Month: September 2026

The Federal Ministry of Education has confirmed that all Federal Unity Colleges across Nigeria will resume academic activities on Monday, September 14, 2026. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, said necessary arrangements had been made to ensure a safe and smooth start to the new academic session. He said security agencies had been informed of the resumption plans and would maintain heightened vigilance around the schools and their immediate environments. […]

The National Assembly has suspended all official visits to South Africa and directed lawmakers, committees, officials and staff to boycott legislative activities hosted or organised by South African authorities until further notice. The decision was announced in a statement issued on Friday by the House of Representatives spokesman, Akin Rotimi, following concerns over continued xenophobic attacks, violence and destruction of property targeting Nigerians and other African nationals in South Africa. […]

One person has died while two others were rescued after a two-storey building undergoing manual demolition collapsed in the Aboru area of Lagos State. The incident occurred around 12:56am on Thursday at No. 42, Governors Road, Aboru, in Alimosho Local Government Area. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said emergency responders were dispatched to the scene after receiving a distress call. According to him, […]

Japanese baseball legend Isao Harimoto, who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima as a child, has died in Tokyo at the age of 86. Harimoto, known as the “Hit Machine,” holds the record for the most hits in Japanese professional baseball, finishing his 23-season career with 3,085 hits. He remains the only player in Nippon Professional Baseball history to reach 3,000 hits. He also recorded 504 home runs and […]

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has called for stronger cooperation among South-East states, development partners and other stakeholders to promote safe, orderly and regular migration. Otti made the call while declaring open the inaugural South-East Migration Dialogue 2026 in Umuahia, organised by the Civil Society Network on Migration and Development. Represented by his deputy, Ikechukwu Emetu, the governor said migration policies should be translated into practical measures that protect migrants […]

Junior Ubiribo, son of the late Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo, has challenged reports that his father died in Thailand from complications linked to a penis enlargement procedure. In a video post, Junior said the explanation did not account for what he described as serious injuries his father allegedly sustained before his death. He claimed his father had injuries including a missing eyeball and a deep wound on his forehead, questioning how […]

The proposed increase in the salaries of federal lawmakers has renewed debate over the cost of running Nigeria’s National Assembly amid the country’s economic challenges. The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Mohammed Shehu, said the review of salaries and allowances for federal executive and legislative office holders had reached an advanced stage. He said the commission last reviewed the remuneration in 2023. The proposal has, however, […]