The Zamfara State Government has approved enhanced monthly allowances for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state, with Medical Corps members to receive ₦150,000, while other health professionals will be paid ₦50,000. Governor Dauda Lawal disclosed this during the swearing-in ceremony of 2026 Batch A, Stream I corps members deployed to Zamfara…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the National Assembly, particularly the Senate, of laying the groundwork to manipulate the 2027 general elections by delaying amendments to the Electoral Act 2022. In a statement posted on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Thursday, Atiku said flaws in the current Electoral Act contributed significantly to…
Justice Florence Fiberesima of Oyigbo High Court of Rivers State sitting in Port Harcourt has adjourned indefinitely the suit filed by governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Professor Ngozi Ordu challenging the impeachment processes against them by the Speaker and twenty-six other members of Rivers State house of Assembly as well as the clerk of…
Nigeria’s electricity grid has recorded its first collapse of 2026 with generation recording 20 megawatts as at 1 pm on Friday 23. Following the collapse, power load allocation to the 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) dropped to 20 MW as of Friday afternoon. According to details of power load allocation released by the Nigeria…
President Bola Tinubu has affirmed that Governor Siminalayi Fubara remains the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, stressing that former governor Nyesom Wike has already been “adequately compensated.” The clarification comes amid impeachment proceedings against Fubara in the Rivers State House of Assembly and escalating tensions between the current governor…
A peaceful protest erupted in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, on Friday as residents took to the streets to oppose alleged plans to impose the next Awujale of Ijebuland. In a video trending online, scores of protesting indigenes, comprising men and women, were seen marching through parts of the ancient town while displaying placards warning against…
The palace of the Arujale-Ojime of Okeluse Kingdom in Ondo State has warned that addressing the 22-year-old monarch, Oba Oloyede Adekoya Akinghare II, as “bro” or “blood” will no longer be tolerated. In a statement issued by the Chief of Staff to the monarch, Prince Adefemi Olorunfemi, the palace said the king must be addressed…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has begun investigation into how a 27-year-old woman, identified as Esther Akwaji, collapsed and died under mysterious circumstances while eating at her boyfriend’s residence in Dei-Dei, Bwari Area Council of the FCT. The deceased’s boyfriend, whose identity was yet to be established, allegedly fled shortly after her death. Sources…
Thai Police arrest 11 Nigerians over alleged international romance scam Thai immigration and police authorities have arrested 11 Nigerians following the dismantling of a suspected international romance scam syndicate operating in the Muang Thong Thani area of Thailand. The arrests were carried out on Monday during a joint operation and were reported on Thursday by…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have reportedly killed 10 Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters, including two senior commanders identified as Basulhu and Ubaida, his deputy, in Borno. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the troops also recovered a cache of arms and equipment…
