News as it breaks
Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), has flagged off formal transition activities ahead of the state’s return to democratic governance, six months after President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the state. The process will begin on Sunday, September 14, 2025, with an inter-denominational thanksgiving service…
The Lagos State Government has hosted the 2025 Job Fair, attracting more than 5,000 young job seekers, graduates, and entrepreneurs, alongside over 300 organisations across sectors such as ICT, finance, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, media, and the creative industries. In a statement on Friday, the government said the annual event was…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed a notorious bandit commander, Babangida Kachala, during a clearance operation in Kogi State. The operation, conducted on September 5 under Operation EGWUA A TITE II, targeted a criminal hideout near Tunga. The army also ambushed a bandit courier at Agbede–Adankoo Bridge, seizing weapons,…
The Akwa Ibom State Government has declared a State of Emergency in the health sector as part of sweeping reforms to strengthen healthcare delivery in line with the administration’s ARISE Agenda. The resolution followed a comprehensive review of the state’s healthcare development roadmap during the weekly State Executive Council (Exco)…
A three-storey building under construction has collapsed in the Yaba area of Lagos State, trapping several people under the rubble. The incident occurred on Friday night at 333 Borno Street, Alagomeji, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). In a statement released Saturday via its official X handle, NEMA…
Kathmandu began returning to normal on Saturday after days of violent anti-corruption protests that toppled Nepal’s government, left parliament in flames, and killed at least 51 people. Troops who had flooded the capital since Wednesday scaled back their presence, while markets reopened, traffic resumed, and families once again thronged temples.…
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has begun a five-day warning strike, defying Federal Government assurances that the industrial action would be averted. The strike, which commenced at 8 a.m. on Friday, September 12, 2025, will last until Tuesday, September 16, 2025. In a statement signed by Dr. Oluwasola…
The controversy surrounding the alleged forgery of a West African Examination Council (WAEC) certificate by former House of Representatives member, Hon. Rita Odichinma Orji, has resurfaced after the petitioner, Mr. Uche David Esomonu, accused the police of stalling the case. Hon. Orji, who represented Ajeromi–Ifelodun Federal Constituency of Lagos State…
The Federal Government is set to distribute 2,000 tractors and 9,000 implements to farmers nationwide as part of a broader strategy to boost dry season and year-round farming, according to the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari. Speaking during a television interview on Friday, Kyari emphasized that the…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced the seizure of fake and unregistered malaria drugs worth over ₦1.2 billion during a major enforcement operation in Ilasa-Oshodi, Lagos State. In a statement issued on Friday , NAFDAC confirmed that its operatives intercepted 277 cartons of…
