Major search for missing boy, 4, in Australian outback
A major search is ongoing for a missing four-year-old boy in the Australian outback.
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2027: Atiku Denies Plan To Step Down For Anyone
Opposition leader and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has denied widespread reports that he planned to step down for a younger person in the 2027 presidential race, saying the reports were a misrepresentation of a recent interview he granted to the Hausa Service of the BBC. A statement signed by Atiku’s media adviser, Paul Ibe, […]
PICTORIAL: Police Recover Illicit Drugs Worth N120m In Kano
The Kano State Police Command has recovered illicit drugs and intoxicants valued at over N120 million in a series of operations across the state. Spokesman of the Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday, saying two suspected armed robbers were also apprehended during the operations. Kiyawa said operatives in […]
Abia Poly Regains Accreditation For 33 Courses, Unveils Fresh 17
Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic, Aba (formerly Abia State Polytechnic), has regained accreditation for 33 programmes lost about three years ago, just as it has introduced 17 new courses. The rector of the institution, Christopher Okoro, stated this when the new leaders of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Abia State council, […]
Radda Charges Katsina Councillors To Lead Anti-corruption Campaign
Katsina State governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has declared an all-out war on corruption at the grassroots level, warning that no government policy will succeed unless councillors take the lead in enforcing honesty and due process in local governance. Governor Radda stated this at the launch of the 2025 Sensitisation Campaign on Anti-Corruption, Due Process, and […]
Veritasi, COOPLAG Sign Multi-million Dollar Deal, Flag Off Allied Towers Project In Lagos
Veritasi Homes and Properties Plc, one of Africa’s fastest-growing real estate firms, and Cooperative Investment and Thrift Society Limited (COOPLAG), on Saturday, held the official groundbreaking of Allied Towers, a luxury residential development in Ikoyi, Lagos. The project is part of a multi-million dollar partnership deal between Veritasi Homes and COOPLAG. The 11-floor project, sitting […]
Governor Yahaya Approves Federal-level Salaries For Health Workers In Gombe
Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has announced the immediate approval of new salary structures equivalent to federal government scale, for all health workers in the state, a landmark decision expected to boost morale and strengthen service delivery across the sector. The governor made the announcement on Thursday at the opening of the First […]
Borno Strengthens Ties With Niger Republic On Trans-border Security
Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has visited Diffa Region in Niger Republic to strengthen existing collaboration between the Nigerian and Nigerien forces in the ongoing fight against insurgency, particularly around the shores of Lake Chad. Diffa is a community 17 km from Damasak town in northern Borno where thousands of Nigerians who were displaced […]
Woman Dies After Setting Self Ablaze In Bauchi
A middle-aged woman has died after setting herself ablaze at the family residence of Nigeria’s first Prime Minister, the late Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa in Bauchi. Eyewitnesses said the woman, believed to have been mentally unstable, arrived at the house in a commercial tricycle carrying a gallon of petrol. The unnamed woman reportedly asked to […]
Tolu Olanipekun Shines At 2025 Marketing Edge Awards
Head of Marketing at Mouka Foam, Tolu Olanipekun, has emerged Outstanding Marketing Personality of the Year at the Marketing Edge Awards 2025. Held on Friday, September 26, at the Balmoral Event Hall, Sheraton Hotel, Lagos, the ceremony brought together Nigeria’s most influential marketing professionals, brand custodians, and communications strategists. The event, hosted annually by Marketing […]