Debt dispute deepens as Anambra releases N363m document on workers’ arrears

The Anambra State Government has released a document showing the approval of N363.381m as the second tranche of salary arrears to workers, pensioners and next of kin of the defunct Anambra State Water Corporation and the Anambra State Environmental Protection Agency. The document was released on Friday amid the ongoing dispute between the state government […]

Ex-PDP, ADC supporters target 100,000 votes for Tinubu, Yayi

Some former supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party and the African Democratic Congress in Ogun State, under the aegis of the Yayi Ni Wura Alliance Movement, have commenced mobilisation of supporters across the state for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and the governorship ambition of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi. The […]

17-year-old suspect arrested for allegedly defiling Oyo minor

The Oyo State Police command, on Thursday, said it had arrested a 17-year-old male, Usman Dauda, for allegedly defiling a three-year-old girl in Saki. A statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, explained that the operational breakthrough followed a distress report lodged at the Saki Divisional Station on September 17, 2026, […]

Okoye arrives Super Eagles camp ahead of Madagascar clash

Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has arrived in camp ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying clash against Madagascar in Uyo. The Super Eagles confirmed his arrival in a post on their official X account on Friday, accompanied by a picture of the Udinese goalkeeper. “Welcome, Maduka,” the team posted. Okoye was the […]

Police seal fake alcohol factory, arrest 48-year-old in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has sealed a suspected illegal factory allegedly used to produce adulterated alcoholic drinks in the Badagry area of the state. The command also arrested a 48-year-old man, Anaebo Hilary, at the suspected factory located in Yafin, Badagry, Lagos State. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the […]

Meet Nigerian pastor Idachama, first robotic surgery patient at Ogun hospital

Pastor Alexander Idachama has become the first patient to undergo robotic-assisted surgery at Redeemer’s Health Village Hospital, Redemption City, Ogun State, following a radical prostatectomy performed with the assistance of surgical robotics. The procedure was carried out recently at the hospital in partnership with US-based RoboMed Global Inc., with Prof. Obi Ekwenna-Davis, co-founder of RoboMed […]

2027: Moghalu rejects Atiku campaign appointment

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has rejected his inclusion in the policy team of the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for the 2027 election. Moghalu, in a statement posted on his X handle on Thursday, said he was neither consulted nor asked for his consent before […]

Gombe governorship: PDP to conduct fresh primary, obey court order

The Peoples Democratic Party has said it will conduct a fresh governorship primary election in Gombe State in compliance with a Federal High Court judgment that nullified the process that produced former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, as its candidate for the 2027 election. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Haruna […]

Atiku names Kashim-Ibrahim campaign chair, El-Rufai deputy

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has named Kashim Ibrahim-Imam as chairman of his 2027 National Campaign Council, with former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, appointed deputy chairman. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, who also serves as the campaign council’s Director of Strategic […]