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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed concern over reports that some young Nigerians are selling their kidneys to raise money in the face of rising living costs. In a post on X on Friday, the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate said he had heard “disturbing stories” of young people driven to desperate measures simply…
The death toll from devastating floods triggered by a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border has risen to at least 1,287 in Nepal, the country’s disaster authority said on Friday, with 5,083 people still missing. Chinese state media reported 21 deaths and 541 missing in Tibet, bringing the combined toll from the 26 August disaster…
The Federal Government has ordered the full closure of the First Niger Bridge in Onitsha, Anambra State, for two weeks to allow emergency rehabilitation and maintenance works. In a statement issued on Friday by the Acting Federal Controller of Works, Anambra State Field Headquarters, Timothy Emenike, the bridge will be closed to traffic from…
Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, has argued that a broad opposition coalition remains the only realistic path to defeating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking in an interview with Ibeju Upgrade Media on Thursday, Okonkwo dismissed the prospects of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria…
Lere Olayinka, spokesperson for the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Friday declined to answer questions from Arise TV anchor Rufai Oseni during a live interview on The Morning Show. Olayinka appeared on the programme but objected to engaging with Oseni, stating that he preferred to converse with people he considered reasonable….
The All Progressives Congress chairman in Yobe State, Muhammad Gadaka, has apologised and withdrawn a remark urging married women whose husbands prevent them from voting for the party to seek divorce, offering to pay their dowries. Gadaka made the comment on Thursday while addressing supporters and receiving defectors at a campaign rally in Nangere,…
Social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has apologised to soldiers, police officers, customs and immigration personnel for remarks he made at the Nigerian Bar Association’s 66th Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt. In a video shared on Friday, Otse said he had reflected on his speech and concluded that he…
The International Criminal Court has dismissed an anonymous petition seeking an investigation into alleged systemic kidnappings in Nigeria as crimes against humanity, ruling that the request lacked any legal basis. Pre-Trial Chamber II of the ICC issued the decision on September 1, 2026. The three-member panel, comprising Presiding Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala and Judges…
Arsenal host Chelsea on Sunday with both sides still unbeaten in the Premier League, while Tottenham Hotspur look to end a miserable start and new Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola seeks a first win. Defending champions Arsenal and Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea are among four teams to have taken maximum points from their opening two matches, alongside…
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, has urged the people of Rivers State to turn out in large numbers for the 2027 general election and insist that their votes are properly counted. Obi made the call in a statement posted on X on Friday, after attending a town hall meeting organised by…