admin The Academic Staff Union of Abdullahi Fodio University of Science and Technology, Aliero (ASUU-AFUSTA) has presented a new set of demands to the Kebbi State Government, threatening a walkout if prompt action is not made to resolve their long-standing issues. Dr. Musa Isah Fakai, the union’s leader, announced the position in a statement. He voiced … Read more
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as the Amotekun Corps, captured two alleged kidnappers and armed robbers operating in the state. While paraded the suspects at the Corps’ headquarters in Alagbaka, Akure, Commander Adetunji Adeleye revealed that the suspects were apprehended at Owo, the state’s Owo Local Council Area headquarters. Adeleye, who also … Read more
In separate operations around the state, the Delta State Police Command apprehended a suspected drug dealer and seized a substantial quantity of suspected Indian hemp. Last Wednesday, while on normal traffic duty along Airport Road in Effurun, Ugborikoko Division operatives intercepted a tricyclist named Evans Emmanuel Akpowene, whose behaviour prompted suspicion. A search of the … Read more
The Kwara State Police Command has reported an attack on the Police Mobile Force Camp in Nuku Village, via Kaiama, in the Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. According to SP Adetoun Ejire Adeyemi, Police Public Relations Officer in Ilorin on Friday, the violent attack that killed five forest guards took place in the … Read more
Moses Iorhen Shirsha, a former Benue Local Government chairman, and his wife, Mercy Mngusonun Shirsha, were laid to rest in a joint burial ceremony at Mbator, Mbatsen, Konshisha Local Government Area, Benue State. The burial, which was marked by tears and tributes, brought mourners from across the state, as family members, friends, and acquaintances gathered … Read more
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Aliko Dangote, the president of the Dangote Group, on his 69th birthday, which is Friday, April 10, 2026. The message was given in a statement released on Friday by the president’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga. President Tinubu commended Dangote as a wonderful model of enterprise, whose efforts continue to inspire … Read more
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the delisting of 23 computer-based test (CBT) locations in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory due to technological difficulties discovered during the 2026 mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The centers are located in Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, the FCT, Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, … Read more
Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, former Senate President, has severely denounced the heinous attack on Nuku village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State by armed bandits, which resulted in the deaths of five forest guards. Saraki’s Press Officer on Local Matters, Abdulganiyu Abdulqadir, issued a statement on Friday calling the act “barbaric, senseless, and … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has claimed that Nigeria’s fuel prices are lower than those in Kenya and other African countries. He said this in his statement on Thursday, when he was in Yenagoa for project commissioning. He recognised the economic issues that Nigerians face, particularly the growing cost of fuel. He said he understood Nigerians’ concerns … Read more
Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, a former Inspector General of Police, has stated that there will be no zoning arrangements for the Nasarawa State governorship seat ahead of the 2027 election. Adamu, who is running for governor on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has also stated that he is the candidate to beat … Read more