Motorists and commuters on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have once again been caught in severe traffic congestion as ongoing repairs at Kara Bridge combine with a recent truck crash and traffic violations to disrupt movement across parts of Lagos and Ogun states. The latest disruption, which intensified between Tuesday and Wednesday, September 15–16, left some motorists […]
Parents across Nigeria are beginning the new academic session under renewed financial pressure, with reported increases in private-school fees, higher transport costs and additional school-related expenses threatening to stretch household budgets. As schools reopen for the new academic session on Monday, September 14, many families are facing a difficult calculation: how to keep their children […]
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Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has raised fresh concerns about the capacity of Nigeria’s primary healthcare system, warning that severe shortages of health workers could leave millions of Nigerians exposed to preventable health emergencies. Obi’s warning followed a report indicating that 97 per cent of assessed Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) […]
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Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has demanded urgent action from Pretoria following the deaths of two Nigerian nationals in separate incidents, warning that continued attacks against Nigerians could further strain relations between the two countries. The victims, identified as Bishop Michael Taiwo Fakunle and James Uchechukwu Nwankwo, died in separate incidents in South […]
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Popular Nigerian comedian and content creator Carter Efe has reportedly been permanently banned from TikTok after the platform said his account violated its community guidelines multiple times. The ban, which took effect on Wednesday, cuts off one of the major short-form video platforms through which Carter Efe had maintained a substantial audience and promoted his […]
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A planned visit by Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi to Yelwata community in Benue State was abruptly cut short on Tuesday after a group of youths barricaded the road leading from Makurdi and refused to allow his convoy to proceed. The confrontation, which occurred along the Makurdi-Gboko Road close to the airport […]
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Borno State — Nigerian Army troops have arrested two men suspected of supplying motorcycle spare parts to Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) elements operating around the Borno-Yobe border area. The arrests were carried out on Tuesday, September 8, by troops of Operation Hadin Kai, working alongside members of the Civilian Joint […]
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A fresh war of words has erupted over the long-running controversy surrounding United States law-enforcement records linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with a US-based political advisory and lobbying firm urging the public to focus on the records at the centre of an ongoing Freedom of Information Act dispute rather than what it described as […]
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Two years after Nigeria’s #EndBadGovernance protests brought thousands of young people into the streets over hunger, rising living costs and economic hardship, the consequences are still being felt in Kano — not only in memories of violence, but in hospital beds, unpaid medical bills and families struggling to rebuild their lives. For some survivors, August […]
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A three-storey building on Abidjan Street in Wuse Zone 3, Abuja, collapsed on Monday night after previously being marked and sealed by authorities over structural concerns. The Federal Capital Territory Police Command said emergency responders were deployed shortly after receiving a distress call at about 7:45 p.m., while search-and-rescue operations continued at the scene. As […]
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Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, has launched a fresh attack on Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, accusing the former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate of knowing that Peter Obi was allegedly “a packaged fraud” during their 2023 presidential campaign. Sowore made the claim while reacting to recent comments attributed to […]
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A fresh controversy over Nigeria’s worsening insecurity has drawn attention to alleged links between influential individuals and notorious bandit networks, after a man identified as Hassan publicly named a northern senator in connection with claims involving wanted bandit kingpin Dogo Gide. Hassan’s allegations, which have circulated widely online, have not been established by a court. […]
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LAGOS — The worsening cost of accommodation in Lagos has triggered a fresh debate over how young workers are expected to achieve financial independence after Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat advised low-income earners to consider living with their parents, relatives or sharing accommodation rather than taking on rents they cannot comfortably afford. Hamzat made […]
