Security agencies in Kaduna have arrested a suspected vote-buyer said to be working for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency by-election held on Saturday, August 16, 2025. The suspect, identified as Shehu Aliyu Patangi, was apprehended in the early hours of Saturday around 3:30 am at a hotel along Turunku Road […]
Nigerian climate advocate Taiwo Ogunwumi, founder of the Geohazards Risk Mapping Initiative (GRMI), has been selected as one of 40 young African leaders for the 2025 Africa Youth Capacity Enhancement Programme on Climate Mobility, organised by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Ogunwumi was chosen from a pool of more than 2,000 applicants across the […]
Femi Dexter Akin-Alamu, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) flagbearer in the Ibadan North Federal Constituency by-election, has raised concerns over alleged inducement of voters during Saturday’s poll. Speaking after casting his ballot at Polling Unit 38, Ward 11, located within the University of Ibadan, Akin-Alamu revealed he had received credible information indicating that citizens […]
Voting materials were delivered as early as 8 a.m. on Saturday at several polling centres in Onitsha North 1, including Polling Units 017 and 016 in Ward 3, situated along Uba Road and Awka Road respectively, for the state House of Assembly by-election. Similar punctuality was recorded at other voting locations such as Agba […]
The Jigawa State Government has successfully conducted a two-day free cataract surgery program for 200 less privileged individuals across the state. The initiative, held at the Dutse General Hospital, aimed to address the pressing health challenge of cataract-related blindness and improve the quality of life for thousands of citizens. Cataract remains a leading […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved ₦16.7 billion for the immediate reconstruction of the Mokwa Bridge in Niger State, which was destroyed by flooding in May. Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi, confirmed the approval on Saturday in Abuja, describing the project as an emergency intervention aimed at restoring a key transport link between the […]
Former Zamfara State governorship candidate and prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in Abuja on Friday, August 15, 2025. The incident happened shortly after Friday Juma’at prayers when Shinkafi’s convoy was blocked by masked gunmen clad in black. The assailants, armed and moving in an unmarked […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington, D.C., on Monday, August 18, 2025, for crucial discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump, as diplomatic efforts intensify to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The visit comes just days after Trump’s three-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, which, while described as “productive,” […]
Governor Caleb Mutfwang has declared Plateau State as one of the safest states in Nigeria, insisting that the state’s security situation has significantly improved under his watch. Speaking in Jos, the governor noted that while Plateau has experienced its share of violent incidents in the past, the narrative is changing. He stressed that no Local […]
Air Canada has suspended all operations due to a strike by its 10,000 flight attendants, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). The strike, which began at 12:58 a.m. on Saturday, has forced the airline to cancel its entire schedule of 700 flights for the day, affecting thousands of passengers. The […]
