Saturday, 22 August, 2026

Month: June 2026


Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has raised concerns over Nigeria’s growing public debt profile, urging the Federal Government to provide a detailed account of how borrowed funds have been utilised as the country’s total debt approaches ₦200 trillion. Obi, the Read more…


Anambra State government said it plans to regulate the sale of scrap metals, popularly called ‘iron condemn’ in the state, and also check the rising cost of renting houses in the state. The Anambra State Executive Council, ANSEC, deliberated on Read more…


A U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, with President Donald Trump saying the two crew members on board were “fine” after the incident involving the strategic waterway, which remains under a chokehold by Iran. What Read more…


A patient medicine seller identified asOjoma Emie was on Monday killed and beheaded by suspected armed herders in a renewed attack. The incident happened on Monday, where in Ikobi, Apa Local Government Area of Benue State the patient medicine seller Read more…


Several passengers are feared dead after a train operating on the Warri–Itakpe corridor derailed on Monday. The exact number of casualties has yet to be officially confirmed, as rescue and assessment efforts continue at the scene of the incident. Confirming Read more…


By Don Peter Okoro JP-UN Come Wednesday the 10th of June 2026, the Presiding Archbishop of Masterseed College of Bishops and Ministerial Network Nigeria and USA, Archbishop Prof. Emma David Okafoagu JP2 along with key Members of his Network will Read more…


The victims were part of a 50-member delegation that reportedly met a notorious bandit leader despite the state government’s opposition to negotiations with criminal groups At least 39 elderly residents of Magamin Diddi village in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara Read more…


Oyo State Government has demolished a three-bedroom bungalow in the Lako Community along the Aiyegun-Anaye Road in Ibadan, following allegations that the property was used as a hideout by suspected kidnappers who abducted the younger sister of former Minister of Read more…


Freed captives from Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State have recounted the pain, abuse and deprivation they suffered during months in captivity after being abducted by suspected Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents. The victims, mostly women Read more…


The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Party (NDC), Peter Obi, in a post made via his official X handle on Monday, condemned the habit of pinning the crimes of a few individuals on entire ethnic groups, warning that the Read more…


Israel and Iran traded fire on Monday, seriously testing a fragile truce and threating hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war. The new attacks, including a strike on an Iranian petrochemical complex, came hours after US President Read more…


President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration is determined to defeat terrorists and bandits, and secure the release of all persons held captive across the country.  Tinubu gave the assurance yesterday during the National Inter-Denominational Church Service held Read more…