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The Lagos State University (LASU) and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have called for stronger collaboration among researchers, policymakers and security agencies to strengthen African border governance. Both institutions made the call on Monday at the 2026 Annual Meeting of African Borderland Research (ABORNE) in Lagos. The meeting had as the theme, “The Connected Borderlands: ...
Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, the Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, has congratulated the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad-Abubakar III, on his 70th birthday. Abubakar, in a congratulatory message issued in Bida on Monday, described the milestone as an occasion to thank Almighty Allah for His mercy, protection, guidance and blessings ...
The University of Calabar (UniCal) has warned students against a false social media publication urging them to undertake fresh Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) regularisation and indemnity procedures. Mr Effiong Eyo, the university’s Public Relations Officer, gave the warning in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Calabar. Eyo described the publication, ...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has inspected the ongoing construction works on the Arue-Uromi-Agbor road projects, expressing satisfaction with the progress recorded despite challenges posed by the rainy season. The governor, who visited the project sites on Monday, said his administration remained committed to ensuring that the road projects were completed and delivered to the ...
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Monday picketed Abuja Continental Hotel over alleged violation of workers’ rights, and denial of unionisation and collective bargaining. News men reports that the entrance to the hotel was barricaded for about two hours, preventing vehicles from going in and out of the premises. The workers carried placards ...
A 65-year-old herbalist, Sikiru Mojereola, was on Monday docked in an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly defrauding a Briton of N29.2 million. The police charged Mojereola with conspiracy, fraud and conversion. The Prosecution Counsel, PC Olapeju Durodola, told the court that the defendant conspired with others, at large to commit the offence ...
The Ogun Government has expressed deep sadness over the death of veteran actor and filmmaker, Alhaji Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as ‘Ogogo’. Mr Kayode Akinmade, Special Adviser to the Governor on Information and Strategy, expressed the government’s condolences in a statement issued on Monday in Abeokuta. Akinmade described Hassan’s death as a monumental loss to ...
Two youth groups in Kwara have commended President Bola Tinubu for the creation of 9 Division of the Nigerian Army, with headquarters in Ilorin. Aliyu Muhammad, Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Youth Assembly, and Ibrahim Musa, Speaker, Coalition of Kwara Youth Organisations, gave the commendation in separate remarks at an event to celebrate the establishment ...
Nigerian influencer Priscilla Ojo and her husband, Tanzanian singer Juma Jux, have unveiled their son Rakeem’s face as he marks his first birthday. The couple shared photographs of Prince Rakeem Mkambala on Instagram on Monday, after keeping his face private since his birth in Canada on Aug. 24, 2025. ”To our dearest son, watching you ...
The remains of veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has been laid to rest in accordance with Islamic rites. The burial, held in his hometown of Ilaro in Ogun State, drew an emotional crowd of family members, friends, colleagues and sympathisers who gathered to bid farewell to the 66-year-old actor. A video ...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olatunji Disu, says the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) remain resolute and committed to its constitutional responsibilities of protecting lives and property. Disu said this on Monday in Abuja during a memorial parade held in honour of 10 Nigerian Police Special Intervention Squad (SIS) officers, attacked and killed by suspected ...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has cautioned against calls to restore the petrol subsidy. He said a return to the old regime would undermine Nigeria’s improving fiscal position, weaken investor confidence, and reverse gains from the economic reforms of the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. According to a statement issued by his ...
The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, has charged graduates of the National Defence College Course-34 to translate their training into policies that drive industrialisation, inclusive growth and regional stability across Africa. Musa gave the charge on Monday in Abuja, at the Graduation Lecture of NDC Course-34. He congratulated the commandant, faculty, staff and ...
Seven persons have been confirmed dead while two others sustained injuries in a multiple road accident at Kara, along the Ibafo-Lagos corridor in Ogun. Mr Afolabi Odunsi, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Public Education Officer in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Monday in Abeokuta. Odunsi said the crash occurred on ...
A seven-month pregnant housewife, Safiya Ismail, has prayed an Upper Area Court in Mararaba, Nasarawa State grant her request for divorce from her husband, Suleiman Khalid, on grounds of alleged assault. The petitioner, a mother of one, told the court that she married her husband according to Islamic law. “My husband has abandoned his family ...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says the sub-region is the most stable among Africa’s regional economic communities, notwithstanding the existential threat confronting it. ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Amb. Abdel-Fatau Musah, made this known in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Abuja. He said West Africa had been ...
The Embassy of Ukraine in Nigeria has unveiled an exhibition marking the 35th anniversary of the restoration of the Eastern European country’s independence, showcasing the its culture, history, and struggle for freedom. Newsmen report that the exhibition was opened by the Ambassador of Ukraine to Nigeria, Mr Ivan Kholostenko in Abuja on Sunday. Kholostenko said ...
No fewer than 500 editors from across Nigeria and other distinguished guests are expected at the 2026 All Nigeria Editors Conference. The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday. The annual conference is scheduled for Sept. 24 and Sept. 25 at the International Conference Centre, Enugu. The ...
Seven travellers have died in a fatal road crash on the Bida-Kutigi road in Niger, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The FRSC Niger Sector Commander, Corps Commander Aishatu Sa’adu, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Sunday. Sa’adu said the crash occurred on Sunday afternoon at Shebe village, a few kilometres from Kutigi ...
Residents of Eket Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom, have lamented widespread flooding caused by heavy rainfall, destroying homes and property worth millions of naira. The residents spoke with newsmen in Eket on Sunday, following torrential rainfall across the community. Mrs Elizabeth Akpan, a housewife residing on Mkpok Lane, expressed distress after floodwater submerged her home ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Federal Government has taken a major step towards reviving the long-dormant Delta Steel Company in Ovwian-Aladja, Delta State, following a commitment of over $1.3 billion by Premium Steel and Mines Limited to rehabilitate and modernise the facility. The development is expected to breathe new life into one of Nigeria’s major steel-producing ...
Veteran Nigerian actor, screenwriter, and director Taiwo Babatunde Hassan, known to millions as ‘Ogogo’, has died at the age of 66. After a battle with stage-four cancer, the revered thespian took his final bow on Sunday, August 23, 2026, leaving behind a profound void in Nigeria’s creative industry. From the garage to the silver screen ...
Solewant Group has unveiled an 11-product range of decorative paints and protective coatings in Namibia as part of its push to expand its industrial solutions and explore opportunities within the country’s emerging energy and industrial market. The products, unveiled on August 17 at the Mövenpick Hotel in Windhoek, are produced under Solewant Specialty Protective Coatings ...
