President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigeria’s Super Eagles to remain focused and positive following their elimination from the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, expressing appreciation for their efforts despite Sunday’s defeat to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Morocco. The president’s message, delivered on Monday through his spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, encouraged the team to shift…
Authorities in Abuja have refuted claims that Naval Lieutenant Ahmed Yerima was the target of an attack, insisting the incident reported in some media outlets was merely a routine police stop. The clarification was issued on Monday by SP Josephine Adeh, spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, who criticised the reports as…
Authorities in Nigeria’s Kebbi State have launched a major search operation after 25 female students were kidnapped from a secondary school in the early hours of Monday. The students were taken from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, following an attack by gunmen armed with sophisticated weapons. The incident was…
Nigeria’s fragile health system is facing a deepening crisis as nationwide industrial action by resident doctors entered its 17th day on Monday, while the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) began their third day of indefinite strike action. The dual strikes have left public hospitals operating at skeletal…
President Bola Tinubu, through Vice President Kashim Shettima, has extended condolences to the family of former President Shehu Shagari following the death of his wife, Hajiya Sutura Shehu Shagari. Describing her passing as a significant national loss, President Tinubu noted that Hajiya Sutura’s life exemplified humility, service, and dedication. Vice President Shettima, who represented the…
The Ebonyi State Police Command has rescued a kidnap victim, Thank-God Obasi, who was reportedly tied up and locked in a hotel toilet in Ezzangbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area (LGA). The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abakaliki. He said Obasi was abducted by a syndicate…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has reported that a road accident involving a Volkswagen commercial bus and a stationary tipper truck claimed one life and left six others seriously injured. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said in a statement on Sunday that the accident occurred in the early hours at…
Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka has appointed Prof. Ugochukwu Anyaehie as its new Vice-Chancellor, following approval by the institution’s Governing Council. His tenure will commence on 19 November and will run for five years. The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Mr Olugbenga Kukoyi, confirmed the appointment on Sunday in Abuja, noting that…
The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has called on African governments to deepen collaboration with the private sector to strengthen the continent’s oil and gas value chain. PETAN Chairman, Mr. Wole Ogunsanya, made the call at the 4th Conference and Exhibition on Local Content in the African Oil and Gas Industry (CECLA), organised by…
Gov Uba Sani of Kaduna State says the Northern region has the human resources needed to address its development challenges—if its elites work together with unity of purpose. Sani said this on Sunday when the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), led by its Board of Trustees Chairman, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, Wazirin Dutse, paid…
