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The United States, South Korea and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to the “complete denuclearization” of North Korea on Saturday, as Pyongyang continues to reject disarmament ahead of possible talks with Washington. Speculation is mounting over a potential meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ...
The CP said security tactical operations remained ongoing in full force, leveraging real-time intelligence supplied by local community members to track down the remaining armed bandits and ensure the safe rescue of the three clerics still in captivity.
By Chidi Nkwopara The Department of State Services, DSS, on Friday, called two witnesses in the ongoing suit, HOU/22C/2026, filed against Usman Aliyu, Mohamed Aliyu and Babangida Ali, over the October 1, 2026, kidnap of 20 prospective members of the National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, who were travelling to their ...
The report attributed the cruel and degrading detention conditions leading to the deats of 33 detainees, including 14 children, to the actions and negligence of the officers.
The Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has released an updated list of its Campaign Council. In a press release on Friday, the State Chairman of the party, Dr. Martin Chukwunweike, and the State Secretary, Hon. Chukwudi Nnadozie, said the update had become imperative as more critical ...
Bahrain’s eVisa list covers 54 African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya, letting eligible travellers apply online now without an embassy visit.
President Tinubu said the initiative aligns with his administration’s commitment to encouraging private-sector investment.
By Luminous Jannamike Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of concealing evidence and shielding officials implicated in irregularities in the voter register, warning that the scandal threatens the credibility of the 2027 general elections. Atiku said INEC’s admission that AI-generated images and other ...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed eight pre-shipment inspection agents to monitor crude oil and gas exports, alongside two monitoring and evaluation agents to oversee their activities.
Sowore made the demand after the organisers of the Marathon issued a statement barring him from participating in the 2026 edition of the sporting event holding today, Saturday, October 31, 2026.
The 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympics ever to be held on African soil, open Saturday in the Senegalese capital marking an historic moment for the continent. Signs proclaiming “Africa welcomes, Dakar celebrates” are abundant across Dakar, which is hosting some 2,665 young competitors aged 14 to 17 from ...
A US federal judge temporarily blocked on Friday the Justice Department from threatening state and local election officials with criminal prosecution if they fail to comply with its directives on processing ballots. The order by Judge Trina Thompson in the Northern District of California deals a setback to Trump administration ...
Geregu Power Plc has released its unaudited financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, reporting a pre-tax profit of N7.55 billion, representing a 79.85% decline from N37.46 billion in the corresponding period of 2025.
For twelve years, Chinenye had lived with the pain of widowhood, the burden of raising three daughters alone and the
OPay suspends its NYSE IPO after a foreign regulatory inquiry, saying services remain unaffected and reaffirming investment in Nigeria’s digital finance sector.
The Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has proposed measures that governments could deploy in order to harness the gains of Artificial Intelligence ( AI) for development. Olaopa spoke on Thursday in Abuja on “Media And Information Literacy, AI And Youth Creativity” during a stakeholders’ dinner organised ...
The withdrawal of its US IPO leaves questions about the timing and structure of its proposed Nigerian stock market listing
Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Professor Murtala Muhammad Ahmad as the seventh substantive Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto. In a statement by the Head, Public Affairs, UDUTH, Mansur Wadata, the appointment is for an ...
Wema Bank Plc has released its unaudited financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, reporting a pre-tax profit of N258.64 billion, representing a 76.62% increase from N146.43 billion in the corresponding period of 2025.
The Media and Strategic Communication Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council in Ondo State has constituted eight subcommittees to strengthen its communication and publicity activities ahead of campaigns for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. The subcommittees, announced by the committee’s chairman, Hon. Kenneth Odusola-Stevenson, are ...
A victim of suspected armed robbers arrested by Oyo State Police Command, Alhaji Wahab Olatokunbo (surname withheld), has narrated the experiences of his family members in the hands of hoodlums whom he said invaded his home, killed his wife by stabbing and almost ended his own life too through several ...
The Zamfara Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Bello, has confirmed the rescue of three of the six Islamic Clerics (Imam) kidnapped on September 12, while travelling to Talata Mafara, Zamfara. Bello gave the confirmation in an interview with some select reporters on Friday in Gusau. He said the rescue followed ...
Peter Obi vows to personally lead rescue efforts against kidnappers if elected president in 2027, promising key actions on corruption, education and electricity.
The reasons we love a certain brand of sneakers probably have more to do with our brains than our feet.
Berger Paints Nigeria Plc reported a profit before tax of N1.68 billion for the nine months ended September 2026, up 14.8% from N1.46 billion in the corresponding period of 2025.
Atiku Abubakar and the NDC pressed INEC over questionable voter records as the commission promised corrections before certification. Friday’s exchanges also covered borrowing, nomination disputes, the PDP’s support for Tinubu and conflicting accounts of campaign incidents.
