Terrorists abduct 14 Islamic school students in Niger
The incident reportedly happened on Saturday in Pandogari in Rafi Local Government Area. The students were abducted while harvesting maize in their teacher’s farm when the terrorists invaded the farm. The teacher was also reportedly kidnapped during the incident. The spokesman of the Niger State police command, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident on Monday, saying […]
Oyo boxer stabbed to death during street fight
An amateur boxer identified simply as Kehinde and popularly known as KBlaq has been stabbed to death during a street fight at Olodo Garage in Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident occurred on Sunday, sparking outrage among social media users, who called for justice for the deceased. According to accounts circulating online, the deceased was not […]
N’Assembly proposes 74 additional seats for women
The National Assembly has proposed the creation of 74 additional seats for women in the Senate and House of Representatives, alongside three reserved seats for women in each state House of Assembly, as part of efforts to address the underrepresentation of women in Nigeria’s political system. The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed this on Monday […]
Ex-Miss Taraba Comfort Williams dies
Former Miss Taraba, Comfort Williams, has died, the management of Prime Planet Event Managers has announced. The organisation, which organises the Mr and Miss Taraba pageant, disclosed her death in a condolence statement published on Monday, describing her as a former beauty queen and its Assistant Managing Director. “This heartbreaking loss has left us deeply […]
2027: I’ll tackle corruption, power crisis if elected, says Obi
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Mr Peter Obi, has vowed to declare an immediate state of emergency on corruption, education and power generation if elected president in 2027. Obi made the pledge during a massive public engagement and town hall meeting in Enugu State on Thursday, as part of his ongoing nationwide […]
Cyber fraud: EFCC returns recovered N114m to microfinance bank
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has returned N114 million recovered from a cyber fraud case to a microfinance bank. According to a post obtained from EFCC’s X handle on Friday, on Thursday, the Acting Zonal Director of the EFCC’s Benin Zonal Directorate, Deputy Commander Sa’ad Hanafi Sa’ad, presented a bank draft of N114 million […]
Reps demand accountability from VCs, decry poor infrastructure
The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has urged vice chancellors and management teams of federal universities to ensure prudent and effective utilisation of available resources. The Committee noted that proper management of public funds is critical to the development of the institutions and the nation’s education sector. The Committee Chairman, Abubakar Fulata, gave […]
FG pumps N5tn into military operations
The Federal Government has disbursed N5.15tn in special intervention funds to the Nigerian military and related security agencies between November 2023 and September 2026, amid persistent insecurity, including terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes across the country. The Federation Account Allocation Committee, obtained on Thursday, revealed that the government received N5.65tn into a dedicated […]
Ondo air crash: Monarch seeks Tinubu’s intervention over pollution
The Olugbo of Ugboland, Oba Fredrick Akinruntan, has appealed to the Federal Government to expedite action on the cleaning-up of Ilaje communities which had been polluted as a result of the plane crash which occurred in Igbokoda, the headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. This was contained in a statement issued on […]
ADC shifts Sokoto campaign kick-off amid hotel booking row
The African Democratic Congress has postponed its presidential campaign flag-off in Sokoto State, earlier scheduled for Saturday, October 31, to Wednesday, November 4, 2026. A chieftain of the party, who sought anonymity because he was not authorised to speak publicly on the matter, disclosed the development to our correspondent on Wednesday. When contacted, the party’s […]
