Alleged Genocide: If global pressure will make FG act, so be it — CAN President
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, on Tuesday said the Church has no objection to the rising international scrutiny over attacks on Christian communities, insisting that global pressure may be the push the Federal Government needs to finally act. He made the remarks in […]
Bandits hijack Benue commercial vehicle, kill driver, abduct five passengers
By Peter Duru, Makurdi Suspected bandits have reportedly hijacked a commercial vehicle along the Ogobia-Adoka road in Otukpo Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State, killing the driver and abducting about five passengers on board. The incident has thrown communities in the area into panic, with residents describing the route as “increasingly unsafe.” A local […]
FG targets zero road deaths – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday says the Federal Government is committed to a future where Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs), no longer claim lives. Tinubu made the declaration in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the International Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Crash Victims Conference in Abuja. The President, represented by the Secretary […]
Afe Babalola decries proliferation of substandard Varsities in Nigeria
Legal Luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola has warned against the growing number of illegal and substandard private universities in the country.
Curacao, Suriname on verge of joining World Cup party
Curacao and Suriname could clinch qualification for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday as more of football’s lesser lights have their chance to reach a tournament expanded to 48 teams.
Kebbi Abductions: How vice principal, security guard were murdered – Widows
“When we saw them, we began to pray in the Islamic way. While doing that, they shot my husband straight in the chest”
ASUU rejects 35% salary increment, calls for urgent funding for Nigerian universities
By Elizabeth Osayande The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has expressed deep dissatisfaction with the recent proposal from the federal government to increase salaries of academic staff by 35%. According to ASUU leaders, this increment is insufficient and reflects a broader issue of chronic underfunding in the Nigerian education sector. In a press briefing […]
We will tackle insecurity, roads, education with stakeholders, NCDC chairman assures
By Henry Umoru ABUJA- CHAIRMAN, Governing Board of the North Central Development Commission, NCDC, Barrister Cosmas Ternenge Akighir has assured that the Commission will collaborate with all the Governors in the geo- political zone and relevant stakeholders, with a view to tackling the unending cases of insecurity, poor road networks, health and education across the […]
Edo Security Squad arrests 31 alleged cultists in Uromi
Benin, Nov 18, 2025 (NAN) Edo Special Security Squad’s “Operation Flush Out” has arrested 31 suspects for alleged cultism and kidnapping at Uromi in the Esan North-East Local Government.
Wike-backed PDP faction expels Makinde, Bode George, others
“NEC approved commencement of disciplinary procedures against Wabara, George, Obi, Turaki, Mohammed, Makinde, Lawal, Arapaja…”
World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz out of Davis Cup finale with injury
Spain’s world number one Carlos Alcaraz will miss the Davis Cup Final 8 tournament in Italy this week due to injury, the two-time Wimbledon champion posted on X on Tuesday.
