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The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 70-year-old man, Usman Abubakar, for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl in the Tsakanin Bayara area of Bauchi metropolis. The police said the case was reported by the girl’s father on August 26, 2026, after the suspect allegedly lured the child to an uncompleted building in the area. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, the suspect was arrested shortly […]

All On and Energise Africa have invested $4 million in solar-powered mini-grids across 19 communities in Jigawa and Bauchi States. The project, to be implemented by Maskh Nigeria Limited, is expected to provide reliable and affordable electricity to households, businesses and public institutions in communities with limited access to power. According to All On, the project is expected to benefit about 100,000 people by improving access to electricity, supporting local […]

The Abia State Government says it is processing another batch of Abians returning from South Africa following cases of xenophobic attacks. The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this after the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti. He said the Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection was working with leaders of the Abia community in South Africa to identify and verify other stranded residents. Kanu […]

Six opposition political parties have agreed to pursue a coalition aimed at defeating President Bola Tinubu and the APC in the 2027 presidential election. The agreement was reached at a G-100 summit in Abuja involving the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP). Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, […]

A two-storey residential building has collapsed in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, with no casualty recorded. The building, located at Inyaba-Umudim, Nnewi, reportedly collapsed on Sunday. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Chijioke Ojukwu, confirmed the incident during an inspection of the scene. Ojukwu said the building was constructed without the required approval and described the incident as unfortunate. He said occupants of a nearby […]

A rescued NYSC member, David Ayodele, has recounted how kidnappers threatened to kill him and other abductees after holding them captive for one month in a forest in Kogi State. Ayodele was among 15 NYSC members and six other Nigerians rescued from a kidnappers’ den in Ofu Local Government Area of the state. He said the victims were abducted while travelling from Bayelsa State to Abuja after completing their NYSC […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has asked former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, to make himself available for questioning over an alleged $14.86 million fraud. EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, made this known on Monday while responding to Sylva’s allegation that the commission had become an organ of the All Progressives Congress, APC. “He has been declared wanted; he should make himself available to the commission,” Oyewale said. Sylva […]