Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said his administration’s immediate focus is to reunite the teachers and pupils rescued from kidnappers in Oriire Local Government Area with their families and provide them with rehabilitation following their 56-day captivity.

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Electricity supply to Maitama District and adjoining areas of Abuja has been disrupted following the alleged invasion and encroachment on the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company’s (AEDC) C2 Maitama Substation by suspected land grabbers, prompting the intervention of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. In a public notice […]

By Dickson Omobola  Chief Commercial Officer of United Nigeria Airlines, Mr Adedayo Olawuyi, has fingered the dominance of foreign carriers in Nigeria’s aviation market to the weakness of domestic airlines, saying the country lacks strong local and regional operators capable of competing effectively. Olawuyi said airlines such as Emirates, Qatar Airways, Ethiopian Airlines and Asky Airlines continue […]

The total cost of the event is unknown, but Forbes magazine estimated that it exceeded $20 million.

Harry and Meghan have lived in California since 2020 and the children had not seen their grandfather since 2022.

President Donald Trump said Friday the United States would “completely decimate” Iran if it attempted or succeeded in assassinating the sitting president.

England received a boost on the eve of their World Cup quarter-final against Norway after Declan Rice, Marc Guehi and Reece James all returned to training on Friday.

The collapse of a section of the New Gombe State House of Assembly Complex under construction has left one worker dead and seven others sustaining varying degrees of injuries.

A youth group under the aegis of the National Youths Vanguards for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for insisting that only candidates who emerged from primary elections monitored by the commission would be uploaded as the party’s National Assembly candidates.

The race to 2027 has quietly entered a critical stage. No rallies, no campaign concerts yet — but one important move by INEC could determine who eventually appears on your ballot.

“We are still at the teething stage. We need experience, education and comparative studies from jurisdictions already practising state police.”

A peace advocacy group in Kogi Central, Justice and Order, Say No to Violence in Ebira Land, has expressed concern over recent remarks attributed to former Governor Yahaya Bello regarding opposition leaders.

…. says rescued pupils, teachers receiving medical attention …to be handed over to Oyo State government By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The military on Saturday disclosed that some security personnel suffered casualties during the month-long operation that led to the rescue of 44 pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. […]

By Emmanuel Aziken & Emily Ogah For more than a decade, Jim Beabubari Marshall stood quietly inside the lifts of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, headquarters, moving staff, visitors and top officials from one floor to another. To many who passed through those doors daily, he was simply the lift operator. But behind the […]

“I am greatly relieved and delighted to learn of the safe rescue of the schoolchildren who were kidnapped. I sincerely thank all those whose tireless efforts made their freedom possible, especially the security personnel and everyone who worked behind the scenes,” he wrote.