Animasawun Urges Stronger Protection for Health Workers
The Director of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies (CPSS) at the University of Ilorin, Prof. Gbemisola Animasawun, has called for stronger protection for healthcare workers and medical facilities across Nigeria amid growing insecurity. Speaking with the UNILORIN Bulletin on September 1, 2026, Animasawun said attacks linked to terrorism, banditry and abductions were placing […]
Tinubu’s Alleged Drug Case Takes New Turn as US Firm Claims Video Evidence
A United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has claimed it possesses video evidence that could be relevant to the ongoing controversy over records linked to President Bola Tinubu’s alleged drug-trafficking past. The firm made the claim in a post on its verified X account on Monday, saying it had amended its […]
Tinubu Hails Femi Sanni’s Contributions to Kwara, APC
President Bola Tinubu has commended Kwara State All Progressives Congress chieftain Femi Sanni for his contributions to the development of the state and the growth of the party. In a birthday message issued on Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Tope Ajayi, Tinubu praised Sanni’s commitment to the unity of the […]
Bauchi Recruits 850 Health Workers to Fill Primary Healthcare Gaps
The Bauchi State Government has recruited 850 healthcare personnel to address staffing shortages in primary healthcare centres across the state. The Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Board, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, disclosed this on Friday during an orientation and documentation exercise for the new recruits at the board’s headquarters in Bauchi. Mohammed […]
Expert Accuses NMDPRA of Protecting Adulterated Fuel Importers
Energy consumer advocate Abdulrahman Sani Ibrahim has accused the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority of failing to take decisive action against marketers allegedly importing adulterated petrol into Nigeria. Ibrahim made the allegation in a statement on Friday, claiming that blended petroleum products from Dubai and other countries were entering the Nigerian market and […]
EFCC: Forfeited Kaduna University Now Serves 1,909 Students
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has said a university recovered through a forfeiture proceeding in Kaduna State has been converted into a federal institution, with 1,909 students matriculated in December 2025. Olukoyede said the former NOK University in Kachia is now the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, following […]
Wike’s Aide Says Peter Obi’s Party Cannot Win 2027
Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has claimed that the Nigeria Democratic Congress knows it cannot defeat the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 presidential election. Olayinka made the assertion on Friday while appearing on Arise TV’s Morning Show, saying the party and its presidential candidate, Peter […]
Nine Killed During Oyo Kidnap Victims’ Rescue Operation
Nine people, including five security personnel and four civilians, were killed during an operation to rescue victims abducted by a suspected international terrorist group in Oyo State, the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Tosin Ajayi, has disclosed. Ajayi, speaking in an interview published by Premium Times, said security operatives launched an immediate pursuit […]
Defence Minister Explains Challenges of Rescue Operations
Defence Minister Christopher Musa has attributed the difficulty of rescuing victims of terrorist attacks to the vast and difficult terrain where armed groups operate, saying security forces are conducting rescue operations regularly. Musa, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, said terrorists often move abducted victims deep into forests before security agencies receive […]
YEDC Nears Completion of Collapsed Transmission Tower Reconstruction
The Yola Electricity Distribution Company has said reconstruction of a collapsed transmission tower supplying electricity to Hayin Gada, Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH), Girei and surrounding communities in Adamawa State is nearing completion. In an update issued on Friday by its Communications Officer, Blessing Tunoh, the company said work on the replacement tower had […]
