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…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has said an accident involving a Volkswagen commercial bus with registration number EPE 494 XM and a stationary tipper truck has claimed one life. The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, said that six others were severely injured….
Consumers in Benue, Abia, Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states are rejoicing over the sharp drop in prices of most foodstuffs in markets. A cross-section of consumers said on Sunday in the states that prices of most foodstuffs, especially grains, had dropped significantly. A Makurdi resident, Victoria Ogwuche, said she could now buy a mudu…
The Ebonyi State Police Command said its operatives rescued a kidnap victim, Thank-God Obasi, from a toilet in a hotel located in Ezzangbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area (LGA). The command’s spokesman, SP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this in a statement in Abakaliki on Sunday. Mr Ukandu explained that Obasi was allegedly kidnapped, tied and locked up…
The Super Eagles won’t be at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, the US, and Mexico! This was after Nigeria lost on penalties to DR Congo in a tightly-contested African play-offs final on Sunday. The game ended 1-1 after normal and extra time. But during penalties, the Leopards of DR Congo overpowered the Super…
A bridge collapsed at a cobalt mine in southeast Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 32 wildcat miners, a regional government official said Sunday. The bridge came down Saturday onto a flooded zone at the mine in Lualaba province, Roy Kaumba Mayonde, the provincial interior minister, told reporters. He said 32 bodies had…
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…
