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Violence erupted during the ward congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held across the 203 wards of Ondo State on Wednesday, leaving multiple casualties and several others injured. The situation turned particularly deadly in Idanre, a town long regarded as politically volatile, where clashes among rival factions reportedly led to fatalities and widespread destruction. Initial accounts indicated that as many as four persons were feared killed in the violence, […]

Senator Barinada Mpigi, who represented Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has passed away at the age of 64. His death has brought an abrupt end to a political career that spanned several years and saw him play significant roles in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Mpigi reportedly died on Thursday following a brief illness. As of the time of filing this report, official details […]

A former leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Mukaila Lamidi, also known as Auxiliary, has formally filed a motion seeking the recusal of the presiding judge in his ongoing trial, citing concerns over perceived bias and the need to ensure a fair and impartial hearing. The application, dated February 17, 2026, was submitted to the Ibadan Division of the Oyo State High Court and seeks an […]

Police authorities across sixteen African nations have successfully dismantled a large-scale cybercrime network, resulting in the arrest of 651 individuals over the past several weeks. The operation, which spanned eight weeks, targeted an organised syndicate that defrauded victims across the continent and beyond, extracting millions of dollars through sophisticated online scams. The network is reported to have extorted more than $45 million from hundreds, potentially thousands, of victims, the majority […]

The Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, has emphasised the urgent need for the availability of trained biomedical engineers in hospitals across Nigeria, highlighting the critical role these professionals play in maintaining medical equipment and ensuring the effective delivery of healthcare services. She warned that the absence of adequately trained biomedical engineers in many hospitals has resulted in poor maintenance of medical devices, which can compromise patient care […]

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Uche Nwosu, has commended President Bola Tinubu for signing an executive order directing that revenues generated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) be remitted directly into the Federation Account before any allocation is made to the company. Nwosu, who previously served as Chief of Staff to former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, described the directive as a landmark reform aimed […]

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed the deaths of two individuals following a fatal collision involving two fully loaded 40-foot container trucks along the Cele inward axis of the Oshodi–Apapa Expressway at Mile 2, Lagos, on Thursday. In a statement issued by the agency’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq, LASTMA disclosed that one of the deceased was the driver of one of the trucks […]

Britain’s former prince, Prince Andrew, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, marking an extraordinary development in modern British royal history. The arrest forms part of an ongoing police investigation into allegations linked to material emerging from the case files of convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Authorities confirmed that a man in his sixties from Norfolk had been taken into custody in connection with the […]

At least five persons have been feared dead and four others injured following a violent reprisal attack by suspected bandits in Zamfara State, further deepening concerns over insecurity in the region. The incident reportedly began with a dispute involving a notorious bandit leader and a resident of a rural community. According to accounts from the area, the kingpin had allegedly sent the resident on an errand to retrieve a phone […]