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Troops of the Joint Task Force North-West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have neutralised terrorists and intercepted a large cache of ammunition during separate operations in Zamfara and Kaduna states. The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force North-West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The operations were conducted […]
Residents of Kebbe town in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State are facing heightened security concerns following a reported demand by suspected bandits for a N40 million levy. The gunmen allegedly threatened to kill residents and burn down the town if the money was not paid within a stipulated deadline. According to information shared […]
Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk has retained his position as the world’s richest person, with his estimated fortune rising sharply to $892 billion in August 2026, according to Forbes. Musk’s wealth jumped by $202 billion during the month, recovering from a $363 billion decline recorded in July. The increase was largely driven by a […]
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The FCT Police Command has re-arrested two ex-convicts, Rose Daniel and Blessing John, for allegedly abducting and trafficking children, rescuing a four-year-old girl in Kuje, Abuja. The suspects were arrested on August 27, 2026, while allegedly attempting to escape with the child, identified as Ummi Mariam Abdullah. FCT Police spokesperson, […]
KANO — Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has condemned recent bandit attacks reported in four local government areas of the state, assuring affected communities that his administration is taking measures to strengthen security and protect lives and property. The governor’s spokesman, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, disclosed this in a statement on the attacks. […]
The Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YSIEC) has commenced the screening of candidates ahead of the September 26 local government elections across the state’s 17 local government areas. The exercise, which will run from September 1 to 7, covers candidates vying for chairmanship, vice-chairmanship and councillorship positions. YSIEC chairman, Dr Ibrahim Yabani, disclosed this yesterday […]
Veteran Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor, popularly known as Mama G, has warned parents that over-pampering their children could affect their ability to become responsible and independent adults. Speaking about parenting, wealth and inheritance, Ozokwor said parents should allow their children to experience challenges and work for what they want, instead of making everything available to […]
Could a new mechanism to help countries transition to a cleaner, safer and fairer world be one of the main deliverables from the COP31 climate summit in Türkiye this November? Civil society groups – which played a key role in winning last year’s agreement in Brazil to set up a mechanism – want to see […]
Francis Sardauna in Katsina The Katsina State Police Command has arrested one Muhammad Aliyu, over alleged criminal conspiracy and diversion of 1,500 sachets of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF). The RUTF, packed in three sacks, was intercepted by police surveillance officers attached to the Batagarawa Division on August 26, 2026, at about 7:40 p.m., following credible […]
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Yekini Nabena, has said that the recent resignation of former Minister of Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, from the party in Bayelsa State won’t lead to its collapse. Sylva, a former Governor of Bayelsa State, on Monday announced his […]
By Ebunoluwa Sessou Lagos State House of Assembly has commenced consideration of the 2024 Statutory Audit Inspection Report on the accounts of the state’s 20 Local Government Areas, LGAs, and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs. The exercise, being conducted by the House Committee on Public Accounts (Local), is expected to last two weeks and […]
A 27-year-old worker, Lucasz Dabrowski, has been jailed for 17 months after vandalising his employer’s Grade II-listed home and car during a dispute over his wages. Dabrowski reportedly went on a destructive spree at the home of his former boss, Abrar Mohammed, using a traffic cone and claw hammer to smash windows and damage the […]
By Omeiza Ajayi Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed how he and his allies worked to ensure that the Peoples Democratic Party PDP flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s Peter Obi lost the 2023 presidential election to President Bola Tinubu, describing it as a deliberate political strategy targeted at […]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will have an easy ride in the 2027 presidential election. Wike said the emerging opposition coalition would not pose a serious challenge to Tinubu. He added that the President would return to the Presidential Villa without facing much pressure. The […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims that he plans to relocate to Rivers State, saying he only intends to remain in touch with his people ahead of the 2027 general elections. Wike said he could not afford to remain in Abuja and rely solely on assurances from political […]
Laurence Tubiana is CEO of the European Climate Foundation and was formerly France’s Climate Change Ambassador and Special Representative for COP21 in Paris. The UN has released a report this week confirming what many people have feared: the world is going to pass 1.5C of warming. At current emissions, the remaining carbon budget will be […]
By Nnasom David The second edition of the Onídìrí Festival is set to celebrate African heritage, beauty, innovation and the creative economy in London. The festival, organised by Roots and Radiance Network CIC under the leadership of its Founder and CEO, Favour Ben, will hold on August 22, 2026, at The Ripple Centre, Barking, London, […]
