The Nigeria Police Force has disbursed N181.78m in insurance and welfare benefits to families and next-of-kin of deceased police officers in six states. The payments, made in Cross River, Sokoto, Rivers, Delta, Akwa Ibom and Kebbi states, covered 158 beneficiaries of officers who died in active service. In Cross River, the state police command presented […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has clarified his recent comments that only six northern governors supported President Bola Tinubu, saying the remark referred specifically to political consultations and alignments before the All Progressives Congress presidential primary in June 2022. Shettima had made the comment on Wednesday in Ilorin, where he said six of the 19 northern […]
On Wednesday, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, ordered 95 per cent National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment coverage by December 2026. The President gave the directive at the 8th National Identity Day celebration in Abuja. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, President Tinubu said the Federal Government was building the digital […]
The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, has continued to rise across states, with the product selling for as much as N1,500 per litre in Kano, Yobe, Sokoto, Borno, Taraba and Zamfara, while prices have also risen sharply in other parts of the country. This came as the Nigeria Labour Congress […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said President Bola Tinubu demonstrated political maturity by forgiving northern governors who opposed his presidential bid in the 2023 election, urging politicians in Kwara State to similarly reconcile after their contests. Shettima stated this on Wednesday in Ilorin while speaking at the turbaning of the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, […]
Youths from Osun East Senatorial District on Tuesday held a rally in Ilesa, Osun State, to canvass support for the lawmaker representing the district in the Senate, Francis Fadahunsi. At the rally, which took participants through several streets in the town, the youths pleaded with residents not to judge the lawmaker based on the alleged […]
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has expressed sadness over the death of Oluwole Oluwaseun, a final-year student of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The university said it received information on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at about 1:30 p.m. about an emergency involving the student at an apartment in the Damico area […]
Liverpool have been drawn against Chelsea in the fourth round of the 2026/27 Carabao Cup, while Arsenal will travel to Fleetwood Town. The two Premier League heavyweights will meet in one of the standout ties of the round, with Liverpool progressing after beating Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 in the third round and Chelsea defeating Leeds United […]
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says only six of the 19 northern governors supported President Bola Tinubu’s presidential bid in the 2023 election. Shettima spoke on Wednesday at the palace of Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, Emir of Ilorin, during the turbaning of AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, governor of Kwara, as the Sardauna of Ilorin Emirate. He, however, did not name the […]
The death toll from the suspected consumption of toxic alcoholic drinks and locally produced herbal concoctions known as ‘Monkey Tail’ in Ondo State has risen to 49. The latest figure represents an increase from the 38 deaths initially recorded in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state, reported by The Nation. The Commissioner for Health in […]