Kano State has been thrown into mourning over the weekend following the drowning of three sisters when their canoe capsized on Tiga Dam in Tudun Wada Local Government Area of the state. What began as an ordinary Saturday afternoon ended in unimaginable heartbreak for one family, as the three girls left home together but never returned. The victims were identified as Murjanatu, Atikatu, and Bilkisu, popularly known as Amira, all daughters of the same household...

Residents of Enugu metropolis call on the Enugu State Government to install regulatory road signs to guide road users and mitigate traffic violations. This has become expedient, as many aggrieved persons complain of exploitation by perceived Ministry of Transportation officers who clamp or jump into vehicles and make drivers pay heavily for dropping off a friend or colleague along the road. “Driving within Enugu metropolis has become a nightmare because of these MOT men; today...

A Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos has ruled that a person of Hausa origin born and raised in Jos North Local Government Area is entitled to be recognised as an indigene of the area. The judgment was delivered on Tuesday by Justice C. Donglong in a suit filed by Fatima Baba Akawu and her father, Baba Alhaji Akawu, against the Jos North Local Government Council over the refusal to issue an indigene certificate...

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has inaugurated Judicial Commission of inquiry to investigate the romote cause of the crisis between Farmers and Herders in Lanzai/Dosho in Darazo Local Government area of the state. The  Commission, headed by  Former Grand Khadi in the state, Khadi  Abdullahi Yakubu Marafa will advise Government on the appropriate action to take as major against re-occurrence. Inaugurating the commission, the Governor, who was represented by his Deputy, Hon. Mohammed Auwal Jatau,...

Four people have been confirmed dead and at least 24 others seriously injured following a train accident along the Warri–Itakpe corridor near Agbor in Delta State, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Federal Ministry of Transportation, the NRC said the incident occurred on Monday, 8 June 2026, and involved multiple coaches on the Warri–Itakpe Train Service. “The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) regrets to confirm that a...