MAIDUGURI — Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has said the insurgency in the state destroyed more than 5,000 school structures and forced about 2.2 million children out of school at the peak of the crisis. Zulum stated this on Sunday in Maiduguri while inaugurating several completed projects across the state. The g…

…particularly in Kachia, Chikun, Kagarko, Giwa, Igabi, Jama’a, Kaura, Sanga, Jaba, Kudan, Makarfi, Zangon-Kataf and Kauru local government areas. According to him, the situation had pushed many affected families into severe economic hardship and forced others to relocate to areas they considered safer to continue their…

…Akwa Ibom State when marine operatives raided a suspected kidnappers’ camp along the Calabar-Oron channel. Although the suspects fled, police recovered a pump-action gun and ammunition, two speedboats and four outboard engines. In Kaduna State, police, vigilantes and local hunters raided suspected bandit camps in Aucha…

…Congress (NDC), Ibrahim Usman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Suleiman Munir Babangida of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and Salisu Suleiman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). In Kaduna South, incumbent Senator Sunday Marshal Katung of the APC is facing challengers including Godfrey Ali Gaiya of the ADC,…

…the attackers. The terrorists fled into the surrounding area during the encounter, abandoning their captives. The troops subsequently rescued the three kidnapped victims and recovered a handheld communication radio reportedly abandoned by the fleeing terrorists. “The rescued victims are currently receiving necessary me…

…River State Colleges of Nursing, as well as institutions in Bauchi, Anambra, Kaduna, Taraba, Zamfara and the Federal Capital Territory, among others. Speaking on the intervention, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, said the Fund was investing in the human capital required to str…

…casualty. They burnt the security post we constructed for them. “They also set ablaze an abandoned vehicle there. They also carted away their generator and motorcycle. It occurred today around 5am and 6am.” Suspected bandits attack security base, cart away properties in Oyo [PHOTOS]

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has commissioned a N15.9 billion flyover in the Post Office area of Maiduguri, marking the fourth flyover in the state capital. The nine-span flyover, which was completed within 11 months, was awarded in 2025 to Chinese contractors, Eighteenth Engineering Company. The government al…

By Emma Una, CALABAR The Cross River State Commissioner for Power and Renewable Energy, Prince Eka William, has died in an Abuja hospital, throwing the state’s political and public service community into mourning. William reportedly died on Saturday evening while receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. His deat…

…to tell the chairmen and their deputies at their inauguration at the Ecumenical Centre, Abakaliki that: “Any chairman who fails to win his council will be removed from office and replaced with a councillor. I want this information to be on the headlines of newspapers because, as politicians, we will not speak in secret…

…the children’s parents into handing them over to him. Public Relations Officer, Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this at a news briefing at the corps’ headquarters in Abuja on Friday. Afolabi said the suspect operated under the guise of running a nongovernmental organisation and orphanage programme known as the Back to Scho…

…and malnutrition among vulnerable Nigerians. Tinubu, who flagged off the programme in Calabar on Friday, said three food banks were being launched simultaneously in the state to provide nutritional support to children under six, pregnant women and lactating mothers. In a statement signed by her Senior Special Adviser o…

…with her half-siblings during a radio interview at Yanga 89.9FM LagosThe daughter of 2Baba and Annie Idibia revealed that her mother actively encouraged her to maintain bonds with all her father's childrenWhen the host asked whether she communicates with 2Baba's new wife and Edo lawmaker Natasha Osawaru, Isabelle point…

…the d£ath. Confirming the incident, the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, said the command had begun a thorough investigation into the case. He assured residents that the police would explore all available leads to uncover what transpired and bring anyone connected to the de@th to justice.…

…upheld a preliminary objection filed by Ndubueze's legal team, led by Prof. Paul Ananaba, SAN, who argued that the suit amounted to an abuse of court process. Ananaba told the court that a Federal High Court sitting in Owerri had, on June 25, already resolved the dispute over the APC primary election held on May 18. Th…

…morning of 3rd September 2026, mounting pressure on the kidnappers and forcing them to abandon the victim and flee. “The woman was subsequently located and rescued unharmed and has since been reunited with her family. “The Command has intensified efforts to track down and arrest the fleeing suspects.” Police rescue abd…

…In a statement, NSDC National Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commandant of Corps Babawale Afolabi, said the operations were carried out by the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad under the zero-tolerance policy on crime, corruption and asset destruction. According to him, the operatives investigated a…

…the rule of law and possible compensation for Nigerians whose property was damaged or abandoned during attacks. An early-warning mechanism under a proposed Nigeria-South Africa memorandum of understanding remains unresolved, Alexander said. The agreement, which would allow the countries to share information and respond…

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…captors in deadly confrontations. He said security forces could force terrorists to abandon their captives by strategically surrounding their locations and cutting off their means of survival. According to Musa, terrorists often flee when they detect the presence of security forces, particularly when confronted with ae…

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…served as a permanent symbol that the government had fulfilled its pledge and had not abandoned the Ogoni people. “Ten years ago in this very place, the flag-off of the Ogoni cleanup took place. Today, we return to affirm that commitment. The monument stands as a permanent reminder of a promise made and a promise kept,…

…Modelling in non-BIM environments. Also, Customer Success Manager, RIB Software, Engr Thabang Chitja, will discuss how digital project controls and real-time data can improve cost visibility, risk management and project performance. Head, CDK Integrated Industries, Abimbola Onagbade, will address how developers can bal…

…to collaborate, we need for them to communicate.” Also speaking, an educationist, Susan Babatunde, said schools should prepare children to function as global citizens while ensuring that they remain connected to their cultural identity. Babatunde said Nigerian schools should incorporate folklore, history, music and oth…

Treasure Okegbola, a Lagos student who nearly abandoned her education due to lack of support, scored 339 in her JAMB exam and became the best in her schoolA man named Alex Onyia visited her home in Bariga in 2024 and gifted her a laptop, pledging to support her journey into software studies at UNILAGTwo years later, Al…