Benue Police Clarify Kidnap Victims Were not JAMB Candidates After Arrest of Seven Suspects
The Benue State Police Command has clarified that victims of a recent kidnapping along the Makurdi–Otukpo road were not Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates as initially feared, following the…
Messi Acquires Spanish Fifth-Tier Club UE Cornella in Push to Develop Local Talent
Lionel Messi has become the new owner of Spanish fifth-tier side UE Cornella, the Catalonia-based club announced on Thursday, marking the Argentina captain’s first full takeover of a European team…
IMF Says Transport Costs are Deepening Cost-of-Living Crisis, Hitting Low-Income Households Hardest
Prohibitively high transport costs are worsening the cost-of-living crisis in South Africa and other economies, with low-income households spending up to 85 percent of labour income just to commute to…
Bauchi State Civil Service Commission Terminates Clerical Assistant’s Appointment Over Recklessness Linked to Death of Two Journalists
The Bauchi State Civil Service Commission has terminated the appointment of a Clerical Assistant attached to the Ministry of Information and Communications over “recklessness and negligence in the discharge of…
Tributes Pour in As News Spreads of Temisan Okomi’s Passing, Colleagues Mourn Popular Broadcast Sports Journalist
The Nigerian sports media community is mourning following reports of the passing of popular broadcast sports journalist Temisan Okomi, with colleagues, athletes, and listeners describing his voice as one that…
Saraki Dismisses Links to Offa Robbery, Blames Political Blackmail for Renewed Claims
Former Senate President Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has restated that he has no connection to the 2018 Offa bank robbery, describing renewed attempts to link him to the incident as…
Nigeria to Repatriate 82 Foreigners Arrested in Lagos Immigration Sweep
The Nigeria Immigration Service Lagos State Command has concluded arrangements to deport 82 irregular migrants arrested during a joint enforcement operation with the Nigeria Police Force, as part of efforts…
Labour Party Moves to Strengthen Convention Machinery, Agbese Tipped for Publicity Role
The Labour Party has stepped up preparations for its 2026 National Convention with fresh congress dates and the inauguration of a 45-member Congress and Convention Committee, amid indications that Hon.…
Sparks and Outrage as Man Steals Ghana Police Armoured Vehicle in Ashanti
A 26-year-old man, Ebenezer Frimpong, stole an armoured vehicle belonging to the Ghana Police Service after a driver left the engine running while stepping into a pharmacy at the Nkawie…
A WORD FROM THE STREETS ABOUT 2026 FLOODING AND INADEQUATE PREPARATIONS
By AVM (Rtd) Akugbe Iyamu Thirty three states and over 144,000 communities are at the risk of flooding in 2026 according to NiMet. In Nigeria today, predictions and annual flood…
