The University of Calabar chapter of Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is embroiled in a major financial dispute after lecturers accused its former leadership of failing to remit more than ₦138 million (£80,000) in union contributions. The allegations centre on Dr John Edor, who chaired the Unical ASUU chapter until recently. According to…
Residents of Zauma community in Bukuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State have accused Governor Dauda Lawal Dare of failing to protect them from relentless bandit attacks. Their anger follows a fresh assault on Birnin Zarma village, where armed men stormed the community at dawn, killing a man, injuring his wife, and abducting 18 women…
Residents of Kaido Tsoho in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT have decried poor infrastructure, insecurity and lack of government support. Speaking during a community visit by the NGO Movement for the Transformation of Nigeria (MOTION), villagers listed lack of potable water, healthcare, electricity and schools as major challenges. They also lamented herder invasions of…
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has intercepted 100,000 tramadol pills and destroyed nearly 17 tonnes of cannabis in nationwide operations, officials said on Sunday. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said a suspect was arrested in Kano on 8 September with the tramadol consignment. Other seizures in the state included 196 litres of Akuskura, an emerging…
Nigeria has secured a rare conviction linking terrorism and illegal mining, with authorities calling it a breakthrough in efforts to cut off funding for violent groups. On 11 September, the Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced Mahmud Usman, a commander of the Ansaru terror group, to 15 years in prison after he admitted to mining…
Thousands of families displaced by devastating floods in Yobe State have received relief supplies from Nigeria’s North East Development Commission (NEDC). The commission announced on Sunday that 2,261 households across 21 communities in Potiskum, Nangere and Jakusko council areas were supported with food items such as rice, spaghetti and vegetable oil, alongside non-food items including…
Five young boys abducted from Maiduguri, Borno State, have been rescued by police in Adamawa after being found wandering the streets of Mubi town. According to police spokesman SP Suleiman Nguroje, the children—aged between 10 and 16—were intercepted on 13 September following a tip-off. They have since been identified as residents of Gwange ward in…
A Chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Hon. Adebayo Olagbenro, says zoning governorship ticket to any of the zones outside Ibadan could be a game changer for the party in 2027. He stated this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ibadan. Olagbenro, a former Commissioner…
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has uncovered a factory in Lagos producing “skuchies,” a psychoactive cocktail made from cannabis and blackcurrant drink, in a sweeping series of nationwide raids. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced that the 11 September raid in Ikorodu yielded more than 6,000 bottles of the illicit drink and over four tonnes…
Nigeria’s cattle breeders’ association, Miyetti Allah (MACBAN), has praised the Enugu State government for intervening in a recent attack on herders but has called for stronger measures to safeguard its members from future violence. The incident, which claimed the lives of six herders and resulted in the theft of over 100 cattle, has shaken the…
