Explosion: 4 hospitalised after two fuel tankers collide in Zaria
Aug. 11, 2025 Four persons were injured and hospitalized when an LPG laden tanker collided with empty tanker in Dan Magaji Area along Zaria-Kaduna Expressway. Nasir Falgore, Unit Commander, Federal…
A tale of two reforms – Why Nigeria must not blink, by O’tega Ogra
Economic reform is never painless. Every nation that has had to correct profound distortions has faced the same choice: take the hard medicine early, or delay and pay much…
Ibom Air: Ms Emmanson ends journey in Kirikiri Maximum prison
Ms Comfort Emmanson, the female passenger who assaulted Ibom Air’s crew and raged at airport security at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos has been charged to court and…
Mpox: 12 cases recorded in Ondo State as vaccination commences
Aug.11, 2025 No fewer than 12 cases of mpox have been discovered by the Ondo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (OSPHDA) in eight Local Government Areas of the state. The…
Court remands five accused in 2022 Catholic church massacre
August 11, 2025 The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, ordered the remand of five suspected terrorists who attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State on June…
NAF air strikes kill ‘scores of armed bandits’ in Zamfara
Aug. 11, 2025 The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says several armed bandits were killed in series of coordinated air strikes by the Air Component of Operation FASAN YAMMA, on Makakkari…
NCoS blames states for detention of minors in adult prisons
Aug. 11, 2025 …Only Abeokuta has a functional juvenile institution The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has blamed the detention of minors in adult custodial centres on systemic failures at the state…
Over 1.9m Nigerians apply for 30,000 vacancies in paramilitary agencies – Board
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has revealed that a total of 1.91 million job seekers has applied for various positions in the paramilitary agencies in…
Ibom Air reveals identity of unruly female passenger in Uyo-Lagos flight
Ibom Air confirms that on Sunday, August 10, 2025, an incident occurred on board our Uyo–Lagos flight involving a passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson, whose conduct posed a serious threat…
Gov. Oyebanji dissolves cabinet, retains 6 commissioners, others
Aug. 11, 2025 The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has announced the dissolution of the State Executive Council with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement signed by the…