1.4m Corps Members To Partake In 2027 Elections- INEC Chairman

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, says it will deploy about 1.4 million members of the National Youth Service Corps for the 2027 general election. Professor Amupitan made this known during a visit to the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Olakunle Nafiu, at the NYSC headquarters in Abuja. The engagement was to appreciate the longstanding support and sacrifices of corps members in Nigeria’s electoral process....

Governor Adeleke Deposes Convicted Osun Monarch

The Oba Joseph Oloyede, who was convicted in the United States on tax fraud and money laundering charges, has been deposed as the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu in Ife North Local Government Area of the state. Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun approved the deposition as contained in a statement issued in Osogbo by the governor’s spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed. According to the statement, Oba Oloyede’s deposition followed his conviction in the United States on tax fraud...

12 Survive Abducted Chibok Girls Graduates from AUN

After surviving the trauma of abduction and expressing hope and victory over terrorism through resilience, 12 female students who survived the 2014 abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State by Boko Haram insurgents have graduated from the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola. The girls whose tuition fees were paid by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs after their release through the intervention of the Federal Government were among over 250 students kidnapped from Government...

Taraba State Crisis Consumes 98,000 Lives, 217 Churches Destroyed

The Catholic Diocese of Wukari, Taraba has released a figure at the end of its 3rd General Assembly in Wukari that 98,000 persons are displaced and 217 churches destroyed by lingering attacks in the state. The diocese, in a communique signed by Bishop Mark Nzukwein, stated that the displaced persons were particularly scattered across the Donga and Takum local government areas. The communique reads in parts: “From September 2025, there has been a resurgence of...

The former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, has been convicted by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over a N33.8 billion fraud and money laundering case instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC). EFCC told the court that the funds were linked to the Mambilla and Zungeru Hydroelectric power projects during Mamman’s tenure under the former President Muhammadu Buhari regime. The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, while delivering judgment on Thursday,...

Attack In Bassa Local Government Area, Plateau Claims 13 Lives 

Fresh attack by suspected gunmen on Ngbra Zongo community in the Kwall District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State has claimed the lives of no fewer than 13 persons, including three pregnant women and children. Several people were also reportedly injured in the attack, which occurred in the early hours of Friday, leaving residents in panic across the community. According to some residents, the assailants stormed the area beeen midnight and 2:am shooting...

Meningitis Claim Lives Of 33 Children In Sokoto 

The Sokoto State Government has confirmed that the outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in parts of the state has claimed the lives of 33 children. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Faruk Abubakar, spoke on Wednesday during an advocacy meeting with district heads on Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance of Mass Administration of Azithromycin in Children (SARMAAN) and Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE). According to the commissioner, 256 suspected cases have been recorded across eight local government...

Federal Government To Engage 10m Women In Politics, Others 

The Federal Government will soon roll out plans to mobilize 10 million Nigerian women nationwide to participate actively in politics, policy advocacy, and economic development. The initiative was announced at the National Women Mega Empowerment & Rally 2026, held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja and organized by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development.  The rally with the themed “The Power of 10 Million: One Voice, One Movement, One Choice...

NSCDC Nabs Notorious Bandit In Taraba 

The Taraba State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has apprehended A 40-year-old suspected notorious bandit, Jonathan Wunuji from Kurmi Local Government Area of Taraba state have been arrested for being in possession of a locally made pistol. The suspect, a resident of Zambana village who is known for terrorizing his immediate community was paraded at the NSCDC headquarters in Jalingo, by the State Commandant of the corps, Anthony Bala Bitrus....

Nigeria-Cameroon Mixed Commission To Conduct Border Demarcation Along Its Borders

The United Nations Mixed Commission on Border Demarcation for the Nigeria-Cameroon border villages will soon arrive in Adamawa State, following the Adamawa State Boundary Committee’s sensitization and engagement with stakeholders in the affected Madagali, Michika, Mubi-North, and Mubi-South LGAs. In 2002, the leaders of Nigeria and Cameroon established the commission as a critical mechanism for resolving territorial disputes and promoting cooperation between the two nations. The Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission is a United Nations-established body created to...

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