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Miami Family’s Bahamas Trip Ends In Tragedy As Four Die In Plane Crash

adminSeptember 9, 2026

A family trip from the Bahamas to Florida ended in tragedy after a small private aircraft carrying four relatives from Miami crashed into the sea near Andros Island, killing everyone on board. According to a report by USA TODAY News, the victims were grandparents Mario Lamar Sr., 80, and Lili Lamar, 79, and their grandchildren,...

CBN: Economic Gains To Soon Reach Households, MSMEs — Cardoso

adminSeptember 9, 2026

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, has assured Nigerians that the gains from the country’s improving macroeconomic stability will soon translate into tangible benefits for households and businesses. Cardoso gave the assurance on Tuesday at the 19th Annual Banking and Finance Conference of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) in...

Police Launch Manhunt As Mob Burns Suspected Motorcycle Thief To Death In A’Ibom

adminSeptember 9, 2026

Idara Jerome, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has launched a manhunt for persons allegedly involved in the mob killing of an unidentified man who was beaten and set ablaze after being accused of attempting to steal a motorcycle along the Ikot Ekpene–Uyo Road. The incident occurred at about 7:05 a.m. on Wednesday at...

Gombe PDP Alleges Voter Card, Biometric Data Collection For Vote Buying

adminSeptember 9, 2026

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State has accused the administration of Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya of allegedly using an empowerment programme to obtain voters’ cards, bank account details and thumbprints from residents, describing the development as a potential ploy for voter profiling and vote buying. The opposition party alleged that government agents were...

APC Loses Ground In Kwara As Members Defect To PDP In AbdulRazaq, Ashiru’s Wards

adminSeptember 8, 2026

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has recorded fresh gains in Kwara State following the defection of hundreds of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the political ward of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and the reported collapse of the APC structure in Shawo Central Ward, Offa, the home ward of Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Lola...

₦31bn Empowerment: Don’t Turn Scheme Into Political Compensation, Isong Warns

adminSeptember 8, 2026

The Executive Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN), Franklyn Isong, has warned the Akwa Ibom State Government against allowing its proposed ₦31 billion economic empowerment programme to become a tool for political patronage. Isong said the success of the initiative would depend largely on how beneficiaries were selected and verified,...

Food Safety: NAFDAC Admits Limits In Regulating Open-Market Palm Oil, Fufu

adminSeptember 8, 2026

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has admitted that it cannot exercise absolute regulatory control over unbranded palm oil, fufu and other traditionally packaged staple foods sold in open markets across Nigeria. The disclosure effectively highlights a gap in the agency’s ability to directly monitor a significant category of food...

Sowore Condemns Alleged Attack On Peter Obi, Alleges State-Sponsored Thuggery In Benue

adminSeptember 8, 2026

AAC presidential candidate and political activist, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned an alleged blockade and attack on the convoy of the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, in Benue State. Sowore, in a post on X on Tuesday, said he had watched videos which appeared to show a “state-sponsored blockade and...

Ogoni Youths Set Condition For Oil Resumption, Demand Bori State

adminSeptember 8, 2026

Ogoni youths in Rivers State have made the creation of Bori State a major condition for any fresh attempt by the Federal Government to restart oil exploration in Ogoniland. The youths, under the Ogoni Youths Development Initiative (OYDI), said they would resist moves to recommence oil operations in the area until their demand for a...

El-Rufai, Musa Clash Escalates As Ex-Gov Demands N10bn Over Defamation

adminSeptember 8, 2026

The war of words between former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, and Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (rtd), has taken a legal turn, with the ex-governor demanding N10 billion in damages over alleged defamatory remarks by the minister. El-Rufai, through his lawyers, Chambers of Ubong Akpan, also demanded appropriate redress over comments Musa made...

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