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Senator Adams Oshiomhole, former president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s plan to restore fuel subsidy if elected president in 2027. Oshiomhole said Atiku had, during his tenure as vice president, explained to him why petroleum subsidy should be removed. The former Edo State governor stated this in an interview with TVC on …

  •Traffic grinds vehicles to a halt in Ughelli •Julius Berger urged to maintain alternative roads AGBARHO—The three days heavy downpour has caused severe flooding of parts of the Agbarho/Ughelli Road in Ughelli North Area Area of Delta State, cutting off parts of the road, particularly around the Agbarho Police Station, making the route difficult and the section nearly impossible …

  Nearly a week after the incident, Mr Isah carried bite marks on his arm left by a gasping cell mate in the last minutes of his life. For 19-year-old Adamu Isah, 17 September began like any other day. But it ended with him witnessing horrific deaths inside a cramped NSCDC detention cell in Minna, Niger State. Mr Isah was …

Chinese AI developer Moonshot is conducting an internal review after researchers were able to persuade two of its popular Kimi models to tell them how to make biological weapons and carry out assassinations. Mindgard, which tests the security of AI systems, told the BBC it discovered in July that Kimi K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade safety limits put in …

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) says energy efficiency is critical to cutting costs and boosting productivity in Nigeria.Africans & Diaspora The agency therefore, urged Nigeria to accelerate its transition to energy efficiency technologies across key sectors. The Chief Representative of JICA in Nigeria, Mr Ishigame Keiji said this on Tuesday in Abuja at a two-day national workshop on energy …

Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Malaysia, Amb. Ahmed Sulu-Gambari, says the mission has adopted direct engagement with Nigerian communities to address consular challenges. Sulu-Gambari said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. He said that after assuming office, the mission stopped waiting for Nigerians to report problems and began engaging communities across …

Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 46 kidnapped victims and neutralised a suspected militia member in separate operations in the last 24 hours across the country. An operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Tuesday, said troops also recovered firearms, disrupted terrorist activities and rescued other victims during the period. In Zamfara, the report …

The NBM of Africa Worldwide has called for an expanded role for pharmacists in Nigeria’s healthcare delivery system, saying their expertise is crucial to protecting patients, improving access to medicines and closing persistent gaps in healthcare services across the country. The organisation made the call in a goodwill message by its President, Dr Charles Chimezie, Ph.D., to mark the 2026 …

  — Says Speeches Must Give Way To Concrete Action, Accountability The NBM of Africa Worldwide has challenged world leaders attending the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to confront the worsening humanitarian challenges facing millions across the globe, declaring that protecting children, empowering youths and ending preventable human suffering must move from diplomatic rhetoric to concrete action. The organisation …

  — SAN urges Okpebholo to await appeal window Four suspected members of a kidnapping gang were today sentenced to death by hanging by an Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, in a landmark judgment that has placed the state’s specialised criminal justice system under national spotlight. The verdict, delivered by Justice Aigbona Terry Momodu of the Edo …