Iru Ekun Expansion Tests Ogun’s Security Framework
The expansion of the Iru Ekun Security Network into Ogun State has reopened a…
Iru Ekun Expansion Tests Ogun’s Security Framework
The expansion of the Iru Ekun Security Network into Ogun State has reopened a familiar but increasingly important question in Nigeria’s security debate: how much responsibility should communities assume in protecting themselves when kidnapping and other violent crimes continue to challenge conventional policing? The initiative, founded by Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known…
$2.1bn Congo Ebola Plan Still Only Half Funded, UN Says
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday appealed for $1.1 billion to complete a $2.1 billion aid plan against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, warning that operations could run out of money just as they need to expand. The programme is 48 per cent funded. “Without additional funding, vital operations will…
JAMB O’Level Reform: What Candidates With Existing Uploads Should Know
Thousands of candidates seeking admission for the 2026/2027 academic session are facing a new O’Level verification arrangement by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, but the change does not invalidate results already uploaded to the Board’s platform. JAMB recently introduced a system that allows candidates to verify and upload O’Level results remotely, beginning…
Akwa Ibom Impounds Ambulances Used as Hearses
The Akwa Ibom State Government has banned the use of ambulances to convey corpses for burial, and says any vehicle used that way, whether government, private or mission-owned, can be impounded. State Commissioner for Health Dr Ekem John announced the measure on Thursday at the monthly media briefing of the Ministry of Information. He was…
Hoodlums Invade Ondo Assembly Over Speaker Impeachment
Armed thugs stormed the Ondo State House of Assembly complex in Akure on Thursday, 27 August 2026, disrupting legislative business and sending staff scrambling for safety. The invasion followed an escalating plot by state lawmakers to remove the Speaker over financial misconduct allegations. More than 22 of the 26 members of the Assembly had already…
Royal Family Gathers as Norway’s King Harald’s Health Declines
Norway’s royal family gathered at Oslo’s Rikshospitalet on Thursday, 27 August 2026, after doctors reported a sharp decline in King Harald’s condition. The Royal Palace described the 89-year-old monarch’s health as extremely serious in a terse morning dispatch. Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit cancelled all official duties to remain by his…
Bandits Kill Four in Fresh Sokoto Attack
Armed bandits stormed Gorau village in the Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing four residents and abducting four others during an early morning raid on Wednesday, 26 August 2026. Seven other villagers sustained severe gunshot wounds and are currently receiving emergency treatment in hospital. The attackers rode into the agrarian community on motorcycles,…
The Local Currency Bond Shift: Can the Capital Market Rescue Real-Sector Debt?
Nigeria’s premier fast-moving consumer goods manufacturers and industrial conglomerates have made an aggressive retreat from commercial banking halls, turning instead to domestic debt markets on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) and FMDQ Securities Exchange. As a result of maximum lending rates exceeding 30 percent due to relentless monetary policy tightening by the Central Bank of Nigeria…
Nigeria’s Stock Market Boom Hits a Reality Check: What the Pullback Means for the Economy
Nigeria’s equities market is entering a more uncertain phase after one of its strongest rallies in years, with investors beginning to cash in on spectacular gains and raising a broader question: is the recent retreat simply a healthy correction, or is it an early warning that the market’s extraordinary momentum is beginning to run out…
NERC Ranks Nigeria Power Tariff Africa’s Cheapest
Nigeria recorded the lowest average electricity tariff among fourteen selected African countries in 2025, according to a comparative review by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. The industry regulator revealed that the country’s average allowed end-user tariff stood at N124.30 per kilowatt-hour. State energy planners often point to cheap electricity as proof of public support for…