A Federal High Court in Abuja has denied the bail application of five men accused of involvement in the deadly June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. The suspects, Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris, and Momoh Otuho Abubakar, were arraigned on nine terrorism […]
Thirty secondary school teachers in Kwara State have been trained to serve as the first line of defence in protecting students from drug and substance abuse. The training, organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in collaboration with the MTN Foundation and the Kwara State Government, was held during a two-day […]
The Oyo State Government has approved the hosting of Nigeria’s U-20 women’s national football team, the Falconets, ahead of their 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying match against Rwanda. The decisive return-leg fixture will be played on Saturday, September 27, at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan. The approval was confirmed on Tuesday after […]
Nigeria’s fragile electricity supply suffered yet another setback on Wednesday as the national grid collapsed, plunging large parts of the country into darkness and raising renewed concerns over the sector’s reliability. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) confirmed the incident in a public notice dated September 10, 2025, announcing that supply was lost at exactly […]
The Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA) has entered into a landmark partnership with the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, to establish a National Diploma (ND) programme in Environmental Health. The collaboration, sealed through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in Ilorin, is aimed at equipping young Nigerians with the technical skills and practical […]
The Idoma Area Traditional Council (IATC) has denied reports that it nullified chieftaincy titles recently bestowed on President Bola Tinubu and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, during the Igede Agba celebrations in Oju Local Government Area of Benue State. In a statement signed by its Secretary, Adegbe Uloko, the […]
Cape Verde moved a step closer to making history on Tuesday after defeating African football powerhouse Cameroon 1-0 in Praia, a result that keeps them on course for a maiden FIFA World Cup appearance. The Blue Sharks, representing a population of fewer than 550,000 people, now sit top of Group D in the […]
A former Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Benin Branch, Douglas Ogbankwa, has faulted the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Senate, describing the action as a clear case of “double standards.” Ogbankwa, in a statement issued on Tuesday, argued that the Senate’s decision lacked fairness and transparency, noting that […]