By Kafayat Kokumo The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that worsening soil degradation threatens food production globally, as proven measures to protect and restore soils remain underused. The warning was contained in FAO’s ‘Status of the World’s Soil Resources 2026’ report, launched at the 17th Conference of the Parties […]
Cross River State Police Command has arrested five suspects and recovered five vehicles allegedly stolen from Akwa Ibom State and transferred to Cross River for resale. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit, VCRU, Satellite Town, Calabar, following intelligence on a suspected syndicate involved in the theft and distribution of […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says the recovered N1.23 trillion proceeds of crime over a 34-month period between October 2023 and July 2026 will not be found in the coffers of the Federal Government. The Director of Publicity for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said this on Tuesday during an interview on Arise Television’s […]
Plateau State chapter of Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, has debunked allegations that an unnamed Muslim organisation has established a religious and moral enforcement group operating under the umbrella of the Hisbah Corps in Jos North Local Government Area of the state. The JNI made the denial in a statement on Tuesday following outrage over allegations […]
Governments must slash emissions further and faster, and keep every climate promise they have made for the planet to be able to return to 1.5C of warming by the end of the century after an inevitable overshoot, a group of prominent climate scientists has said. In a flagship new report sketching out a way not […]
•Case postponed till September 28 Alex Enumah in Abuja Hearing in the suit seeking the disqualification of President Bola Tinubu and his party, All Progressives Congress (APC), from participating in the 2027 general election was yesterday stalled following the plaintiffs’ insistence on personally serving the court documents on the president. The presidential candidate of African […]
Michael Olugbode in Abuja Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has deepened his administration’s intervention in healthcare delivery with the commissioning and handover of a newly constructed 42-room patients’ apartment to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Maiduguri. The facility, built and funded by the Borno State Government, is intended to provide accommodation for […]
Two years after the collapse of the Namnai Bridge in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State, which has remained unattended, another major road infrastructure in the state has suffered a similar fate, heightening concerns over the deteriorating condition of critical transport routes. The latest incident occurred last week along the Bali-Suntai Road, particularly around […]
Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Nicholas Baamlong, has confirmed the death of 23 people, while 143 suspected cases of infection have been recorded as a diphtheria outbreak sweeps across the state over the last two weeks. Baamlong, who disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Jos on Tuesday, said the state government and his […]
By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by the police in Cross River State over the alleged stabbing to death of a 20-year-old man, Uwem Daniel Akpan, following a misunderstanding. The incident occurred at about 7:30 p.m. yesterday at Peters Street, Awi, in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state. Vanguard gathered […]
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Chairman of the Northern Christian Association, NCA, Rev. John Hayab, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu deserves credit for projects being executed across the North, insisting that the region cannot honestly claim it has not benefited from the administration. Hayab, however, said the interventions had yet to address some of […]
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has warned lawyers involved in the suit seeking the disqualification of President Bola Tinubu from the 2027 presidential election against discussing the matter in the media or on social media. Justice Ekwo gave the warning on Tuesday while adjourning proceedings in the case instituted by […]
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was investigated over alleged drug-trafficking activities in the early 1990s. The confirmation was contained in a sworn declaration filed by the FBI on August 28, 2026, before the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The document was submitted […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has warned lawyers involved in a case challenging President Bola Tinubu’s eligibility for the 2027 presidential election not to discuss the matter in the media or on social media. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the warning on Tuesday while adjourning proceedings in a suit filed by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the […]
Lesotho is two years into a national state of disaster: US tariffs have gutted its garment factories, unemployment has passed 30%, and its main trade lifeline is guaranteed for less than a year. To understand how the mountain kingdom keeps ending up here, start almost forty years earlier.In 1987, something extraordinary happened in this small […]
Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto The Sokoto State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dismissed the resignation of its former chairman, Alhaji Aliyu Bello Goronyo, saying he ceased to be the party’s leader nine months ago. Briefing journalists in Sokoto on Tuesday, the State Chairman of the party, Hon. Hayatu Tafida Aminu, said Goronyo’s […]
