Month: August 2026

The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has suspended Professor Ifeanyi Odinye of the Department of Chinese Studies for three months over alleged sexual molestation of a female student. The suspension, approved by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Ugochukwu Anyaehie, followed the preliminary report of a six-member investigative panel set up to examine the incident. Odinye will receive half salary during the suspension. The university’s Public Relations Officer, Aloysius Attah, said […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria’s planned digital addressing system will strengthen national security, financial inclusion, emergency response and public service delivery. The National Addressing Council, chaired by Shettima, approved a preliminary framework for a nationwide digitised addressing system designed to locate households and legitimate businesses across the country. Shettima said the system would also support economic planning and service delivery while protecting citizens’ privacy. He stressed that rural communities […]

The Federal Government has said investment in women’s health is critical to achieving Nigeria’s ambition of becoming a $1tn economy. The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, stated this at the Her Health, Her Power Conference Africa 2026 in Abuja. The minister, represented by the Director-General of the Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women’s Development, Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, said improving women’s wellbeing must be treated as a foundation […]

More than 150 terrorists have surrendered to troops of the Joint Task Force North-East, Operation Hadin Kai, in the past week. The Acting Military Information Officer, Captain Mohammed Goni, said the figure was a significant increase from the more than 50 terrorists who surrendered in the previous week. Goni attributed the development to sustained intelligence-led operations and intensified military pressure on terrorist networks. He said the operations were disrupting terrorist […]

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has felicitated Muslim faithful in Rivers State and across Nigeria on Eid ul-Mawlid, urging them to uphold peace and tolerance. In a goodwill message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Onwuka Nzeshi, on Tuesday, Fubara urged Muslims to reflect on the virtues exemplified by Prophet Muhammad, including compassion and selflessness. He prayed for good health, prosperity and continued peace in Rivers State and Nigeria. Fubara […]

Grief hung over Ilaro, Ogun State, on Monday as veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, was laid to rest. His remains, wrapped in white cloth in accordance with Islamic rites, were received by family, friends, and colleagues, including fellow industry veterans such as Yinka Quadri, Jide Kosoko, and Ireti Osayemi, as an Islamic cleric led prayers for the departed. Ogogo passed away on Sunday, August 23, at […]

About 300 shops were reportedly destroyed by an early Monday morning fire at the popular Oranya Market in Ibadan North-East Local Government Area of Oyo State. The fire, which started around midnight, affected shops occupied by traders dealing in gold, furniture, second-hand clothes and other goods. The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reforms and State Chairman of Fire Services, Morof Akinwande, confirmed the incident but said the […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has introduced an online system allowing 2026 UTME candidates to verify and upload their O’Level results from home. The new system, which initially covers results issued by the West African Examinations Council, is aimed at reducing candidates’ dependence on Computer-Based Test centres for result uploads. JAMB said the new process will also help prevent errors, fraudulent results and problems associated with manual uploads. Under […]