EU releases €2.3m to tackle cholera in West, Central Africa
By Favour Ulebor The European Union has released €2.3 million in emergency humanitarian funding to Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Chad to support efforts to contain cholera outbreaks in the four countries. In a statement on Monday, the European Commission said the funding would support outbreak response, case management, surveillance, vaccination, and water, […]
Son allegedly hacks 60-year-old mother to death in Ondo
— Police recover machete, arrest fleeing suspect By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old man, Samuel Akoade, for allegedly hacking his 60-year-old mother, Olufunke Amoo, to death in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at the […]
JAMB sets August 31 deadline for candidates yet to accept admissions
By Adewale Adesewa The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned candidates with pending admission offers from the 2020 to 2025 admission cycles to accept or reject the offers before August 31, 2026, to avoid possible forfeiture. The Board advised affected candidates to check their admission status and take the necessary action before the […]
Flooding: FCTA reviews 47-yr old Master Plan, blames scavengers, ageing infrastructure
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA has disclosed that it is reviewing the 1979 Abuja Master Plan to accommodate new realities in the capital city, even as it attributed recurrent flooding in parts of Abuja to scavengers stealing drainage covers and ageing infrastructure that has failed to keep pace with the […]
NDLEA destroys N301bn worth of illicit drugs in Lagos
— Marwa vows to dismantle drug cartels, financial networks— Sanwo-Olu, Customs CG, Navy pledge continued support By Kingsley Omonobi LAGOS — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 329,865.585 kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs with an estimated street value of N301.058 billion in a court-ordered exercise in Lagos. The exercise, conducted on Monday […]
Keyamo writes IATA over Osubi Airport code
…directs airlines, aviation agencies to adopt official designation By Dickson Omobola Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has urged the International Air Transport Association, IATA, to review the existing three-letter location code assigned to Osubi Airport in Delta State. Keyamo, in a letter addressed to the IATA Area Manager for West and […]
