The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department has appealed to residents living close to waterways and drainage channels in Abuja to consider relocating as the rainy season intensifies. The appeal followed a flooding incident that occurred in the early hours of Friday at a one-storey building located on Anthony Ikem Street behind Blue Cabana Hotel in the Mabushi District of the Federal Capital Territory. According to the agency, the overnight […]

A cross section of Muslim residents in Ibadan have expressed concern over the sharp increase in the prices of rams ahead of the 2026 Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Both buyers and sellers described the situation as difficult, attributing the rising cost of livestock and food items to the current economic realities in the country. Some ram sellers lamented poor patronage despite the festive season drawing closer, noting that many intending buyers are […]

The Oyo State Police Command has clarified that the students, pupils and teachers abducted during last Friday’s terrorist attack on three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of the state have not yet been rescued. The Command made the clarification through its spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, who dismissed rumours circulating on social media claiming that the victims had regained freedom. According to the police, intensive rescue operations are still ongoing, […]

Burial arrangements for late Adesiyan Adegboye, one of the teachers killed during the coordinated attack on three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, commenced on Friday at Ayegun Baptist Church in Ogbomoso. Adegboye, aged 49, was reportedly killed during the attack carried out by armed bandits last Friday. He is expected to be laid to rest later on Friday at his residence in the Owolake area of […]