Osun Decides: Adeleke Leads With 19 LGs, Oyebamiji Trails With 11
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has taken an early lead in the state’s governorship election, winning 19 of the 30 Local Government Areas announced so far. His closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), secured victories in…
Contractor goes into hiding as 3-storey building collapses in Abia
The contractor handling an ongoing three-storey building in Umuozue area of Osisioma Ngwa LGA, Abia State has reportedly gone into hiding, following the collapse of the house on Thursday morning. The building which is located at No.7 Chima Otuka Street…
1.9m PVCs collected for Osun governorship election – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 1,906,390 registered voters in Osun State have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, disclosed this…
ABSU Suspends Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze Over Social Media Posts on Lecturers’ Salaries
The management of Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, has reportedly suspended Professor Nnamdi Chinwendu Nwaeze, a lecturer in the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, with immediate effect. The suspension reportedly followed social media posts attributed to…
THE INDUSTRIALIST DRIVING AFRICA TOWARD SELF-RELIANCE AND INTRA-AFRICAN TRADE
When conversations turn to investment and industrialisation in Africa, one name that frequently stands out is Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote. Over several decades, Dangote has built one of Africa’s largest business empires, expanding from commodity trading into manufacturing, cement, fertiliser,…
Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says
The current outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest outbreak of the disease ever, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that the…
I’m worried about democracy, we’re caged’ – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern over the state of democracy in Nigeria and Africa as a whole.Obasanjo said democracy in Africa was borrowed and had caged Africans. He made this known while speaking as one of the panellists…
Muslim-Muslim ticket: No regret over my statement – Sheikh Jingir
Islamic cleric and leader of the Izala Scholars Council, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, has stood his ground over his Muslim-Muslim ticket comments and description of Christians as “infidelsSpeaking in an interview with the BBC, Jingir said he had no regrets…
Nigerian woman becomes captain in US Army
The promotion comes a few months after Uzoma revealed that she had been promoted to the rank of sergeant in March 2026. At the time, she celebrated the achievement by writing: “Got promoted to Sergeant today. Grateful to God for…
Meet Nigerian twins who secured NNPC jobs against all odds
Identical Nigerian twins, Hussaini and Hassan Malami, have secured employment with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited as members of the NNPC Tigers Class of 2026, despite one of them initially hesitating to apply over a misconception about the company’s…