AAUA students block highway, protest 68-day ASUU strike
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SubscribeOne killed, over 30 abducted in Kogi
The remaining victims were reportedly passengers travelling in a commercial bus that was intercepted by the attackers while passing through the area.
Housing crisis: Tenant’s union calls for suspension of rent hikes in Rivers
The National Union of Tenants of Nigeria (NUTN) has urged Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers to intervene urgently in the worsening housing crises in the Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor areas of the state.
Eight killed, scores injured as gunmen attack Plateau community
No fewer than eight persons were reportedly killed while more than 10 others sustained injuries following an attack by gunmen on Gwon-Ajang village in Foron District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.
TUC boils as NEC sacks state councils
The fallout from the state council elections, in which the national leadership of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has been accused of attempting to impose preferred candidates on some state councils, has taken a new twist.
Economic hardship: Nigerians revert to firewood as cooking gas, kerosene prices surge
A severe domestic energy crisis is forcing millions of households across Nigeria to abandon clean energy alternatives and revert to primitive cooking fuels.
Oyo school abduction: Terrorists want to talk to govt, not family — Alamu, principal’s husband
By Adeola Badru IBADAN — More than two weeks after the abduction of Mrs. Rachael Alamu, principal of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, her husband, Professor Wole Alamu, says the kidnappers are refusing to negotiate with the family and insist on dealing directly with the government. Professor Alamu, a […]
Why Nigerians are angry —Yerima Shettima
Yerima Shettima is the Convener of the Northern stakeholders consultative initiative, an influential socio-cultural and political organisation representing the interests of youths in Northern Nigeria.
Watching my father at 92 made me appreciate longevity is not purely biological – Menakaya
By Okhumeode Momodu Dr Chichi Menakaya is a London-based robotic trauma and orthopaedic surgeon. As she reflects on the 92nd birthday of her father, Dr Timothy Ndubisi Menakaya, she advises that Nigeria must rethink how it cares for its ageing population. In this interview, Dr Menakaya speaks on… ageing, caregiving, mobility, dementia, and the emotional […]
‘I killed to avenge my parents, brothers’, says suspected serial killer
Akaninyene Eretus has told detectives that he killed two men to avenge the deaths of his parents and two elder brothers during a communal crisis nearly 29 years ago.
Nigerian Catholic priest convicted of sexual assault in US
The jury, comprising eight women and four men, found Odiong, 57, guilty of one count of first-degree sexual assault and two counts of second-degree sexual assault involving two women who testified during the trial in Waco.
Tragedy as SUV driver dies in lone accident along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway
Tragedy struck in the early hours on Saturday, following a fatal lone vehicular accident along the ever-busy Oshodi-Apapa Expressway at Charity Bus Stop, inward Iyana Isolo, Lagos, claiming the life of the driver.
Police trace rising kidnappings to Fulani settlement in Ogun
Known among both indigenes and settlers as the Seriki Fulani of the area, he was regarded as a bridge between cultures
Ojude Oba 2026: Celebration of culture, elegance without a sitting Awujale
Ijebu-Ode came alive in a dazzling display of culture, history and splendour as millions gathered for the 2026 edition of Ojude Oba Festival
C’River: Suspected serial killer nabbed in Creektown Forest
A suspected serial killer arrested in Creektown Forest has confessed to the murder of at least 30 people, security sources said yesterday.
Woman, toddler among victims rescued from well in Kano
A 32-year-old woman and her 18-month-old son were among victims rescued from a well in separate incidents recorded in Kano State on Friday.
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