Suspected thugs allegedly attacked and severely injured the Secretary-General of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Uwheru Kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Edewor Akpedafe. The incident reportedly occurred during a meeting held at the residence of Olorogun Miller Uloho, Advisory Chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Council. It was […]
The Osun State Police Command has arrested six suspects over the alleged vandalism and theft of an electricity high-tension power line pole in Ikirun, Osun State. The suspects were arrested at about 6am at Eko-Ende Junction, Ikirun, while allegedly cutting the high-tension pole with a cutting machine powered by a generating plant. The command disclosed […]
The Delta State Government has terminated several contracts awarded by the previous administration over slow progress and failure by contractors to deliver the projects at the pace expected by the government. Among the projects affected are the Okerenkoko Township Road, the construction of Adjei Street and School Road with interlocking stones at a new layout […]
The year 2026 marks the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Women’s March against extending the dompas to the black women of South Africa. Every August, the commemoration of Women’s Month highlights the inheritances and unfinished legacies of women’s anti-apartheid resistance. This Women’s Month, it is timely to reflect on the legacies of women’s activism in […]
Across Africa, assisted reproductive technology (ART) is expanding at an unprecedented pace. Fertility clinics are opening in countries where, until recently, couples had little choice but to travel abroad, often to Europe, India, or within the continent South Africa—to access in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and related treatments. The costs of travel alone made this a […]
The question of why 70,000 Moroccans migrated to the Spanish-governed territories of Ceuta and Melilla within hours on 30 July – ‘Throne Day’, which is one of the most respectable celebrations of the Morocco Kingdom – still lingers in international media and haunts inquisitive minds. Commentators have talked extensively about the socio-economic and geopolitical incentives, […]
Gill Einhorn is head of the Forest Future Alliance and Natalie Çilem is community lead of the Global Wildfire Leadership Network. Wildfires have devastated communities across the world this summer, claiming lives, displacing thousands of people and leaving billions in economic damage in their wake. In Europe alone, wildfires have already caused an estimated €19 […]
By Omeiza Ajayi Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has described the death of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP National Vice Chairman (South-South), Daniel Orbih, as painful, saying he has lost a true friend and political associate. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, […]
The Idoma Area Traditional Council (IATC) has nullified chieftaincy titles reportedly conferred by the Ward Head of Akpoge/Ogbilolo in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State. The development comes days after the Deputy Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Chief Mrs Lami Danladi Ogenyi, was conferred with the title of “Ene Ebo Y’Agila”, […]
The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old man, Bello Abubakar of Ganwo village, Yauri Local Government Area, over an alleged attempt to kill a commercial motorcycle rider and steal his bike. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. According to the statement, the incident occurred […]
Sylvester Idowu in Warri A prominent Isoko industrialist and philanthropist, Chief Daniel Omoyibo, popularly known as ‘Danmotech’, has rallied the people of Isoko to close ranks and support the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and the Senator representing Delta South, Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, ahead of the 2027 elections. Omoyibo made the call […]
The Olowo of Owo Kingdom, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, has sought the support of the Executive Chairman of Still Earth Group, Ms Oyindamola Lami Adeyemi, towards the successful hosting and promotion of the annual Igogo festival. The monarch requested during a courtesy visit to Adeyemi at her Banana Island residence in Lagos […]
By Daniel Abia P/Harcourt The President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Fegalo Nsuke, said there is no threat to ongoing negotiations between the federal government and the Ogoni people. Nsuke said that angry comments from some interest groups do not threaten the process, as the members of MOSOP, the […]
The Lagos State House of Assembly has commenced consideration of a proposal to increase the retirement age for magistrates in the state from 60 to 65 years. The development followed deliberations during Monday’s plenary on the Magistrate Courts Amendment Bill 2026, which seeks to strengthen the magistracy, retain experienced judicial officers and enhance the administration […]
Print article Share Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and the second-largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide (CO2). Methane traps heat in the atmosphere more efficiently than CO2, but has a significantly shorter lifespan, fading after just a few decades. Therefore, reducing emissions of methane – a gas primarily produced by agriculture, fossil […]
AI-driven innovative technology brand TECNO is set to showcase at IFA ShowStoppers 2026 a broad portfolio that reimagines technology through advanced innovations, distinctive design and more personalized experiences. Highlights include the Next-Gen Bezelless Concept Phone, 360° hinge touchscreen laptop MEGABOOK T15 360 Pro and the Tonino Lamborghini TECNO Collection. Visitors are invited to experience TECNO’s […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has issued a fresh summons to former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, over an alleged $14.86 million fraud. This came after the former governor accused the EFCC of conducting itself more as an organ of the All Progressives Congress, APC, than as an institution of the state. The […]