Troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued four kidnapped victims during separate intelligence-led operations in Zamfara and Kebbi states. The military said the victims were rescued on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, as troops intensified efforts to tackle terrorism and kidnapping across the North-West. In Zamfara State, the troops rescued Mansur Shehu, 25, and Kadijat Haruna, 49, following a…
The Federal Government has confirmed an Ebola virus disease case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), involving a woman who recently arrived in Nigeria from Uganda. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, disclosed this…
There is a peculiar wisdom in a discount. It offers relief without necessarily changing the conditions that made relief necessary in the first place, and that seems to be the same with Nigeria petrol discount. For Nigerians struggling with rising…
The African Action Congress(AAC) presidential candidate for the 2027 general election, Omoyele Sowore, has asked President Bola Tinubu to provide food, drinks, and other logistical support for 5,000 participants expected at the inauguration of its Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party also requested approval to hold the ceremony at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock,…
Thousands of families have been displaced, multibillion naira investments ruined as severe flooding wreak havoc across Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and other states in the southern parts of Nigeria. The flooding was triggered by several hours of severe rainfall across…
The Men Who Saw Tomorrow: Another Part of the Aoiri Obaigbo Series Professor Eyo Ita occupies an important but often overlooked place in the history of Nigerian nationalism, education and political development. His work in practical education, vocational training and…
PART I: The Colonial Trap Decades after gaining nominal independence in 1960, Nigeria remains ensnared in a structural and developmental bottleneck. The contemporary Nigerian state exhibits all the symptoms of an arrested developmental trajectory: a chronic deficit in technological innovation,…
Africa is far bigger than it looks on many world maps. Here is why the continent appears smaller, how map projections distort its size, and what the true size of Africa means for how the world sees the continent. Have…
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Politics
The Rivers State House of Assembly has reversed its earlier move to declare the seats of three lawmakers loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara vacant, in a development linked to renewed reconciliation efforts between the governor’s camp and supporters of t2027he Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The reported reversal followed a meeting between the two political camps at Fubara’s private residence in Port Harcourt on Sunday, where key…
Education
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has restored its Central Admissions Processing System, CAPS, after a temporary disruption. In a statement on its X platform, the Board urged tertiary institutions to speed up their admission processes and recover lost time ahead of the 2026/2027 admission deadlines. JAMB also advised candidates to promptly accept admission offers made through the platform. Public universities are expected to conclude admissions by October 31, 2026, private universities by November 30, while other tertiary institutions…
