Canadian Police Arrest, Charge 28-Year-Old Nigerian Over Murder Of University Student

Canadian police have arrested and charged Babatunde Afuwape over the murder of Shivank Avasthi, a 20-year-old university student. Detective Sergeant Stacey McCabe of the Homicide and Missing Persons Unit announced that the Toronto Police Service arrested and charged Mr Afuwape in connection to the murder of 20-year-old Shivank Avasthi on December 23, 2025. “Babatunde Afuwape,…

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‘Political Travellers’ — Datti Speaks On Obi-led Exodus From LP

Datti Baba-Ahmed, former vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, says members who recently left the party are merely “political travellers”. Baba-Ahmed spoke on Wednesday at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, where he also formally declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election. His remarks followed the defection of…

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No Baggy Trousers, Beards, Dreadlocks, Babcock Varsity Issues New Dress Code For Students

The management of Babcock University has announced new guidelines on students’ grooming and dress sense ahead of the institution’s forthcoming examinations. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by the Vice President for Student Development, Olanivi Arije, the university announced the cancellation of all hair-pass permits previously in circulation. According to the statement, hair-pass…

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ICPC Insists On Probe Of Ex-NMDPRA Boss As Dangote Withdraws Petition

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has said it will continue its investigation into Engineer Farouk Ahmed, the immediate past chief executive officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, despite the withdrawal of a petition by Aliko Dangote. Dangote, in a petition submitted on December 16, 2025, through his…

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2027: PDP Faction To Hold Talks With Obi, Atiku

To present a formidable opposition to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 general elections, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South-South Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Ogidi, has said the party will hold high-level meetings with its former presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Atiku was PDP’s presidential flag…

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