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  The Edo State local government by-election to fill vacant councillorship positions was held on Saturday in 15 of the 18 local government areas across the state. The election was conducted by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), despite an ex parte order earlier issued by the High Court restraining the commission from holding […]

  Residents of communities along the Makurdi–Lafia Road on Saturday disrupted traffic on the federal highway in protest over the killing of five people by suspected herdsmen. The victims were reportedly attacked while on their way to the farm on the outskirts of Makurdi, near the border with Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. […]

Manchester United beat Chelsea 2-1 in a chaotic match at Old Trafford on Saturday to ease the pressure on beleaguered manager Ruben Amorim. Manchester United eased the pressure on beleaguered boss Ruben Amorim with a chaotic 2-1 win against Chelsea as both teams finished with 10 men at Old Trafford. Fighting to avoid the sack […]

  The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has killed more than 25 terrorists in a coordinated night air operation in the Bula area of Yobe State and the Banki axis of Borno State. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen […]

An elderly British couple released by the Taliban authorities after almost eight months in detention in Afghanistan arrived back in the UK on Saturday. COMBO: Peter Reynolds and Barbie Reynolds hug thetr daughter Sarah Entwistle after landing at the airport in Doha on September 19, 2025.   Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, […]

  Two people, including a community leader of Sanyinna village in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, were killed by suspected Lakurawa terrorists during an attack on the village on Thursday. Garzali Raccah, an aide to the Local Government Chairman on security matters, confirmed the incident and said the assailants stormed the village around […]

  Real estate firm, Afriland Properties Plc, has released a detailed set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) following the tragic fire outbreak at Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos Island, during the week. Separate statements released by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and United Capital Plc said the fire led to the death of […]

  Liverpool stretched their perfect Premier League start to maintain their stranglehold of the Merseyside derby with a 2-1 win over Everton and open up a six-point lead at the top of the table. Goals from Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike were the defending champions’ reward for a dominant first half and enough for a […]

   President Bola Tinubu will join prominent Yoruba monarchs, political leaders, captains of industry, and thousands of Ibadan sons and daughters to celebrate the coronation of Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland.  Unveiling details of the coronation program at a press conference on Saturday, Chief Bayo Oyero, Chairman of the Planning […]

  Rescuers on Saturday recovered two bodies from an underground mine operated by Freeport Indonesia in Papua, a police official said, weeks after a landslide trapped seven workers. The landslide occurred on September 8 when material from an extraction point flowed at one of five sections of the Grasberg Block Cave underground gold and copper […]

  Many are feared to have lost their lives in an explosion that occurred at the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON)  factory located in the Kakuri Industrial area of Kaduna South local government, Kaduna State. The incident, which reportedly occurred at about 10 am on Saturday,  was said to have left many injured and […]

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that almost 1 billion people face mental health conditions, calling on governments to take decisive steps towards addressing them. The Director General of the Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, raised the alarm ahead of the High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health slated for September 25. He […]