President Bola Tinubu has transmitted three bills to the House of Representatives, seeking reforms to the legal frameworks governing drug enforcement, transport safety investigations and public-sector training. In the letters accompanying the bills, Tinubu invoked Section 58(2) of the 1999 Constitution and requested their “expeditious consideration” by lawmakers. One of the proposals, the National Drug…
Former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke has described Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri as a “local champion” following a disagreement over the feasibility of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. Duke made the remark while speaking on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Thursday, October 15, arguing that the project was impracticable due to its…
Several people are feared dead, while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injuries after a fuel tanker fell and exploded along the Benin-Lagos Road near Oluku in Edo State on Thursday, October 15. The petrol tanker reportedly overturned while attempting to make a U-turn near Oluku Market, spilling its contents onto the road and into…
The Federal Government has officially reopened the First Niger Bridge to motorists after a 38-day closure, restoring a crucial transport link between Onitsha in Anambra State and Asaba in Delta State. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, led the reopening ceremony on Thursday, October 15, in the presence of federal and state government officials, as…
A 46-year-old pastor in Washington state, United States, Cristian Popescu, has been indicted on allegations that he defrauded members of his church of $13 million through a fraudulent investment scheme. Federal prosecutors allege that Popescu, who leads Passion for Christ, a Christian congregation in Kirkland, persuaded church members to invest in his Bellevue-based startup, Followone…
Three staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) in Ibadan, Oyo State, have regained their freedom after reportedly paying N50 million in ransom to their abductors. The victims, identified as Mrs Eunice Babalola, Mr Kehinde Gbalajobi and Mr Nelson, were abducted by armed men on October 9, 2026, while inspecting crops on…
Writing The Rivers State Ministry of Health has sealed eight health facilities and arrested four individuals over alleged medical quackery, impersonation and the operation of unregistered healthcare centres. The arrests followed the ministry’s inspection and enforcement exercise conducted in October. According to the ministry, one of the major discoveries was an illegal health facility operating…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has recovered additional components from its ATR 42-500 aircraft that crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, as search and recovery operations continue at the site. The Air Force disclosed this in a statement posted on its official X account on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. According to the statement, specialist divers from…
APC chieftain and Imo State governorship aspirant, Chief Charles Orie, has paid a courtesy visit to Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Amin Dalhatu, to discuss ways of strengthening diaspora participation in the development of Nigeria and their communities of origin. During the meeting in London on Friday, Ambassador Dalhatu pledged his support…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested a 22-year-old man, Victor Barry, over the alleged trafficking of a 17-year-old girl from Amoyo to Mali under the guise of securing employment for her in Senegal. The command’s spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Corps I (ASC I) Ayoola Michael Shola, disclosed this…
