Security
Kidnapped passengers escape as bandits doze off in forest
Few of the passengers who were abducted along Itobe-Ajegwu-Anyigba road in Ofu local government of Kogi State have escaped. The kidnappers were said to have attacked…
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Education
Ekiti Govt Close Schools Over Bandit Scare
Students of Ayetoro-Iloro High School in Ekiti State fled the school premises in panic on Friday following reports of suspected bandits sighted near the community, prompting…
Politics
Tinubu Appoints Professor Segun Aina as New Jamb Registrar
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina, 39, as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), succeeding Professor Is-haq Oloyede,…
Politics
Shehu Buba withdraws backs Tuggar in tomorrow’s APC Primary elections
Distinguished Senator Shehu Buba Umar has formally announced his withdrawal from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Bauchi State. The decision, according to…
Education
Protests Erupts in Oyo Over Kidnapped Students
Protests erupted in Oyo State on Wednesday as youths and residents stormed the streets over the recent abduction of students and teachers in the state. In…
Security
Bandits Behead Oyo Teacher
Michael Oyedokun, a teacher abducted from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, has been killed by his captors. Oyedokun was…
Politics
APC Majority Leader, 12 Other Reps Screened Out from Party Primaries
Several serving members of Nigeria’s House of Reps failed to secure return tickets during the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries conducted across the country ahead of…
Court grants El-Rufai N100m bail, seizes his passport
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday granted N100 million bail to the detained immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, who is…
Business
EFCC Arraigns Bank MD Over 19m, $30,000 Fraud
The Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned the Managing Director of Viscount Microfinance Bank, Blessing Gozi-Anyaokei, over the alleged unlawful…
Politics
Seyi Makinde Declares For President in PDP/APM Alliance
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party backed by Seyi Makinde and the Allied Peoples’ Movement on Thursday strengthened opposition collaboration ahead of the 2027 general…