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Park Service (NPS), has taken over the management of Pandam National Park in Plateau State after years of abandonment, insecurity and encroachment by criminal elements.
It was a parade of talent and skills on Friday in Ibadan as students from public secondary schools across the South-West gathered at the University of Ibadan to demonstrate digital applications they had developed.
Pius Agboola, UNIOSUN’s 2025/2026 overall best graduating student with a 4.91 CGPA in Mechanical Engineering, has attributed his success to mentorship, disciplined reading, and access to relevant study materials. Agboola, who shared insights into his academic journey in a recent interview, said guidance from senior colleagues who graduated with first-class ...
The Federal Government has commenced a new monthly cash relief programme offering N50,000 to vulnerable Nigerians as part of efforts
The death toll from last week attack carried out by gunmen on Binnari village in Taraba State has risen to at least 62, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
Three in four persons living with diabetes in Africa are unaware they have the disease, the World Health Organisation (WHO)
"And for anybody to say debt is no leprosy, is absolute nonsense. Debt is worse than leprosy. Because leprosy destroys only one person. Debt destroys generations.”
By Evelyn Usman For the family of Mrs Adedotun Oluwaseun, retirement was supposed to usher in a season of peace, rest and the joy of reaping the fruits of years of dedicated service. Instead, the death of their beloved mother has left them grieving and grappling with painful questions about ...
The Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Football Association (FA), Alhaji Adam Mouktar Mohammed, has congratulated Mr. Samson Adamu on his confirmation as the substantive General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). According to available records, the confirmation makes Adamu, who joined the Cairo-based supreme football-governing body ...
By Aiyedun Oluwadamilola Nollywood actress and producer Funke Akindele has opened up about her emotional struggles behind the cameras, revealing that she sometimes cries and breaks down in private despite her cheerful public image. The actress made this known during an interview with CNN, where she reflected on the pressures ...
For residents of Kumo in Akko Local Government Area and Gombe metropolis, the six days between Thursday, October 22, and Tuesday, October 27, 2026, will remain a painful memory. Two road crashes claimed innocent lives and left families mourning.
By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI — The Anglican Archbishop of Owerri, Most Rev. David O. C. Onuoha, has expressed concern over Nigeria’s rising debt profile, questioning the Federal Government’s continued resort to borrowing amid the country’s economic challenges. Onuoha raised the concern on Thursday while flagging off the Provincial Council meeting ...
• We can no longer farm, they took everything away from us — survivor By Femi Bolaji, Jalingo Friday, October 23, 2026, began like any other market day in Binnari, a rural community in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State, where the life of the people revolves around farming ...
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In his remarks, the British High Commissioner, H.E. Pete Vowles, paid tribute to the longstanding relationship between Kano and the United Kingdom, while expressing interest in strengthening engagement and exploring opportunities for further cooperation.
The internet has developed a remarkable appetite for intercultural romance, and one figure keeps appearing in the conversation. The Nigerian man. Across social media, women describe Nigerian men with a mixture of admiration, amusement and surprise. They speak of men who call when they promise to, make their intentions known ...
(Being remarks by the Odu’a Investment Foundation Advisory Board Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Olatokunbo Awolowo Dosumu at the 2026 Showcase Event of the BYTE BUSTERS Coding Club in Ibadan on Friday.)
Nnaji noted that electricity business required huge capital investment, patience and a long gestation period.
(Part 1) The phrase usually arrives in the heat of an argument, thrown across a dining table or shouted from a bedroom doorway: “You’re not my mom.” To the stepmother on the receiving end, it lands as an emotional eviction notice,a sudden, ungrateful dismissal of her labor, her care, and ...
The Director of the Kano Professional Women Directorate for Presidential and Governorship Elections, Dr Maryam Shetty, has unveiled plans to mobilise 500,000 professional women in Kano State to support President
The Ebenezer Christian Relief Initiative (ECRI) has rejected the proposed pilot ranching in Benue State and called on the Federal Government to work towards the return of Internally Displaced Persons
By Omeiza Ajayi – ABUJA The Deputy Chief of Staff to Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, Chief Enyinna Onuegbu, has said former Governor Rochas Okorocha never took part in the All Progressives Congress APC primary for Imo West Senatorial District, which a Federal High Court in Abuja has now ...
The House of Representatives Committee on South-East Development Commission (SEDC) has hailed the progress of work on the Commission’s headquarters in Enugu State, describing the facility as a critical institutional
The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has petitioned the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, seeking an independent investigation into alleged enforced disappearances, torture, secret
Da Amakiri Tubo, Alhaji Mujahid Abubakr Dokubo-Asari, has congratulated His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar CFR, mni, Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs
A woman running a tailoring business from her home receives an order large enough to justify purchasing another sewing machine. The opportunity is promising. She already has customers and the
Prince Adewole Adebayo is the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). In this interview by MUIDEEN OLANIYI, he speaks on a variety of issues including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the omission of governorship candidates from the INEC list, fuel subsidy debate, state police, coalition talks among ...
