NAF Crash: Air Force Boss Vows Late Officers Families Won’t Be Abandoned

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNAF Crash: Air Force Boss Vows Late Officers Families Won’t Be Abandoned

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 8, 2026

Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has assured the families of the deceased officers in the crash involving the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) in Igbokoda, Ondo State, that the government won’t abandon them. He stated this on Thursday while he was on inspection of the crash site. He was optimistic about the progress in the recovery process, stressing that the FOC has assured him that all the critical resources, equipment that are needed...

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FG Announces 30-Day Petrol Discount at NNPC Stations

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFG Announces 30-Day Petrol Discount at NNPC Stations

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 8, 2026

The Federal Government has announced a 30-day discount on petrol dispensed at Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) filling stations, with public transport operators to receive priority under the arrangement. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, announced the measure on Thursday at a press briefing in Abuja on the rising cost of petrol and the government’s position on subsidy. Oyedele said the intervention was not a return to petrol...

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AP Candidate Demands Probe Of Edo APC Chairman Over Remarks

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAP Candidate Demands Probe Of Edo APC Chairman Over Remarks

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)October 8, 2026

Accord Party senatorial candidate for Edo Central in the 2027 general elections, Comrade Kennedy Iyere, has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate the Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarett Tenebe, over alleged political remarks involving an AK-47. Iyere, who made the call in a petition to the State Director of the DSS in Edo State, described the remarks attributed to Tenebe as a development capable of threatening...

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20 Abducted NYSC Members Rescued After Seven Days

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria20 Abducted NYSC Members Rescued After Seven Days

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 8, 2026

Twenty prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) abducted by gunmen along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State have been rescued, seven days after they were taken captive. Another report said one civilian was also rescued alongside the 20 prospective corps members. The victims were rescued on Wednesday in a joint operation involving the military, Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies. A security source told TheCable that...

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Governor Peter Mbah Launches Enugu Education Policy

EducationNewsNigeriaGovernor Peter Mbah Launches Enugu Education Policy

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)October 8, 2026

…Says Education is a National Emergency The Enugu State Governor Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah at the launch of the state’s Education Policy posits that cost of education today far outweighs long-term liabilities of knowledge deficits hence the need for the state and the Federal Government to intentionally fund a quantum leap in the education sector. Dr. Mbah made this declaration on Wednesday at the 2026 Enugu Education Summit and the unveiling of the Enugu Education...

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Kano Govt Directs Civil Servants Over the Retirement Age To Quit

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKano Govt Directs Civil Servants Over the Retirement Age To Quit

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 7, 2026

The Kano State Government has directed all civil servants in the state who have attained the statutory retirement age or completed the required length of service to immediately vacate their offices. It urged the affected civil servants and hand over their official duties and government property to their immediate subordinates. The directive was contained in Circular No. 10/2026, dated October 6, 2026, with referenced HCS/GEN/3/T.1 and signed by the Permanent Secretary, Establishment, Abba A. Danguguwa,...

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Northern Muslims and Christians Call For Peaceful Elections 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNorthern Muslims and Christians Call For Peaceful Elections 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 7, 2026

The Northern Muslims/Christians for Peace and Progress Initiative has called for peaceful, tolerant and responsible political participation ahead of the 2027 general elections. The National Coordinator of the initiative, Amb Bukar Al-Amin, made the call while expressing satisfaction with the historic peace accord signed between the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN) and the National Council of Muslim Youth Organisations (NACOMYO). Al-Amin described the accord as a significant step towards strengthening Christian-Muslim...

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Four States Okays Establishment Of State Police 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFour States Okays Establishment Of State Police 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 7, 2026

Following agitation for the establishment of State Police in Nigeria to counter insecurity that bedeviled some parts of the country have thrown their weight behind the move. The amendment requires approval by at least 24 state Houses of Assembly before it can proceed to the next stage of the constitutional process. The Presidency has said that so far Edo, Rivers, Osun and Oyo states have approved the constitutional amendment bill seeking to provide legal backing...

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Federal Government Advocates Repositioning Of the MNJTF 

NewsNigeriaFederal Government Advocates Repositioning Of the MNJTF 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 7, 2026

The Federal Government has advocated for the repositioning of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to enable it to effectively respond to evolving security threats in the Lake Chad Basin. The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (rtd.), made the call on Tuesday at the National Defence College, Abuja, while speaking at the opening of a High-Level International Forum on the MNJTF and security in the Lake Chad region. He said the theme of the...

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Enugu Police arrests suspects for vandalizing public infrastructure

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEnugu Police arrests suspects for vandalizing public infrastructure

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)October 7, 2026

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested five male suspects for vandalizing public infrastructure in the state. In a press statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, the Command successfully arrested the vandals in three separate operations. “On September 27, 2026, at about 8:30 p.m., following a tip-off that two men, Wisdom Nuhu and Moses Jonathan, were sighted negotiating the sale of a suspected stolen solar street light at a scrap...

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