Wife of the Osun State Governor, Amb. Erelu Ngozi Abeni Adeleke, FEL. Nig. Book of Records (NBR), FEL. CIML, has welcomed the ‘first baby of 2026’ born in Osun State as the most precious gift from God for the new year.

By Haruna Aliyu Birnin Kebbi: A section of a private rice mill in Birnin Kebbi metropolis collapsed on Tuesday, leaving one staff dead and five others trapped under the metal wreckage. Upon receiving the report, Kebbi State Deputy Governor, Senator Umar Abubakar Tafida, visited the site and ordered immediate rescue efforts, which are ongoing. The […]

Gunmen have abducted Maruf Musa, a former member of the Ogun State House of Assembly. Musa, who represented Ogun Waterside constituency during the sixth assembly (2007–2011), was reportedly kidnapped on Tuesday night in Ibiade, Ogun Waterside LGA. The assailants allegedly fired shots to disperse residents before abducting the former legislator during prayers at a mosque […]

Damaturu— A suspect, Ibrahim Mohammed, allegedly involved in the December 24 bomb blast at a Maiduguri mosque, has been arrested by a vigilante group in Damaturu, Yobe State. Mohammed was, subsequently, handed over to troops of Sector 2, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Joint Task Force North-East. Brig.-Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar (retd), Special Adviser on Security Matters […]

By Abel Daniel Lafia— No fewer than four persons were feared killed and over 45 others injured when suspected armed herders attacked Akunza-Ashigye community near Assakio, in Lafia East Development Area of Lafia Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. An eyewitness, Mr. Jonathan Adamu, a resident of Akunza-Ashigye, who spoke to our correspondent on the phone, […]