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Daniel Umemezie has been appointed as the 2026–2027 US National Youth Poet Laureate, emerging as the 10th literary writer to secure the esteemed recognition and the second individual of Nigerian-American heritage to attain the distinction. Umemezie treads the path paved by Salome Agbaroji, who made history in 2023 as the pioneer Nigerian-American awarded the US […]
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has overseen the signing of a $2 million supplementary lithium agreement between the state government and Diamond New Energy, coming on the heels of his recent official trip to China. The formal execution ceremony took place on Friday at the Nasarawa State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja. Delivering remarks during […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday ordered the remand of Gabriel Nkup Tsenyen, a former Chairman of the Shendam branch of the Nigerian Bar Association in Plateau State, in the custody of the Department of State Services. The remand order was issued by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik pending a ruling on the validity […]
President Bola Tinubu has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure a peaceful, transparent and credible governorship election in Osun State scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026. The President, in a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, urged security agencies to protect […]
Former Puerto Rican boxer, Prichard Colón has died at the age of 33. He passed away on Thursday, nearly 11 years after suffering a severe brain injury that left him in a persistent vegetative state. His father and former coach, Richard Colón, announced the death in a Facebook post. He thanked the public for years […]
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace, the country’s defence ministry confirmed on Friday. The interception took place amid growing concern across Europe over unauthorised drone activity linked to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The ministry said the jets successfully destroyed a foreign unmanned aerial vehicle that entered Latvia as a result […]
Troops of Sector 4, Operation Enduring Peace, have foiled an attack on Nyerwai and Rayidi communities in Fan District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State. One person was killed during the incident. Military sources said the attack occurred at about 11:05 p.m. on August 12, 2026. Troops stationed at Dorowa Babuje responded to […]
The Niger State Police Command has arrested 147 suspects in separate operations targeting criminal hideouts and alleged thuggery across the state. The raids formed part of efforts to curb criminal activities and maintain security. According to a crime bulletin by police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun, 139 of the suspects were arrested during operations in Suleja and […]
Property worth about N80 million was destroyed when fire gutted two residential flats at Yalenguruza Quarters, opposite MacConnels Hotel in Gombe State. The Federal Fire Service, Gombe State Command, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday. The command received a distress call at 3:03 p.m. and quickly mobilised a multipurpose water tender from the […]
The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun I Area Command, has intercepted contraband goods valued at N3.57 billion, including thousands of parcels of cannabis and bags of foreign rice. The seizures were recorded between June 24 and August 13, 2026. Acting Customs Area Controller Oladapo Afeni announced the haul while parading the items at the command’s headquarters […]
