Nigeria’s renowned evangelist and founder of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association (UUEA), Dr Uma Ukpai, is dead. He passed away on October 6, 2025, at the age of 80. His family, in a statement issued on Monday, described his death as a “glorious transition” from a life of service to eternal rest. “He was a faithful soldier of the cross who devoted his life to spreading the gospel with passion and integrity,” the statement read....
The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has denied any participation in the nationwide strike by university lecturers. In a statement issued by its President, Dr Niyi Sunmonu, CONUA rebutted circulating claims of its involvement in the industrial action. He declared: “It is important to emphasize that CONUA has no basis at this time to declare a dispute or embark on any strike action.” Dr Sunmonu further urged members to maintain their responsibilities, including fulfilling their...
The Federal Government has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to shelve its industrial strike in the interest of students, warning that it will not hesitate to invoke the “No Work, No Pay” rule should lecturers proceed with the action. In a joint statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, and the Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Sa’id Ahmad, said the government has...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a two-week warning strike beginning midnight, Monday, 13 October 2025, directing all academic staff in public universities to withdraw their services. ASUU says the action is a “total and comprehensive” strike and the period is intended to force the Federal Government to conclude negotiations over longstanding demands. During a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, ASUU President Prof. Chris Piwuna affirmed that the union’s ultimatum had...
The former death-row inmate was convicted in 2020 for killing her husband, Bilyamin Bello. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted pardons, commuted sentences, and reduced jail terms for a total of 175 convicts and former convicts, including high-profile figures, capital offenders, and dozens of illegal miners. The announcement was made on 9 October via a State House press release, with details of the beneficiaries of the pardon published on 11 October. The sweeping exercise of...
President Bola Tinubu departs Abuja today, Sunday, 12 October, for Rome, Italy, where he is slated to attend the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government Level Meeting beginning on 14 October. According to a State House press release, the summit has been convened with “special focus on the security crisis in West Africa.” The meeting will draw together heads of state, senior intelligence and military officials from across Africa, and representatives of intergovernmental and...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has apprehended 12 suspects in connection with the armed robbery that claimed the life of Somtochukwu “Sommie” Christella Maduagwu, a news anchor and producer with Arise Television, alongside a security guard. According to a police statement, the suspects have confessed to their roles in the crime. The Incident On 29 September 2025, around 3:30 a.m., about fifteen armed men invaded Unique Apartments, a 16-flat building in the Katampe (Gishiri) area...
The University of Ibadan (UI) has once again secured its position as Nigeria’s leading university in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026, placing in the 801–1,000 global band. This marks its return to the top slot among Nigerian universities, having last held it in 2023. The Ibadan-based institution advanced from fourth place in 2025, surpassing other prominent Nigerian universities. THE’s 2026 survey encompassed 2,191 institutions across 115 countries, assessing performance using 18...
The National Council of State has unanimously approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented Amupitan’s name to the Council as his preferred nominee on Thursday, following the resignation of Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who led the commission since 2015. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga,...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has issued an appeal to the federal government and security agencies to take “urgent, transparent, and equitable action” to protect Christian communities suffering attacks, loss of life, and destruction of places of worship, especially in the North. In a statement released on 8 October 2025 and signed by Archbishop Daniel Okoh, CAN said that many Christian communities “in parts of Nigeria, especially in the North, have suffered severe attacks,...
