It’s a Crime Scene, Not a Quarry’: Mining Marshals Vow Site Will Stay Shut During Illegal Mining Trial

By Festus Fifen The Mining Marshals have defended the continued closure of the Stone Rockers quarry site in Abuja, insisting that the facility remains a crime scene in an ongoing criminal prosecution and cannot be reopened pending the determination of the case before the Federal High Court. The clarification comes days after Stone Rockers Nigeria... Read More

Africa News, Breaking News, community, Crime, Governance, Nigeria News

August 30, 2026

JAMB Extends Admission Acceptance Deadline, Gives Candidates More Time

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the deadline for candidates with outstanding admission offers from 2021 to date to accept or reject them. The new deadline is Wednesday, September 30, 2026, replacing the earlier deadline of Monday, August 31, 2026. JAMB said the extension was granted as a final opportunity for affected... Read More

Africa News, Education

August 30, 2026

Alleged Drug Case: Tinubu Moves to Block Release of US Investigative Files

President Bola Tinubu has asked a United States federal court to block the release of investigative records concerning him, including files linked to historical FBI and DEA investigations and a 1993 civil forfeiture case involving about $460,000. Tinubu’s legal team, in a 16-page filing before the US District Court for the District of Columbia, urged... Read More

Africa News

August 30, 2026

2027: Voter Registration Closes, APC, ADC, NDC Face Crucial Choices

As the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, closes the Continuous Voter Registration exercise and the nationwide claims and objections window, Nigeria’s political parties are entering a new and potentially decisive phase of the 2027 general election. The deadline marks more than the end of an administrative exercise. It effectively closes one of the most important... Read More

Africa News, Politics

August 30, 2026

PRESIDENT TINUBU BEGINS THREE-WEEK LEAVE

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja today for Europe to begin a three-week vacation as part of his annual leave. His first stop will be London, United Kingdom. President Tinubu is expected to return home after the working vacation to join the hectic campaign for the January 2027 election.

Africa News, Breaking News, Nigeria Capital, Nigeria News

August 30, 2026

From the Orphanage to the Correctional Centre: A Birthday Celebration with a Difference

By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London For many people, a birthday is a time to celebrate another year of life with family, friends and well-wishers. For Mrs. Folashade Arike Ayoade, PhD, Secretary to the Government of Kogi State, however, birthdays have gradually become occasions for giving, reaching out and remembering people whose circumstances... Read More

Africa News, Breaking News, Entertainment, Featured, Governance, Life Style, Nigeria News, Politics

August 29, 2026

ICPC Probe: How SGF Project Office Became ‘Fake’

An internal dispute between the promoter of the National Brands Development and Made-in-Nigeria Special Project Office, George Nwabueze, and some directors in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) may have triggered the controversy that led the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to label the office... Read More

Africa News

August 29, 2026

Two Nigerians Extradited to US Over Sextortion Scheme Linked to Teen’s Death

Two Nigerian nationals have been extradited to the United States to face federal charges over alleged involvement in financially motivated sextortion schemes that prosecutors say contributed to the deaths of American teenagers. The U.S. Department of Justice said Adebola Festus Adekunle, 26, and Mudasiru Afeez Olawale, 24, were extradited from Nigeria and handed over to... Read More

Africa News, Crime, Featured

August 29, 2026

Labour Movement Loses Titan as NLC Mourns Ugboaja

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has mourned the death of its General Secretary, Comrade Emmanuel Okechukwu Ugboaja, describing him as a “titan” of the labour movement whose life was dedicated to workers’ rights, social justice and the defence of the oppressed. Ugboaja died in the early hours of Saturday, August 22, 2026, after a protracted... Read More

Africa News

August 29, 2026

Sokoto: Troops Kill Two Terrorists, Recover Weapons, Motorcycles

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have killed two terrorists and recovered two AK-47 rifles and three motorcycles during an encounter in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, disclosed this in... Read More

Africa News, Defence, Military, Nigeria News

It’s a Crime Scene, Not a Quarry’: Mining Marshals Vow Site Will Stay Shut During Illegal Mining Trial

JAMB Extends Admission Acceptance Deadline, Gives Candidates More Time

Alleged Drug Case: Tinubu Moves to Block Release of US Investigative Files

2027: Voter Registration Closes, APC, ADC, NDC Face Crucial Choices

PRESIDENT TINUBU BEGINS THREE-WEEK LEAVE

From the Orphanage to the Correctional Centre: A Birthday Celebration with a Difference

ICPC Probe: How SGF Project Office Became ‘Fake’

Two Nigerians Extradited to US Over Sextortion Scheme Linked to Teen’s Death

Labour Movement Loses Titan as NLC Mourns Ugboaja

Sokoto: Troops Kill Two Terrorists, Recover Weapons, Motorcycles

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