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The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested three persons and recovered a locally made pistol during the Student Union Government (SUG) election of the Ebonyi State University (EBSU) held at the College of Agriculture, Campus of the University. A statement signed by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Joshua Ukandu, and made available […]

Marketing Director at FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, Maureen Ifada, was crowned Edge Outstanding Marketing Amazon of the Year. The prestigious event, organised by Marketing Edge Magazine, took place on Friday, September 26, 2025, at the Balmoral Event Hall, Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, in Lagos. Maureen, who has enjoyed a stellar career spanning over two decades in […]

A 40-year-old farmer, Ishaku Abalis, has been beheaded in Panyam District of Mangu local government area of Plateau State. The National President of the Mwaghavul Development Association (MDA) Bulus Dabit, confirmed the incident on Tuesday to newsmen in Jos, the state capital. According to Dabit, the attack occurred amid persistent attacks and kidnapping in Panyam […]

The Rivers State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has declared a seven-day warning strike across all the 23 local government areas over non-payment of salary to 300 staff of Emohua LGA. NULGE Chairman in the state, Comrade Christopher Paul, told journalists in Port Harcourt that the action was to protest […]

The Federal Government has arraigned activist and publisher, Omoleye Sowore, on a five-count charge bordering on making false posts against President Bola Tinubu on social media. The suit also listed X (formerly Twitter) and Meta (owners of Facebook and Instagram) as co-defendants before the Federal High Court in Abuja. According to the charge sheet, Sowore […]

The Bauchi State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into the death of a 24-year-old woman, Fatima Salihu Mohammed, whose decomposing body was discovered in a maize farm located within the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi staff quarters. The case was first reported on September 25, 2025, when Fatima’s father, 62-year-old Salihu Mohammed Chimo, lodged a […]

Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits fleeing from Kwara State have abducted scores of passengers along Ibbi-Bussa on Mokwa-New Bussa road in Niger State. LEADERSHIP gathered that among those abducted were the Commissioner 7 of the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC), Ahmed Mohammed, and Alhaji Bawa Niworo, a former chairman of the State Universal […]

The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) said it has successfully maintained stability on the national grid despite experiencing significant generation shortfalls triggered by industrial action by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). The strike, which disrupted key operations within the gas supply chain, led to widespread gas shortages, adversely impacting […]

European and Middle Eastern leaders have thrown their weight behind a new United States-brokered ceasefire proposal aimed at halting the war in Gaza, even as questions lingered over its implementation and Israel’s long-term intentions. The 20-point peace plan, unveiled on Monday at the White House by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]