Families across Nigeria continue to live with the deaths, trauma, financial losses and unanswered questions left behind by building collapses. As experts blame weak enforcement, quackery, substandard materials and poor construction practices, ANOZIE EGOLE examines why building collapses persist and what happens to the …
Galatasaray club doctor Yener Ince broke his silence on Victor Osimhen's injury status after the striker missed the international breakOsimhen was dropped from Nigeria's AFCON qualifier squad and flew home to spend time off before returning to IstanbulThe club doctor confirmed Osimhen took part in some training session…
….As 4th Vanguard summit opens Friday By Sola Ogundipe Nigeria’s youth mental health crisis will come under sharp scrutiny as leading psychiatrists, public health experts and advocates press for stronger action on substance use, suicide, social isolation and the growing mental health pressures linked to social media an…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged survivors and families of victims of the 1967 Asaba Massacre to embrace forgiveness and reconciliation. Obasanjo made the call on Wednesday while participating virtually as chairman of the occasion at the 59th anniversary memorial of the massacre in Asaba. He described the m…
Kenyan nominated senator, Karen Nyamu, has gone viral after a video showing her sucking her thumb during a Senate sitting surfaced online. The footage, which was captured during a Senate session on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, shows Nyamu seated in the chamber while using her mobile phone before appearing to put her thumb…
A Facebook user has accused the Task Force in Bayelsa state of destroying a roadside trader's rice and stew at the market. The user, Kumo George Kumo claimed members of a task force team poured away the cooked rice and stew a roadside trader was selling from a wheelbarrow at Swali Market, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.He said…
Manchester City legend David Silva has come out of retirement to sign for Sha Tin in Hong Kong. 'I'm so excited to go to Hong Kong and enjoy the local culture, the food in Sha Tin and, of course, football in Hong Kong,' he said in an Instagram video announcing the move. The club, meanwhile, said: 'David Silva will be i…
Police have arrested a woman for allegedly beating her brother's child to d3ath in Benue State. The incident occurred in Jato-Aka in Kwande Local Government Area of the state on Sunday, October 5, 2026. According to Facebook user, John Tyokoso, the woman accused her brother's children of stealing N500 and subjected the…
The Sokoto State Government has ordered immediate measures to address low attendance among students and teachers in some schools across the state. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Prof. Ahmad Ladan Ala, gave the directive during the ministry’s Week Four, Day One morning briefing at the Sultan Muhamma…
Troops of the 109 Special Forces Battalion, in collaboration with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, have arrested a suspected high-profile terrorist in Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State. In a post on X, counter-terrorism expert Zagazola Makama said the suspect, identified as Madumaki Modugai, …
Nine suspected terrorist collaborators have been apprehended by troops of 233 Tank Battalion in Yobe State. The suspected terrorist collaborators were arrested by the troops during a covert operation in Damaturu, Yobe State. Security analyst Zagazola Makama, in his posts on X on Wednesday, quoted security sources as sa…
President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Policy Communications, Daniel Bwala, on Wednesday, dismissed the claim by the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, that the President’s economic policies killed his mother. Bwala described Amaechi’s claim that Tinubu’s economic…
Six kidnapped victims have been rescued by troops of Sector 2, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), during separate encounters with suspected terrorists in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. The troops recorded the success at about noon on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, when those deployed at Kukawa responded to infor…
…joke with him about holding his wedding at Old Trafford and doing a Cristiano Ronaldo-style "Siu" celebration at the entrance.She remembered Ukeme as someone who lived for football."All Ukeme wanted to do was play football. Very fine stubborn boy, anywhere they are having a competition, he's there to form Maradona," sh…
Ireland's Department of Justice published visa decisions for applications processed through its Abuja mission for the week of September 28 to October 4, 2026Dozens of Nigerian applicants received decisions, with a significant number of applications either approved or refused during the periodThe published list contains…
ASSBIFI declared the N70,000 national minimum wage grossly inadequate during its 2026 World Day for Decent Work event in LagosThe union's acting president said the wage cannot buy a bag of rice, cover monthly rent, or feed an average Nigerian family for two weeksASSBIFI called on the Federal Government to urgently addr…
The Kebbi State Government approved a new minimum wage for over 17,000 teachers following a governor-endorsed White Paper on salary reviewThe Nigeria Union of Teachers chairman announced when teachers would start receiving the new payThe state government also invested heavily in school infrastructure, covering thousand…
By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Omotola AremoLAGOS The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions, ASSBIFI, on Wednesday said the N70,000 national minimum wage was inadequate to guarantee decent living for Nigerian workers. The union described the wage as grossly insufficient to meet workers’ b…
—Says govt can pay between N200,000, N400,000 By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to improve workers’ pay immediately, rather than waiting for the next review of the national minimum wage. Briefing journalists in Abuja after its National Ad…
A Gombe State High Court sitting in Court No. 5 on Wednesday sentenced two men, Buhari Sule and Muktari Ali Hilami, to d3ath by hanging for armed robbery and the m8rder of a 35-year-old man, Murtala Rabi'u. The court, presided over by Justice Muhammad-Auwal Haruna, found the two defendants guilty of criminal conspiracy…
GistReel A teacher has recounted a heartbreaking incident from 2021 involving a secondary school student whose refusal to follow her father to an ATM was followed by a devastating family tragedy. The teacher, who was teaching at a school in Ikorodu, Lagos, said the girl was initially brought for admission into JSS 3 de…
American singer-songwriter Toni Braxton has marked her 59th birthday with a series of sultry new photos. The Grammy-winning star turned 59 on Wednesday, October 7, and took to social media to share the birthday images of herself posing in black revealing lingerie. In her caption, the singer wrote: 'Every fold. Every wr…
Bashir Ahmad, a former aide to ex-president Muhammadu Buhari, has criticised Lionel Messi for his reaction to a Benin player who attempted to take a selfie with him. Lionel Messi's retirement moment with the Argentine national team was interrupted when a Benin player attempted to take a selfie with the 39-year-old. Mes…
A 33-year-old man identified as Monsuru Musa, was today October 7, caught writing the FCT Civil Service Commission promotional examination for his father, Musa Mohammed, who works in the FCT Fire Service. According to Lere Olayinka, spokesperson of the command, when the security deployed at the instance of the FCT Mini…
Death row inmate Christa Pike has revealed what she remembers of her botched execution attempt in her first words after losing consciousness during the ordeal last week. Pike, 50, woke up on Tuesday, October 6, but remains in critical condition after being injected with two doses of the lethal drug pentobarbital. The T…