Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State, has expelled six students for examination misconduct after they were found to have rewritten an examination at the private residence of a lecturer. The decision was approved by the university Senate during its 167th Regular Meeting held on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at the university auditorium. The Senate…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered N1.23tn, $684.48m, £373,905 and €9.34m between October 1, 2023, and June 30, 2026, EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede has disclosed. Olukoyede made the disclosure on Monday while addressing media executives and journalists in Abuja, describing asset recovery as one of the major pillars of the commission’s activities….
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has denied reports that it has commenced the recruitment and training of ad-hoc staff for the 2027 General Election, warning Nigerians against a fake recruitment website circulating online. INEC raised the alarm in a statement issued on Monday, saying the recruitment notice did not originate from the commission. According…
Popular Anambra comedian and media personality, Isaac Nwosu, popularly known as Aiza Nwosu, has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Awka, Anambra State. Nwosu was killed on Sunday, August 30, 2026, along S.M. Okeke Street in the Amaikwo area of Awka while driving his branded Hilux truck, which was fitted with loudspeakers and used…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied allegations by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) that it removed the party’s nominated candidates and replaced them with names allegedly unknown to the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. The dispute centres mainly on candidates listed for various Anambra State House of Assembly constituencies, where the…
Nigeria has the second-longest road network in Africa, with an estimated 195,000 kilometres of roads, according to data cited in rankings of the continent’s road infrastructure. The figure places Nigeria behind South Africa, which has an estimated 750,000 kilometres of roads. Kenya ranks third with about 161,452 kilometres. The ranking highlights the extensive road infrastructure…
The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences (FUTES), Iyin-Ekiti, Prof. Gbenga Aribisala, has described the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) as “one of the greatest things” to have happened to education in Nigeria. Aribisala reportedly made the remark while speaking on the impact of the student loan scheme and its potential…
A woman has been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle suspected illicit drugs into a correctional facility in Ogun State for her son, who is reportedly on death row. The woman was apprehended after the suspected substances were allegedly discovered during an inspection at the correctional facility. According to reports, the woman was attempting to…
Former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the ruling party of abandoning the ideals on which it was founded. Sylva announced his resignation in a letter dated Monday, August 31, 2026, addressed to the APC chairman of Ward 4 in…
The Chairman of the Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Mrs Rhoda Ojo, says the education sector in the state has not witnessed as much intervention as it has recorded in the last four years under Gov. Biodun Oyebanji’s administration. Ojo said this in her opening remarks at the commission’s statutory plenary meeting, held at…
