At least 25 people have been killed in two separate attacks by suspected Boko Haram fighters in Adamawa State, northeastern Nigeria, in renewed violence that has heightened fears among residents of border communities. The attacks occurred in Madagali and Hong local government areas, both located near Nigeria’s border with Cameroon, a region that has experienced repeated incursions by insurgents over the years. According to local accounts, gunmen believed to […]

  The Oyo State Government has commenced preparations for the 2026 World Egungun Festival, with the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Wasiu Olatubosun, leading a high-level stakeholders’ briefing and interactive session in Ibadan. The meeting, held at the Ministry of Finance and Planning Conference Room, brought together more than thirty groups and associations drawn from traditional institutions, cultural bodies and community-based organisations. Among those represented were Araba Ile Ibadan, Jagunjagun […]

  Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that no fewer than 65,000 out-of-school children have been returned to classrooms across the state through targeted education interventions. The governor made the disclosure on Wednesday while receiving a delegation from the World Bank and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) on an implementation support mission for the Better Education Service Delivery for Additional Financing (BESDA-AF) programme. The meeting was held at […]

  The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday adjourned indefinitely the alleged terrorism-financing case against Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu. The trial judge, Mohammed Umar, ordered the adjournment after informing parties that the prosecution had written to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court expressing reservations about the handling of the case and requesting that it be reassigned to another judge. According to the court, the […]