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BY IDAHOSA MUSA BENIN CITY – The Edo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Gbenga Agun, is dead. Agun slumped on Thursday at an event in Benin City after delivering a keynote address and was billed to receive an award of excellence. Our correspondent who was at the event said Agun was rushed to the …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has debunked a news report claiming he was considering stepping down for a younger aspirant in the race for the 2027 presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Atiku’s media adviser, Paul Ibe made the clarification in a Thursday statement. Earlier on Thursday, reports circulated that the 2023 presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said he is open to stepping aside for a younger aspirant if he loses the presidential primary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa on Wednesday, Atiku, who was the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate in the 2023 elections, also said it …

Dozens of activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, have been detained by Israeli forces after a flotilla carrying aid bound for Gaza was intercepted. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said several vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) had been “safely stopped” and those aboard were being transferred to an Israeli port to be deported. The boats intercepted were in international …

The Lagos State Government has defended the ongoing demolition of illegal structures at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo, insisting that the exercise is a technical enforcement of planning laws and not targeted at any ethnic group. Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Olumide Oluyinka Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Olumide Oluyinka, made the …

• Obi warns of bleak future, says APC policies pushing Nigerians deeper into poverty• Atiku’s aide faults Tinubu’s speech, says citizens’ reality contradicts govt’s claims• CAN, Anglican Primate decry leadership failure, rising poverty, deepening divisions• Experts call for new constitution, mobile voting to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy• Stakeholders push for urgent electoral reforms ahead of 2027 polls Sixty-five years after independence, …

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has clarified that it did not sign the communiqué that ended its nationwide strike against the Dangote refinery. FILE PHOTO: President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Festus Osifo The union suspended its strike, which began on Sunday, on Wednesday after the intervention of the Federal Government, …

The renovation of the National Theatre was undertaken by the CBN and the Bankers’ Committee in partnership with the Lagos State Government and the Federal Government of Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday night reassured that Nigeria will not split but will remain a strong, vibrant economy under his watch. He appealed to Nigerians to stop painting a negative picture …

Mr Osifo cautioned that the union will resume the action without notice if the agreement is breached. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its nationwide strike against the Dangote Refinery after reaching an agreement with the management. The agreement was reached following a reconciliation meeting facilitated by the Nigerian government between the parties. …

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confirmed that Arise News correspondent Somtochukwu Maduagwu died after jumping from the top floor of her Katampe apartment during an armed robbery on Monday, September 29, 2025. The clarification comes amid earlier reports suggesting that the journalist’s death was linked to alleged hospital negligence after she was taken to Maitama General Hospital. In an …