing Calabar–Ebonyi–Enugu-Benue–Nasarawa–Abuja Superhighway project. The community urged the relevant authorities and the project contractor to […]
Africa’s digital economy is expanding faster than its ability to protect it. INTERPOL’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026, drawing on information from 36 countries, found that artificial intelligence was involved in 55 per cent of reported cybercrimes across the continent. Reported losses rose from $192 million in 2024 to $484 million, while 72 per cent […]
…as PDP conclude plans to convene SEC over chairman”s exit By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Cross River State has thrown its doors open to Mr Vena Ikem, the former state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, days after he quit the opposition party’s leadership citing a “crisis of […]
The Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chiroma Buba Mashio, has reaffirmed the commitment of the House to ensuring transparency and accountability in the financial transactions of the state. Mashio gave the assurance while declaring the opening of a session of the House Committee on Public Accounts on the 2025 audit […]
And so France continues to smoulder. Two weeks after the first mass demonstrations in support of increased funding for French state schools, events reached a peak on Saturday October 17. Widespread destruction of small businesses, cafés, town halls and chain shops have brought the French economy even further to catastrophe. The scenes of mass looting, […]
Three countries have been named by the Paris Agreement’s compliance committee for failing to submit a nationally determined contribution (NDC) and repeatedly snubbing offers of help with their climate plans. After months of internal debate over whether to identify serial non-responders, the Paris Agreement’s Implementation and Compliance Committee (PAICC) named the three countries which have […]
Yemi Kosoko in Jos The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Plateau State has unveiled Hon. Chungdung Bitrus Pwajok Kele as the running mate to its governorship candidate, Brig.-Gen. John Sunday Sura (rtd), ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The event, which took place in Jos, attracted party officials, stakeholders, supporters and political associates from across […]
Dike hails rapprochement with Fubara By Daniel Abia, Port Harcourt A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Princewill Dike, has described the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, as the “political Chike Obi of Rivers State,” citing his political calculations, strategic manoeuvres and ability to win elections. Dike, a Port Harcourt-based […]
By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja The House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Public Service Matters and Legislative Compliance to investigate a circular requiring the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) to approve official foreign trips by National Assembly presiding officers, principal officers and members. The House also reaffirmed the constitutional independence of […]