Truck crushes motorcycle passenger on Oshodi-Apapa Expressway
By Ogochukwu Agha LAGOS — A yet-to-be-identified adult male passenger on a motorcycle was killed on Wednesday when a sand-laden tipper truck collided with the motorcycle at Ilasa Bus Stop, inward Mile 2, on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, said its Eagle Response Team stationed at Cappa responded to […]
Editors Conference: AI misinformation threatens democracy, media credibility — Idris
By Chinedu Adonu ENUGU — The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has warned that the use of Artificial Intelligence, AI, to create and circulate fake photographs, videos, audio recordings and documents poses a serious challenge to democracy and public trust. Idris, who spoke through the Managing Director of the News Agency of […]
I didn’t use AI to write my novel — Author denies allegation
A Haitian-Canadian author whose debut novel recently won a major French literary prize is facing allegations that artificial intelligence was used to write much of the book. Thélyson Orélien, 38, won the Prix du Roman Fnac for his novel C’était ça ou mourir (It Was Either That or Die), but the award has been overshadowed […]
NECO: 804,948 candidates pass English, Maths
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), with 804,948 candidates, representing 58.67 per cent, obtaining five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics. The figure represents a 2.64 percentage-point decline from the 60.26 per cent recorded in the 2025 examination, when 818,492 candidates obtained […]
Crude supply to Nigerian refineries rises 17% in August — NMDPRA
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja ABUJA — Crude oil receipts by Nigerian domestic refineries increased by 17 per cent in August 2026, rising to 683,000 barrels per day (b/d) from 585,000 b/d recorded in July, according to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The increase was contained in the Authority’s August 2026 Midstream […]
Fire renders teacher, seven children homeless in Kogi
By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja LOKOJA — A middle-aged school teacher and single mother of seven, Hajia Aisha Kende Dailla, has been rendered homeless after fire destroyed her three-bedroom apartment in Lokoja, Kogi State. Vanguard gathered that the incident occurred at about 3 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2026, at First 200 Units, along Mallam Hassan […]
