Troops of the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Special Intervention Battalion 7 in conjunction with 8 Division Strike Team, operating under the Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have eliminated terrorists at Kadam Forest In a statement, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations 8 Division, Nigerian Army / Sector…
The Federal Government has ordered the immediate shutdown of African Refractory and Allied Products Company, ARAP, over concerns about unsafe working conditions that allegedly put employees at serious health risk. The directive was issued by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, following an inspection conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health…
Residents of Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, were on Monday thrown into another moment of panic following a fresh fire outbreak that occurred just hours after an earlier incident in the city. The latest fire incident reportedly occurred around 2:08 p.m. at Baba Ya’u CBN Bypass in Jalingo, barely hours after a similar outbreak was…
The cost of goods and services across Nigeria is expected to increase further following a fresh hike in petrol prices by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which has raised the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to ₦1,175 per litre. The adjustment marks the third petrol price increase within one week, intensifying concerns over rising living costs…
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has warned that the pump price of petrol could rise to as high as ₦2,000 per litre if the ongoing conflict in the Middle East persists. The association also cautioned that diesel prices could climb to about ₦3,000 per litre if the global crisis continues…
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company has announced a power disruption affecting some communities in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The outage follows a vehicular accident that damaged a high-tension pole along the Akala Expressway. In an official notice issued on Monday and signed by management, IBEDC stated that the incident occurred on the Oluyole 11kV…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and 2027 Oyo State gubernatorial aspirant,Barrister Akeem Agbaje,has congratulated Chief (Mrs.) Florence Ajimobi following her official posting as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Austria. The appointment, approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was announced as part of a wider deployment of 65 ambassadors to various foreign…
Residents and youth groups in Boripe local government council area of Osun State have expressed frustration over prolonged electricity outages, as the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, attributed the situation to reduced power supply from the national grid. The Nigerian Youth Congress, Boripe chapter, said the persistent blackout had negatively affected homes, businesses and educational…
Nigeria has congratulated Ghana on the occasion of its 69th Independence Anniversary, reaffirming the longstanding diplomatic and cultural ties between the two countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, conveyed the message in a statement issued by the Ministry’s spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, on Friday, to his Ghanaian counterpart, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, marking Ghana’s…
The final list of candidates vying for the August 15, 2026, Osun State governorship election has been released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, alongside their running mates. The final list, attached to a letter signed by INEC Secretary, Dr Rose Oriaran-Anthony, on March 4, 2026, confirmed the participation of 14 political parties in the…