Mother, daughter die in Anambra three-storey building collapse
A woman and her 14-year-old daughter have lost their lives after a three-storey building under construction collapsed at Anata Anaba, Okpoko, in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The incident occurred at about 9:45 pm on Wednesday, trapping the mother and her daughter inside their apartment in a neighbouring bungalow. Eyewitnesses said the building […]
Fuel discount won’t cost government public funds, FG insists
The Federal Government has said the petrol discount introduced by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s retail arm is not a return of fuel subsidy, insisting that no public funds are being used to reduce prices at its filling stations. The government said the discount was funded by NNPC Retail Limited’s decision to reduce its […]
BREAKING: Veteran communication scholar Idowu Sobowale dies at 85
Professor Idowu Akanbi Sobowale, a renowned communication scholar and veteran member of Nigeria’s media and communication community, has died. Sobowale died at the age of 85, on Thursday morning. A member of his family, Akinniyi Sowunmi, announced this in a statement titled “Transition to Glory,” on Thursday. Sowunmi described the death as a major loss […]
Olu of Warri Hails Christ Embassy As Free School Opens in Warri
The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has commended Christ Embassy for fulfilling its promise to establish an InnerCity Missions nursery and primary school under the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International, in Warri to provide free quality education for indigent children. The monarch, who spoke through Chief Mene Brown during the commissioning of the school in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Isakaba Returns” Director Lancelot Imasuen Congratulates Phyna After Nkechi Blessing Showdown
Lancelot Imasuen, director and executive producer of Isakaba Returns, has congratulated Phyna following her victory over actress Nkechi Blessing in the celebrity boxing bout held in Lagos on Thursday. Director and executive producer of Isakaba Returns, Lancelot Imasuen, has congratulated actress and reality TV star Phyna following her victory over actress Nkechi Blessing in their […]
Nigeria @66: NLC demands new minimum wage, lower petrol prices
The Nigeria Labour Congress has demanded an immediate reduction in the price of petrol, a nationwide wage award and the commencement of negotiations for a new national minimum wage, warning that rising living costs have eroded workers’ purchasing power. The NLC made the demands in an Independence Day statement signed by its President, Joe Ajaero, […]
Nigeria @66: Difficult reforms over, prosperity next – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday declared that the harshest phase of his economic reforms was over, telling Nigerians in his Independence Day broadcast that the country has moved from an “age of reform” into an “age of prosperity,” while issuing a pointed warning against politicians pushing for a return to fuel subsidies ahead of the […]
