Abuja/FCT
JUST IN: Accident Occurs on Karu Bridge, Nyanya-Keffi Road
A crash has occurred on Karu Bridge along the Nyanya-Keffi expressway in Abuja, less than 24 hours after a fatal accident was reported at the same…
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Security
Bayelsa: Gunmen attack Rhythm FM During Live Transmission
Suspected armed robbers have attacked a private radio station, Rhythm 94.7 FM, in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, carting away valuables including mobile phones, recording devices,…
Education
South East Reps Demands JAMB Registrars Resignation Over UTME Scandal
The South East Caucus of the House of Representatives has called for the immediate resignation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB),…
Edo Deputy Speaker, Maria Oligbi-Edeko, resigns from office
The Deputy Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Maria Oligbi-Edeko, has resigned from her position. Oligbi-Edeko, who represents Esan North-East II, announced her…
Business
Tinubu Approves Regulatory Licences for Kolmani Oil Project
President Bola Tinubu has approved the issuance of critical regulatory licences for the Kolmani Integrated Development Project, a multibillion-dollar oil exploration initiative situated between Bauchi and…
Security
Finland Charges Simon Ekpa with Inciting Terrorism
Finnish prosecutors on Friday announced that Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa has been charged with inciting terrorism through online platforms. In a statement, Finland’s National Prosecution…
Politics
Tinubu Receives Alaafin of Oyo at Presidential Villa
President Bola Tinubu on Friday received the newly crowned Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The visit marked the monarch’s first…
Security
Troops Neutralize Bandits, Recover 1,000 Rustled Cattle in Taraba and Plateau States
Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army and Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in collaboration with personnel of Operation Safe Haven, have neutralized two suspected…
Education
Igbo Group Charges Jamb To Display Results Immediately After Examinations
An Igbo socio-cultural group, Nzuko Umunna, has voiced strong concern over the recently acknowledged technical malfunction that affected the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in…
Politics
Nine Arrested Over Murder of Adamawa Politician Thomas Godwin
Nine suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of Adamawa politician, Thomas Godwin, popularly known as Zamfara. Godwin, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic…