Ondo air crash: NAF plane vanished from radar shortly after take-off
Olasunkanmi Akinlotan, Solomon Odeniyi, Princess Etuk and Samuel Omotere A military aircraft that crashed on Monday had disappeared from radar shortly after take-off, according to a senior Air Traffic Controller familiar with the aircraft’s final journey. The aircraft, with tail number NGR 931, was travelling from Benin City, the Edo State capital, to Lagos when […]
Housing Deficit Threatens National Development – NITP President Warns On World Habitat Day 2026
As the world marks World Habitat Day 2026, the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, NITP, has declared that adequate housing for all Nigerians remains a distant dream for millions, warning that the crisis now poses a major threat to public health, productivity and national security.Speaking on Monday to commemorate the Day under the global theme […]
One dead, eight missing in Benue boat accident
One person has been confirmed dead and eight missing after a boat capsized on Buruku River in the Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident, according to sources, happened around 11 am on Saturday when about 200 people, who had gone for a burial ceremony, were returning back to base. The boat, it was […]
Zamfara begins road project to boost farming, security
The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has flagged off the construction of the 95-kilometre Yandoton Daji–Cediya–Doka–Yan Waren Daji–Hayin Alhaji Bedi–Unguwar Joji–Yan Kuzo–Tsafe Road in Tsafe Local Government Area. A statement made available that the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, on Sunday, said Lawal performed the official flag-off of the project in Tsafe town on Sunday. According […]
Brain surgery affected my penis, says Julius Agwu
Nigerian comedian and actor, Julius Agwu, has revealed that his penis stopped working after he underwent brain surgery in the United States in 2015. Agwu stated this during a recent episode of the Beer Parlour Talk Show uploaded on Saturday, while discussing the effects of the surgery on his body, career and personal life. During […]
Afe Babalola rewards Ekiti farmers
The Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola, has announced plans to establish an Ekiti Farmers’ House to promote large-scale and productive modern farming in the state. Babalola disclosed this in Ado Ekiti on Saturday at the 2026 Afe Babalola Agricultural Expo, with the theme, ‘AI for every farmer: Farming Smarter, producing […]
US Marine arrested in Japan on suspicion of murder
A US Marine stationed on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa was arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Japanese woman, police said on Sunday. The suspect “killed the 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha and stole her wallet on Saturday”, a local police spokesman told AFP. Crimes including rapes, assaults, hit-and-run and drunk-driving […]
NYSC kidnap: IED threat stalls rescue operation
Dare Akogun, Olufemi Adediran, Yusuf Oketola and Ademola Adegbite Security agencies have delayed an immediate advance on the suspected hideout of kidnappers holding prospective National Youth Service Corps members in Imo State after intelligence indicated that the camp had been mined with improvised explosive devices. The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Audu Bosso, disclosed on […]
2027: ADP presidential aspirant sues party, INEC over nomination
A presidential aspirant of the Action Democratic Party, Dr Johnson Chukwuka, has dragged the party and the Independent National Electoral Commission before the Federal High Court in Abuja over the emergence of Abbas-Bin Aliyu as the party’s candidate for the 2027 presidential election. His campaign media team disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja […]
Atiku govt will cut fuel, food costs within one year – Amaechi
Former Minister of Transportation and African Democratic Congress vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has said an Atiku Abubakar-led administration would reduce the cost of transportation, fuel and food within its first year in office. Amaechi made the claim on Friday while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he criticised the economic policies of President Bola […]
