The Vice Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rotimi Amaechi, has vowed to withdraw from the ticket of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, if the price of petrol drops to N600 per litre by tomorrow. Amaechi made the statement on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday while challenging the Federal Government’s claim that the cost of transportation and living expenses would decline following the reduction in fuel prices. He questioned whether transportation costs from Nyanya to Abuja had reduced as promised, insisting that Nigerians were yet to feel the impact of the policies. “Every day he repeats the same thing. He said…
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The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has announced Wednesday, November 4, 2026, as the official start date for the 2026 Batch ‘C’ Stream II Orientation Course. A statement issued by Caroline Embu, Director of Information and Public Relations, indicated that the exercise would be held across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. According to the statement, the enrolment of Corps Members will take place from Wednesday, November 4, through midnight on Friday, November 6, with the swearing-in ceremony scheduled for Friday, November 6, 2026. The NYSC further announced that the closing ceremony will be held on Tuesday, November 24, 2026. Recommended…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command says its operatives on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, rescued two kidnapped victims of sea piracy along the waterways of Ibeno Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Baba Azare, who disclosed this at a press conference in Uyo on Friday, said the victims included a Ghanaian national and a Nigerian who were attacked while travelling towards the Atlantic Ocean. He said, “Personnel of the Asawana Mobile Police Base were immediately mobilised to the area. The operatives subsequently encountered the suspected pirates around the ocean boundary between Akwa Ibom and…
The Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, has expressed worry over the glaringly deplorable state of public schools in the state. Drawing the attention of the Cross River State Government to the situation, the NUJ Cross River State Council, led by Comrade Archibong Bassey, said that many roads in the Calabar metropolis were deplorable and a death trap. These observations were raised during their congress held yesterday at the Ernest Etim NUJ Secretariat in Calabar. In their nine-point communique signed by Comrades Essien Ita and Aniekan Aniekan, chairman and secretary respectively, they called on the relevant agencies responsible for the education…
Brighton defender, Luka Vušković, has picked the player to win the Ballon d’Or this month. The winner of the 2026 Ballon d’Or will be announced later this month in London, England. Speaking recently after Croatia’s UEFA Nations League defeat to Spain, Vušković picked Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal as the player to win the Ballon d’Or. The Croatia international described the Spain winger as a phenomenal player. Recommended “Ballon D’Or? For me, Lamine Yamal. He’s a phenomenon, I don’t have anything else to say,” Vušković said via BarçaTimes. “You saw him against us in the last match. It’s an honour to…
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has granted clemency to 27 inmates in correctional facilities across the state to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary. This brings the number of beneficiaries of his administration’s clemency interventions to more than 500. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Ahmed Maiyaki, stated in a statement in Kaduna that the exercise covers the release of eligible inmates, as well as the payment of fines and compensation for others, as part of the administration’s restorative justice initiative. He explained that the administration has committed more than N300 million to the payment of fines and compensation for…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have arrived in Moscow ahead of their international friendly against Russia scheduled for next Tuesday. The Nigerian delegation arrived in the Russian capital on Friday afternoon. The three-time African champions will face Russia at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in what will be only the second senior international meeting between both countries. Nigeria and Russia previously met in June 2025 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, with the encounter ending in a 1-1 draw. Recommended The Super Eagles will be looking to return to winning ways after suffering a disappointing defeat to Guinea-Bissau in their previous…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the establishment of a quarterly government-civil society policy dialogue forum to institutionalise citizens’ participation in policy formulation, implementation and evaluation. The President, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, George Akume, issued the directive on Friday at the 2026 National Civil Society Organisation Summit in Abuja. Tinubu said the proposed forum would provide a structured platform for evidence-based advocacy and ensure that community-level concerns were reflected in government decisions. He also pledged to expand Nigeria’s civic space to enhance social accountability and ensure greater collaboration with accredited civil society organisations, CSOs,…
The Abia State Environmental Protection Agency, ASEPA, has sealed a piggery farm operating at Ipupe, Umuahia South LGA of the State, with a fine of N2.5m, for its alleged involvement in practices that could spark a disease outbreak. ASEPA also sealed a three-storey building at Area 5, Agbama Housing Estate in Umuahia South LGA, after the occupants allegedly discharged evacuated excreta into public drains. The General Manager of the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency, ASEPA, Ogbonnaya Okereke, who carried out the sealing exercises, said the actions of the offenders contravened the basic environmental laws of Abia State. Ogbonnaya, who was…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has arrested two men suspected of stealing a car during a routine patrol along the Eastern Bypass in Kano. The suspects, identified as 61-year-old Abdullahi Sani and 63-year-old Abdullahi Suleiman, were arrested at Ladanai Junction while allegedly driving a red Toyota Carina II Wagon with registration number LFA 417 AA (Nasarawa). According to the NSCDC, the vehicle was reported stolen three days before the suspects were intercepted at about 2 am while driving out of the Ladanai area. The Command said Sani is a resident of Kurna Tudun Bojuwa,…