From record-breaking strikers of earlier generations to modern greats, these 10 campaigns stand out as...
•Court grants Okorocha ticket, 12 Chairmen back governor By Omeiza Ajayi – ABUJA The fight over who flies the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag in Imo West Senatorial District has turned into open war, with the party’s 12 local government chairmen in the zone rejecting a court judgment that handed ...
By Muhammad Inuwa, Dutse A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former House of Representative member representing Birnin-Kudu/ Buji in Jigawa State, Engr. Magaji Da’u Aliyu, has claimed that Northern political leaders begged President Bola Tinubu to support former President Muhammadu Buhari’s presidential ambition and promised to ...
…ends 14 years of unstable electricity The candidate of the Accord Party for Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has donated a brand new 300KVA transformer to Ilo-Ijesa community in Oriade Local Government, ending 14 years of unstable electricity in the area. Olajengbesi, who served as Spokesperson for Governor Ademola Adeleke’s ...
Speaking on behalf of the council, Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, pledged members’ commitment to achieving the governor’s target.
Nigeria must make insurance more valuable to consumers beyond claims payment to achieve the industry’s target of increasing penetration to 10 per cent by 2031, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic, Chief Olisa Metuh, has urged the National Assembly to prescribe stiffer penalties for the production and distribution of fake drugs and adulterated
The Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, has congratulated the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, on his 83rd birthday. The Deputy
The immediate past Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharmacist Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, has been honoured with the Award of Impactful Excellence in Leadership by the Association of Nigerian
The Ogun State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has facilitated the construction and equipping of a modern Information and Communication Technology
Ambassador Femi Fani-Kayode, High Commissioner of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Republic of South Africa, on Friday, October 30, 2026, formally presented copies of his Letters of Credence
Olanrewaju Osho is the senatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the January 16, 2027 election. In this interview by Muideen Olaniyi, he speaks on the issues in the party, the Rainbow Coalition, State Police debate, leadership deficit and the FCT natives ...
Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 12 local government areas of Imo West Senatorial District have rejected the Federal High Court judgment recognising former Governor Rochas Okorocha
In an era where brand messages flood every channel and consumer attention spans are fiercely defended, the line between transient
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has partnered with the University of Copenhagen, Denmark and industry stakeholders to implement a research project aimed at improving pastoral livelihoods, building climate resilience and reducing farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria. The project, known as the SCREEN Project, will focus on the Damau Household Milk ...
…as Igbobi College, Yaba, holds its 91st interhouse sports competition Sports remain a vital pillar of students’ all-round development, fostering
Tunisia ranks as Africa’s healthiest country in 2026, with a life expectancy of 76.7 years, ahead of Algeria and Seychelles,
By Evelyn Usman A mechanic workshop went up in flames in the early hours of yesterday at Isheri-Idimu, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, with 21 vehicles reportedly affected. The fire, which broke out at about 3:05am on Oladunni Street, beside Eternal Filling Station, reportedly threatened to spread to ...
Who is thinking for Nigeria? …Thought-provoking voices on solutions to Nigeria’s developmental challenges! Yaba School of Thought Weekly Digest (Monday,
Five years into the collapse of the 21-storey high-rise building in Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, DAYO AYEYEMI, writes that no fewer than 50 incidents occurred thereafter, while professionals and government’s officials continue to search for solutions.
The Peninsula Hong Kong has been named the world’s top hotel in 2026, leading a list of five
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has defended the federal government’s economic reforms, saying they are designed to create an enabling environment for investment, strengthen businesses and improve the country’s productive capacity. He, however, stressed the need for effective communication of government policies at both federal and state levels to help citizens understand ...
The Deputy President of the Senate, Barau I. Jibrin, has applauded the Nigerian Army for the deployment of a new battalion and an artillery regiment to Kano State, describing it as a strategic and timely intervention to strengthen security in the state and the North-West geopolitical zone. Senator Barau, who ...
The Yobe State Council of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the state government to address three key welfare demands or risk industrial action. The ultimatum, which took effect on October 28, 2026, expires at midnight on November 11. The ...
The federal government is stepping up efforts to improve health data management by strengthening the digital skills of health information professionals and ensuring that qualified officers are responsible for managing records in health care facilities. The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Records Officers Registration Council of Nigeria, Alhaji ...
TWO concerning and momentous events happened this week that dramatized the depth of the penetration of the virus of religious extremism into the body politic of Muslim northern Nigeria: the viral video of uniformed young Izala first aid kids chanting a chilling song requesting AK-47s to murder Christians
Golf in Nigeria is gradually moving beyond its reputation as a leisure pursuit for the wealthy, with corporate-sponsored tournaments, private