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The United States has commended the Nigerian government’s response to recent attacks in the country’s Middle Belt, while calling for sustained security efforts to protect communities in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs made the position known in a post on X on Tuesday,…
A police sergeant, Johnson Okediji, has died after he was knocked down and dragged underneath a vehicle during a stop-and-search operation in the Egbeda area of Lagos State. The incident occurred at about 2:20 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2026, along Olugbede Street, Egbeda, where police officers were conducting a stop-and-search operation. The Lagos State…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the defection of a group of individuals it identified as former African Democratic Congress (ADC) House of Assembly candidates from Zamfara, Plateau, Taraba and Jigawa states, with the defectors declaring support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. The group made its position known…
A fresh communal conflict in Taraba State has left widespread destruction in its wake, with about 340 houses reportedly burnt and more than 1,000 residents displaced from communities in Sardauna Local Government Area. The violence occurred in Geroji and neighbouring settlements in Mbamnga Ward of Sardauna LGA, where fighting involving members of the Mambilla and…
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The founder of Word Assembly Ministries, Rev. Isaac Omoleyin, has disclosed that a security threat linked to suspected bandits forced him, his wife and children to abandon their home and live in hiding. The incident reportedly centred on the ministry’s camp at Idofian village in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, where police officers…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has stepped up efforts to resolve internal disagreements in five states—Oyo, Osun, Kwara, Benue and Niger—as the ruling party works to manage tensions arising from its recent candidate-selection processes ahead of the 2027 general elections. The reconciliation initiative is part of broader efforts by the APC National Working Committee (NWC)…
The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commiserated with the family of its former Director General, Colonel Peter Kolawole Obasa, who died yesterday. Speaking during a condolence visit to the deceased’s residence in Ilorin, Kwara State, NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu described the late Obasa as a pioneer manager and…
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Nigerian-born, Canadian-American-trained neurosurgeon, Prof. Wale Sulaiman, CON, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Old Boys’ Association of St. Gregory’s College, Lagos. The award was presented to Sulaiman by the President of the Old Boys’ Association, Mr. Francis Oluwole Kudayah, at a ceremony attended by members of the association, alumni, guests and students of…
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The quiet of the early morning in Layeri Village, near Ikoyi-Ile in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, was shattered on September 24 when armed men reportedly invaded a family compound and abducted 38-year-old Nathaniel Peter. The incident, which occurred at about 4:20 a.m., has since triggered a police investigation and a wider security…
The Federal Government has taken another step towards expanding reliable and sustainable electricity access in underserved communities with the commissioning of a 581-kilowatt-peak (kWp) solar mini-grid in Oke-Oyi, Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State. Commissioned on September 24, 2026, the project features a 1.4-megawatt battery energy storage system designed to store solar-generated electricity…