Cross River Govt Clamps down on Duties Of Vehicle Inspection Officers

NewsNigeriaCross River Govt Clamps down on Duties Of Vehicle Inspection Officers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 8, 2026

The Cross River State Government has limited the activities of Vehicle Inspection Officers VIOs) to office-based duties, following protests from commercial transport operators over alleged harassment and steep penalties. Governor Bassey Otu announced the directive on Saturday in Calabar, following a meeting with transport stakeholders, in response to complaints from commercial bus and tricycle operators who accused enforcement teams of issuing excessive fines, harassing motorists, and imposing inflated penalties. According to a statement from Chief...

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Afenifere Challenges S. West Governments To End Terrorism In Yorubaland

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAfenifere Challenges S. West Governments To End Terrorism In Yorubaland

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 8, 2026

Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, has decried the invasion of South-Western Nigeria by terrorists in recent times and urges governments and security agencies to do more in tackling the menace of banditry. Comrade Jare Ajayi, National Publicity Secretary of the socio-political organisation, in a statement on Saturday, predicated the Yoruba people’s concern on the near daily occurrences of the devaluation of human life in some states in the region, going by the barbaric manner in...

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Yakubu Posted To Qatar, Reno Omokri To Mexico, Fani-Kayode To Germany

NewsNigeriaPoliticsYakubu Posted To Qatar, Reno Omokri To Mexico, Fani-Kayode To Germany

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 7, 2026

President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of the 65 ambassadors whose nominations were confirmed last December, assigning them to their respective host countries. Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has been posted to Qatar as Nigeria’s Ambassador, while former presidential spokesman, Reno Omokri, was posted to Mexico City, and ex-Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, was sent to Germany. This is contained in a statement by the President’s Special...

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Jigawa State Govt Sacks 22 Food Vendors Over Alleged Ramadan Cheating 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsJigawa State Govt Sacks 22 Food Vendors Over Alleged Ramadan Cheating 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 7, 2026

For alleged cheating and dishonesty regarding food quality and quantity in the ongoing Ramadan Iftar programme, the Jigawa State Government has sacked 22 vendors and companies participating in the programme. The programme initiated by Governor Umar Namadi targeting 7.9 million beneficiaries across 640 free meal centres in the state is to provide relief and nutritious meals to vulnerable citizens during the 2026 Ramadan period. But on Friday, due to questionable financial dealings, the Jigawa State...

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Police Boss In Plateau Meets With Islamic Movement Leaders To Avert Protest

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPolice Boss In Plateau Meets With Islamic Movement Leaders To Avert Protest

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 7, 2026

To nip in a bud, rumours of a planned protest in Plateau State in the wake of war between US-Israel and Iran, the Plateau state Commissioner of Police, Bassey Ewah has met with leaders of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria at the Command Headquarters in Jos. The meeting followed a voice note circulating on social media that violent protests would erupt in the city today Friday, March 6, 2026. Ewah reassured residents that the command...

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Frank Mba, 7 Others Retire as Disu Assumes Office as Nigeria’s IGP

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFrank Mba, 7 Others Retire as Disu Assumes Office as Nigeria’s IGP

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 7, 2026

Frank Mba, a deputy inspector-general of police (DIG), along with seven other DIGs, has retired from the Nigeria Police Force following the recent restructuring of the force’s leadership. The retirements come in the wake of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of Tunji Disu as the new inspector-general of police (IGP), succeeding Kayode Egbetokun. Prior to his elevation, Disu held the rank of assistant inspector-general of police (AIG), just below DIG. In a statement released on...

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PDP, LP Missing As INEC Clears 14 Parties for Osun Governorship Poll

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPDP, LP Missing As INEC Clears 14 Parties for Osun Governorship Poll

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 6, 2026

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates for the 8 August 2026 Osun State governorship election, with no representation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or the Labour Party (LP). A statement issued on Friday by Musa Olurode, INEC’s Public Relations Officer in Osun State, confirmed that candidates from 14 political parties have been cleared to contest the poll. The political parties whose candidates will appear on the ballot...

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CAF Postpones 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations to July

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsCAF Postpones 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations to July

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 6, 2026

The 2026 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) has been postponed from its original March dates and rescheduled to run from 25 July to 16 August 2026, the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has announced. In a statement released on Thursday, CAF said the change was agreed after consultations with its partners, including Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and other stakeholders, to “ensure the success of this important women’s competition, in the...

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Tinubu Sends Delegation to Burial of US Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Sends Delegation to Burial of US Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 6, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a five-member Nigerian delegation to attend the burial of the renowned American civil rights leader, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died in the United States last month. Jackson, an influential activist, Baptist minister, and former United States presidential candidate, died on 17 February 2026 in Chicago at the age of 84 after decades of global advocacy for civil rights, racial justice, and African solidarity. In a statement issued on...

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Court Orders UNICAL to Pay 8 Students ₦55m for Admission Into Unaccredited Courses

EducationNewsNigeriaCourt Orders UNICAL to Pay 8 Students ₦55m for Admission Into Unaccredited Courses

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 6, 2026

The Federal High Court in Calabar has ordered the University of Calabar (UNICAL) to pay ₦55 million in damages to eight engineering students admitted into programmes that lacked accreditation. Delivering judgment in suit number FHC/CA/CS/117/21, Justice R. O. Dugbo-Oghoghorie ruled that the university acted unlawfully by admitting students into engineering programmes that had not received approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC). The case was instituted in 2021 by Idiong Ekpedeme Godwin and seven other...

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