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20 Rescued Prospective Corps Members Reunite With Families in Ibadan

Twenty prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted while travelling to their orientation camps have reunited with their families in Ibadan, Oyo State, following their release after seven days in captivity. The victims reunited with their relatives on Thursday after engagements with officials of the Department of State Services (DSS). They were among 30 prospective corps members travelling from Oyo State to orientation camps in Abia State when they were kidnapped along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State. […]

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World Bank Raises Concern Over Declining Education Spending Despite States’ Revenue Growth

The World Bank has raised concerns over declining education spending in Nigeria, despite a 93 per cent increase in state governments’ revenues between 2023 and 2025. According to the bank’s latest Nigeria Development Update, states’ aggregate revenues rose by approximately 93 per cent in real terms, while expenditure increased by 92 per cent during the period. The growth was attributed partly to exchange-rate reforms, the removal of petrol subsidies, improved revenue administration and increased allocations from the federation account. However, […]

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Ondo Air Crash: Air Chief Urges Patience as Investigation Begins

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has appealed to Nigerians to avoid speculation and allow investigators to determine the cause of the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, which killed all 25 people on board. Aneke made the appeal on Thursday during a visit to the crash site, where he joined senior military officials and recovery teams working to retrieve the wreckage and victims from the swampy […]

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Amnesty Demands Reversal of Madonna University Students’ Sanctions

Amnesty International has urged the management of Madonna University, Elele Campus, Rivers State, to reverse the expulsion of a final-year nursing student and the suspension of 14 other 500-level students over a viral TikTok video. The rights organisation, in a post on its X account on Thursday, described the sanctions as disproportionate and called on the university to resolve the matter through dialogue and mediation. The students were sanctioned after a video showing nursing students dancing in a hospital waiting […]

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Messi Pays Tribute to Maradona, Father After Final Argentina Game

Lionel Messi has paid tribute to Argentina legend Diego Maradona and his late father, Jorge Messi, following what is being described as his final appearance for the national team. Messi, in an Instagram post on Wednesday, said he already missed wearing the Argentina shirt but remained confident that he had made the right decision. He described his international career as an incredible journey filled with memorable and difficult moments. The 39-year-old also remembered Maradona, saying the late football icon helped […]

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FCT Workers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Teachers’ Welfare

Workers in the Federal Capital Territory have commenced an indefinite strike over the welfare and career progression of teachers under the FCT Administration. The FCT Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) began the strike on Wednesday following the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum issued to the FCT Administration. The union directed workers in public and private sectors, including schools, hospitals, government offices and other establishments, to withdraw their services until its demands are addressed. The dispute centres on the […]

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2027: ADC Won’t Accept Rigging, Mark Warns

The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, David Mark, has warned that the party will comply with electoral rules but will resist any attempt to manipulate or rig the 2027 general elections. Mark spoke on Wednesday in Abuja when he received the governing council of the Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development, led by former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. He said the ADC would abide by the guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission and […]

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Contractors Risk EFCC Action Over Abandoned Projects – FG

The Federal Government has warned contractors who collect mobilisation funds for federal projects but fail to return to construction sites that they risk prosecution and recovery of the funds. Minister of Works, David Umahi, issued the warning on Wednesday in Abuja, saying the government would no longer tolerate contractors sitting on public funds or prioritising state projects after receiving money for federal contracts. Umahi said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related […]

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Ondo Plane Crash: Pilot Averted Bigger Disaster, Says Monarch

The traditional ruler of Igbokoda, Oba Afolabi Odidiomo, has commended the pilot of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft that crashed in Ondo State, saying his actions may have prevented a greater disaster in the community. The NAF ATR-42 aircraft, with registration number NAF 931, crashed in a swampy area near the Naval Base in Igbokoda on Monday, October 5, while on a routine flight from Benin to Lagos. All 25 people on board, including five crew members and 20 passengers, […]

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