Zamfara State Assembly Supports State Police

Zamfara State House of Assembly has considered and adopted a resolution supporting the proposed constitutional amendment for the establishment of state police in Nigeria. The Speaker of the House, Isma’ila Moriki who presided over the Assembly’s sitting on Monday disclosed this while addressing journalists at a press conference in his office on Monday evening. Moriki said the resolution followed the transmission of the proposed constitutional alterations by the National Assembly to state legislatures for consideration....

SSANU Issues 14-day ultimatum Over Unpaid Arrears

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, has issued a fresh 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to complete the payment of arrears contained in the 2026 agreement reached with the union or face indefinite strike action. This is part of resolutions reached at the union’s National Executive Council, NEC, meeting held at the Federal University, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, over the weekend. SSANU President, Mohammed Ibrahim, announced the decision during a press briefing...

NE Governor’s Forum Decries Delay In  Mambila Hydropower Plant Project

The North East Governor’s forum has restated its concern over the neglect of the Mambila hydropower plant in Taraba state. It urged the federal government to use the recent arbitration ruling which cleared the project’s legal encumbrance, to speed up the plant’s completion of the project. This is part of the resolution reached during the forum’s 13th meeting held in Maiduguri, Borno State. The 11-point communique was signed by the forum’s chairman and Borno state...

Multiple Road Accidents Claim 20 Lives In Plateau 

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that 20 people have lost their lives in a multiple road accident along the Hawan Kibo-Jos route in Plateau State. The Public Education Officer of the Corps, Osondu Ohaeri made this known in a statement issued on Friday, October 2, 2026, said the crash occurred at about 3:32 p.m on Friday after Sopp Water Falls. Ohaeri, attributed the crash to brake failure and loss of control, adding...

Suspected Boko Haram Kills 3 Soldiers, Wounds 10 Others in Adamawa

Three soldiers have reportedly been killed while 10 others sustained injuries following an attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents on a military base in Garaha-Mojili, Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The attack, according to the Chairman of the local government, Dr. Aliyu Yerima Sa’ad Hong, the incident occurred as troops operating in the area came under attack from suspected insurgents. Hong, added that the insurgents also killed a Forest Guard personnel and abducted...

Governor Fintiri pardons 9 inmates, commutes death sentence to life imprisonment

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has pardoned nine inmates serving various terms in correctional facilities across the state in commemoration of 66th Nigeria’s independence day celebration. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Humwashi Wonosikou, in a statement said the Governor ordered with immediate release of those pardons and commutation as all legal formalities have been concluded with the Nigerian Correctional Service. “The Governor acted on the advice of the Advisory Committee on the...

Kaduna State Government To Recruit 20,000 People For BRT Jobs

Kaduna State Transport Regulatory Authority (KADSTRA) is expected to create between 10,000 and 20,000 jobs under the proposed Kaduna Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project when fully operational. The Managing Director of Kaduna Line and acting director-general of KADSTRA, Engr. Inuwa Ibrahim, who revealed this during a roundtable discussion with journalists on the project in Kaduna, said the project would have a fleet of 120 articulated buses operating along the BRT corridor, in addition to stations,...

Prof. Pantami Wins PDP Governorship Ticket in Gombe 

The former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has won the PDP repeat Governorship primary election for Gombe State held on Tuesday. The repeat of the governorship primary followed nullification of the early election held on May 26 by the Supreme Court that produce Pantami and fixed Tuesday, September 29, 2026, for the fresh Gombe governorship primary and cleared Pantami, Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki and Usman Aliyu Garry to participate. Professor...

UBRBDA Celebrates World Rivers Day With Pupils, Students

… Donates 6000 Tree Seedlings To Schools As part of efforts to preserve the environment and in commemoration of 2026 World Rivers Day, the Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority, Yola (UBRBDA) has donated 6000 tree seedlings to selected schools within the catchment areas of the authority. The Managing Director of the authority, Doctor Mahmud Sanusi Mohammed, announced the donation on Monday in his speech on the occasion of World Rivers Day held at the...

AAC Presidential Candidate, Sowore Claims Tinubu Is Hospitalized In France

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, while featuring on Monday on Arise Television’s Prime Time during an interview alleged that President Bola Tinubu is hospitalized in France. Sowore’s remark was due to prolonged absence of President Tinubu from Nigeria after spending the official three weeks abroad. “Some of President Tinubu’s public appearances were staged to conceal a serious medical condition, drawing parallels with the administrations of former Presidents Muhammadu Buhari...

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