Thousands of residents have been displaced after torrential seasonal rainfall triggered severe flash flooding across Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, submerging homes, businesses and major roads. The flooding left many families temporarily homeless and caused widespread damage to property. Among the worst-hit areas were Abak Road, Ewet Housing Estate, Ikot Ekpene Road, Aka Itiam…
The Federal Government has suspended the proposed increase in registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination, following widespread public opposition to the plan. The Federal Ministry of Education announced that it has withdrawn its June 18, 2026 directive, which proposed…
Questions continue to surround the death of Mary Habila, a physiotherapist attached to the Federal Ministry of Works, who died on June 27 at the country residence of the Minister of Works, David Umahi, in Uburu, Ebonyi State. The incident has sparked public debate and renewed calls for a transparent investigation. In an official statement,…
Nigeria’s economic outlook received a boost as the naira traded at ₦1,382.33 per US dollar at the official foreign exchange market, while the country’s crude oil production climbed to its highest level in 74 months, exceeding its production quota set by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). According to the latest figures from…
Nigerian troops under Operation HADIN KAI have neutralized an alleged ISWAP cameraman during a failed terrorist attack in Cross Kauwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, recovering a Sony camcorder containing what the military described as valuable operational and propaganda footage. According to the military, the recovered recordings provided fresh intelligence into ISWAP’s internal…
On the morning of July 10, 2026, a video circulated online. A woman, visibly shaken but upright, looked into a camera and said: “Hello sir, our father, we are grateful.” Behind her, children could be heard chanting. Some of them were eating biscuits. Nigeria exhaled. After 56 days, all the pupils and teachers kidnapped in…
Debutants Heartland Queens and Ikorodu City gave their very best but eventually fell to the firepower of the old guard as El-Kanemi Warriors and Nasarawa Amazons lifted the men’s and women’s trophies of this year’s President Federation Cup competition in Asaba on Saturday. Following a scoreless first half, the Queens, who sent packing more illustrious…
Forty-four pupils and teachers abducted from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been rescued after spending 56 days in captivity, bringing an end to one of the state’s most closely watched kidnapping cases. Security agencies confirmed that the victims were freed during a coordinated rescue operation involving the military and other security operatives….
Another 282 Nigerian returnees have arrived safely in Lagos as the Federal Government continues its evacuation of citizens fleeing rising anti-immigrant violence and xenophobic tensions in South Africa. The latest group landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport as part of the ongoing voluntary repatriation program coordinated by the Federal Government. The arrival marks the…
President Bola Tinubu has held a closed-door meeting with Nigeria’s service chiefs and top security officials as concerns over insecurity continue across the country, while the Northern Governors’ Forum and traditional rulers have thrown their weight behind the establishment of state police. The security meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja focused on the country’s…
