A 35-year-old miner, Ibrahim Jabir, has died after an illegal mining pit collapsed at Asaradan village in Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 11:10 a.m. on Sunday, ...
A Wizz Air flight travelling from London to Sofia was diverted to Budapest on Monday following a bomb threat, prompting Hungarian authorities to deploy a fighter jet to escort the aircraft to safety. The Airbus A321neo had departed London Luton ...
Persons with Disabilities, PWDs, in Ekiti State on Monday stormed the Government House in Ado-Ekiti, protesting a drastic cut in employment slots promised to them by the state government. The protesters, comprising members of different clusters of PWDs, said Governor ...
The list was posted via a tweet from FIFPRO on Monday. Former Ballon d’Or winners like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Rodrigo Hernández, Rodri, and recently awarded Harry Kane made the cut. The women’s category also includes two three-time Ballon ...
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has taken its enforcement campaign against motorists with irregular vehicle registration numbers to Bauchi State, warning that offenders will no longer be spared. The five-day operation, tagged Operation Guduma (Hammer), targets vehicles with fake, ...
The government described the allegations as false, misleading and politically motivated, demanding a public retraction and an unreserved apology from the opposition party. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Ahmed BK, stated this during a press briefing in Birnin ...
A former member of the House of Representatives for Abeokuta South Federal Constituency, Olusegun Williams, has defected from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Williams, a two-term federal lawmaker, announced his defection on Monday in ...
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have rescued five residents who sustained gunshot wounds during an attack on Tull village in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, with one of the victims later dying in hospital. The incident occurred at ...
A Kano State High Court has ordered the remand of a lawyer, Barrister Dalhatu Shehu Usman, at the Kurmawa Correctional Centre until November 6, 2026, over allegations of fraud, forgery of receipts and failure to appear in court. Justice Zuwaira ...
The squad is dominated by players plying their trade in the Tanzania Premier League. Defending league champions Yanga FC and Azam FC contributed five players each. Local sides Kagera Sugar and Singida Black Stars also contributed one player each. Novatus ...
Usman urged the court to resolve the issue in his client’s favour, adding: “My lord, if my vehicle licence expires and my car is parked at home, the Vehicle Inspection Officer, VIO, cannot come and arrest me that my licence ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it is strengthening its technical capacity to detect and counter AI-generated misinformation, deepfakes and coordinated attempts to manipulate Nigeria’s electoral processes. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, disclosed this while speaking at the Beyond ...
The Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms are backed by tangible evidence and results rather than mere promises. He disclosed this in a video released by the Ministry of Finance on Monday ...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has criticised politicians questioning the existence of the Rainbow Coalition, saying they lack the ability to unite even their families and communities. Wike spoke on Monday in Abuja during the ...
The Kano State House of Assembly has extended the suspension of the Chairmen of Rogo, Bagwai and Bebeji Local Government Areas by another three months to allow further investigation into allegations against them. The Assembly also extended the tenure of ...