The death of a police corporal, Amos Yusuf, who allegedly shot dead his female colleague, Woman Corporal Grace Onimisi, before shooting himself at the Ajaokuta ASCO Camp in Kogi State, has been flagged for investigation by police authorities. A no-case submission filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, o…
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has unveiled Artificial Intelligence-powered robotic tutors and other digital learning innovations at the Bayelsa Medical University, Yenagoa, as part of efforts to modernise medical education and strengthen research and technological development. The innovations were unveile…
President Bola Tinubu has pledged to intensify efforts to stem the migration of Nigerian medical professionals abroad, saying the Federal Government will work to encourage them to return and serve the country. Tinubu also reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening disease surveillance and regional collaboration t…
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed that armed bandits invaded Gidan Asarki, a community near Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, shot a resident in the leg and rustled 28 cattle. The attack occurred around 9 pm on Sunday in the community located behind the university’s Jummat Mosque, throwing residents into…
More than 40 people were killed in an attack on Orthodox Christian churches and homes in Ethiopia’s central state of Oromia on Saturday, residents and a conflict monitor told AFP on Monday. Oromia, Ethiopia’s largest state with some 40 million people, has faced a long-running insurgency and ethnic tensions between its …
The Ebonyi Unity Forum in Anambra State has condemned two separate killings recently reported in Aguata Local Government Area of the state, allegedly involving indigenes of Ebonyi State, and urged affected communities to shun reprisals. The incidents involved the alleged killing of a 23-year-old woman, Mmesoma Umeorini…
The members of the Delta State Hospital Management Board Multipurpose Cooperative Society II have appealed to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and the office of the state Attorney General to intervene in the recovery of their withheld cooperative savings, said to be worth over N70m, amid allegations of financial mismanageme…
Fulani leaders under the Confederation of Pastoralists have called on President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to allocate 30 per cent of the agricultural budget to the livestock ministry and establish pilot ranches across the six geopolitical zones. They also seek the protection of the 417 grazing reserves acro…
For the first time in three years, Nigeria will watch the Ballon d’Or from the outside, as the 2026 winner is named on Monday (today) at the London Palladium, with Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe leading the race. No Nigerian appears on the men’s shortlist, the women’s list or any of the other trophy categor…
Bodies of the two remaining victims of Tuesday’s boat accident at Robertkiri, along the Kula waterways in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, have been recovered. The bodies were reportedly recovered on Saturday evening, and their identities were revealed. This comes three days after five bodies from the incident were re…
The death of a man, identified simply as Toheeb, whose body was allegedly dumped in an abandoned well in Ikirun, Osun State, has sparked violence in the community, with the police arresting 10 suspects over the alleged murder and the burning of houses belonging to some suspects. Sources within the community where the i…
AXA Mansard Insurance Plc plans to open shares left untaken by existing shareholders under its proposed N18.3bn rights issue to other interested investors, creating an additional route for the insurer to complete its planned capital raise. The company secured shareholders’ approval for the fundraising at its 34th Annua…
Ginger farmers in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State are recording promising harvests following an intervention by the Bank of Agriculture to revive production after ginger blight devastated the sector. The intervention has reached about 3,400 farmers across 15 clusters, providing ginger planting materials an…
A British man, Nathan Gregory, has paid an emotional tribute to his wife, Leanne Gregory, who died while trying to rescue their two sons after they were swept out to sea during a family holiday in the Bahamas. Leanne, 36, from Stapleford in Nottinghamshire, was on holiday with her husband and their children when the in…
Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Sunday launched the Iru Ekun Security Network in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, with about 20,000 volunteers reportedly joining the outfit. The launch, held at the popular Mapo Hall, came as Igboho explained his recent visit to Abuja, sa…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention’s response to the confirmed Ebola case in the Federal Capital Territory, including a N100,000 weekly payment for people placed in isolation or quarantine, is among the major stories making headlines. Also in the news are gospel singer Tope Alabi’s threat of legal ac…
A beneficiary of a scholarship awarded by former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in 2017, Nengi Donald Jaja, has emerged as the overall Best Graduating Student of the College of Law at Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, winning 12 awards. Jaja disclosed this in a post shared on X on Saturday, reflecting on how the…
Anambra State First Lady, Dr Nonye Soludo, has urged residents to take precautions to protect their health and prevent heat-related illnesses as the heat wave intensifies nationwide. Soludo, founder of the non-governmental organisation Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo, also urged relevant agencies to pay special attent…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested one Samuel Net for suspected homicide at a hotel within the Utako District of the FCT. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the command’s spokesperson in Abuja, Josephine Adeh, the Utako Divisional Police Headquarters received a distress report from the …
Old students of Imade College, Owo, Ondo State, under the auspices of the Imade College Old Students Association, have appealed to the state government to address the shortage of teachers in the school. The association said it had been hiring and paying ad hoc teachers to bridge the staffing gap and prevent students fr…
Troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued three kidnapped victims in Sakaba Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The victims were identified as Aisha Aminu, 46; Sumayya Aminu, 27; and Nana Abbas, 15. The victims were rescued on Saturday, October 24, 2026, during an operation in the area, with two of the…
The Oyo State Police command has rescued a 15-year-old kidnapped boy, identified as Sumaila Muhammadu, and neutralised a suspected kidnapper during a coordinated security operation along the Awe–Iwo Road axis of the state. A statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, in Ibadan, th…
A former Ondo State Commissioner for Education and ex-Director-General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, Dr Pius Osunyikanmi, is dead. Osunyikanmi reportedly died on Saturday at the age of 55 after a protracted illness, according to a report by Starnews, which quoted a family source. The former director-general was …
The Directorate of Women Mobilisation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has extended its compassionate outreach to vulnerable patients in Kaduna State, visiting hospitals and engaging women and children as part of its grassroots activities ahead of the party’s rally held on Saturday. …
A retired head teacher, Mr Charles Ogunbanwo, while speaking with BIODUN BUSARI, recounts how his wife, Hannah, relentlessly demanded her retirement benefits from the Ogun State Government before she died after undergoing two surgeries Can you share some information about yourself? I am a retired head teacher from Saga…