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A 14-year-old female student has died from a stray bullet while performing household chores within the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital quarters, residents confirmed on Sunday. The incident, which occurred on Saturday in the Borno State capital, has intensified local concerns regarding celebratory gunfire and public safety in a region long affected by insurgency….
Two people are dead, and several others are injured following a violent pile-up at the Soka Junction on the Ibadan-Lagos Expressway. The Oyo State Police Command confirmed the accident occurred late Saturday night, April 4, around 10:10 pm. A speeding heavy-duty truck lost control and ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians and stationary cars. The…
Nigeria’s Federal Government has significantly expanded its borrowing plan for 2026, pushing total debt financing to N29.20 trillion, a sharp jump of N11.31 trillion from the N17.89 trillion projection that appeared in the Abridged Budget Call Circular issued by the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning in December 2025. The revised figure is contained…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to court for failing to investigate the alleged illegal alteration of the Electoral Act and recent tax reform laws. In a suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, the rights group claims that key provisions were surreptitiously “doctoring”…
An early morning explosion at the Mando Motor Park in Kaduna has destroyed a luxury bus, raising fresh concerns over the safety of compressed natural gas (CNG) technology. The incident occurred around 3:00 am on Sunday when a bus belonging to Silver Luxury Transport Company caught fire, and the blaze quickly spread to two newly…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan led a chorus of Nigerian leaders this Easter, calling for selflessness and a retreat from narrow personal interests. In a series of official messages, Mr Jonathan, alongside the Minister of Housing and several state governors, urged a weary public to draw inspiration from the themes of sacrifice and renewal. The appeals…
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted 15,000 litres of illegally refined petroleum and rescued a kidnapped man during a sweep of the Rivers State waterways. Personnel from Forward Operating Base Bonny recovered Mr Benedict Eze at Coconut Jetty after his captors abandoned him under the pressure of naval intelligence. Mr Eze had been abducted from the…
Governor Caleb Mutfwang has promised that the perpetrators of the recent deadly assault on Jos will be hunted down and brought to justice. Speaking on Friday, the governor described the attack as a disturbing shift in violence, moving from remote rural fringes into the heart of the state capital. The killers reportedly used deception to…
Beijing has called for an immediate cessation of military hostilities in the Middle East following United States President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash devastating strikes on the Islamic republic in the coming weeks. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular press conference on Thursday that “military means cannot fundamentally solve the problem, and…
Israeli air defences intercepted multiple waves of Iranian missile fire early Thursday, with at least two attacks occurring shortly after United States President Donald Trump delivered a primetime address on the ongoing Middle East war, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed. Police reported that officers were called to “several” impact sites in central Israel following…
