Grief, anger and unanswered questions continue to trail the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State. The victims, whose names have now been released, were among scores of suspected illegal miners arrested during anti-illegal mining operations conducted by…
A promising 400-level student of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), Niger State, Ismail Ishaq Magaji, has died after he was reportedly hit by a stray bullet during a shooting linked to a land dispute in his hometown. Magaji, a student of the Department of Public Administration, was said to have been preparing for…
Civil Servants under the Trade Union Side of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) have given President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Federal Government until September 30, 2026, to respond to a series of demands aimed at addressing the worsening economic pressure on workers and their families. The workers are demanding that the…
The Ogun State Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has pledged to provide a bus and ₦50 million to the Central Coordinate Movement (CCM) to strengthen its mobilisation and coordination activities ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yayi made the pledge on Friday in Abeokuta…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved the appointment of Mrs Olubunmi Omotayo Oso as Secretary of the Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The appointment, according to the Head of Service, Mr Iskeel Olanrewaju Saka, is aimed at strengthening leadership continuity and improving operational efficiency in the state’s basic education administration. Saka…
Comrade Abayomi Arabambi and Prince Awofala have demanded a total of ₦120 billion in damages from the Ogun State Chairmen of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) and Boot Party over what they described as “false, malicious, reckless, injurious and defamatory” allegations made against them in connection with the ongoing political and legal disputes surrounding the…
Bunmi Oni, Semiat Yusuf, Omolola Emmanuel Emerge in New Executive Comrade Morenikeji Sobaloju has emerged as the new Chairperson of the Ogun State Chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), following the Association’s latest leadership election. The election produced a new executive committee saddled with the responsibility of steering the affairs of women…
The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan I’m chapter, has commenced an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s recommendation concerning the Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Dr Adeyinka Ishola. The industrial action, which began on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, followed what the…
A final-year student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has been found dead at his off-campus residence in Osun State, with the Nigeria Police Force commencing investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. The deceased was identified as Oluwole Oluwasegun, a student of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Confirming the incident in a…
Manchester United suffered a dramatic and historic Carabao Cup exit on Wednesday night after surrendering a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 to Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford. United raced into a 2-0 lead inside the opening 10 minutes, raising hopes of a comfortable victory, but Brighton produced a stunning comeback to book their…
