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  • 2027: Yobe APC chairman sparks controversy, asks women to divorce anti-APC husbands

    By Maryam Abdul-aziz Usman The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Yobe State, Mohammed Gadaka, has stirred controversy after urging married women to divorce husbands who prevent them from voting for the party in the 2027 general elections. Gadaka made the remarks at a political gathering in the state, where he appealed to […]
  • Okpebholo inaugurates 18 council chairmen, urges them to serve the people

    By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY — Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has charged the newly inaugurated chairmen of the 18 local government areas in the state to prioritise grassroots development and shun corruption in the discharge of their duties. Okpebholo gave the charge on Friday at the swearing-in ceremony for the elected council chairmen held […]
  • Naira appreciates to N1,395/$ in parallel market

    By Elizabeth Adegbesan The naira appreciated to N1,395 per dollar in the parallel market yesterday from N1,405 on Thursday, strengthening by N10 against the dollar. However, the currency remained stable at N1,322.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM, according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Consequently, the gap between […]
  • 15 Children Rescued After Alleged ₦2m Trafficking Deal

    A chilling child-trafficking operation has been uncovered, with security operatives rescuing 15 minors allegedly sold for ₦2 million each after their parents were lured by promises of free education. The children, from Kama Madaki and Gudindi Mada communities in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, were allegedly taken from their families by a man […]
  • Atiku Sounds Alarm: ‘Nigerians Are Selling Kidneys to Survive’

    Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised a chilling alarm over Nigeria’s deepening economic hardship, saying desperate young Nigerians are allegedly being pushed to the extreme of selling their kidneys for money. In a statement issued on Friday, September 4, Atiku described the reports as one of the most disturbing signs of the pressure facing […]
  • Atiku decries Nigerians selling kidneys amid economic hardship

    By Ayobami Okerinde Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed concern over reports that some young Nigerians are selling their kidneys to raise money amid the country’s worsening cost-of-living crisis. Atiku raised the concern in a post on X on Friday, saying young Nigerians were being pushed to desperate measures simply to survive. “I have […]
  • Nepal flood death toll rises to 1,287, with 5,083 missing

    Devastating floods on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 1,287 people in Nepal, the disaster authority said Friday, with the number of missing at 5,083. Chinese state media reported 21 people killed in Tibet and 541 missing, taking the total toll from the August 26 glacial and mountain collapse to 1,308 dead and 5,624 […]
  • Nigerian newspapers review: GDP growth data masking deep industrial, security crises – MAN

    In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) warning that Nigeria’s 4.43 percent economic growth in the second quarter of 2026 (Q2’26) is masking a deepening industrial crisis, with manufacturing and the broader industrial sector losing ground as services increasingly dominate economic activity. Another […]
  • Ukraine’s Zelensky slams his security services for ‘unacceptable’ shootout

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has slammed his security services after a shootout between rival agencies in Kyiv this week, saying he planned dismissals of high-ranking officials. A gun fight between the military intelligence agency (GUR) and State Security Service (SBU) erupted in the capital Wednesday, leaving several officers injured. The shootout happened in broad daylight […]
  • 2027: Tinubu will ‘eat Obi like biscuits’ if he runs alone — Okonkwo

    The spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, Kenneth Okonkwo, has said an opposition coalition is the only way to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Okonkwo also dismissed the chances of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), defeating Tinubu if he contests without a broader opposition alliance. […]