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By Deborah Nnamdi Two students have been confirmed dead following a violent clash between rival cult groups in Esa-Oke, Osun State. One of the victims, identified simply as Taoreed, was a fresh graduate of the Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke. He was reportedly hit by a stray bullet on Tuesday, September 23, shortly after collecting his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) call-up letter. The second victim was said to be an undergraduate of the state-owned polytechnic. Eyewitnesses said the violence began on Monday, September 22, during the signing-out celebration of final-year students near the school premises. Gunshots were heard,…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed two Chinese-owned supermarkets in Jabi District and eight cosmetics shops in Wuse Market, Abuja, for selling unregistered and improperly labeled products. The enforcement exercise, carried out under the directive of NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, was led by Mr. Musa Embugushiki. Goods worth more than N170 million were confiscated during the operation. The supermarkets, located on Mike Akhigbe Way and Ebitu Ukiwe Street, were shut after consumer complaints and surveillance revealed that they stocked unregistered food items labeled only in Chinese. NAFDAC regulations mandate…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspected cultists, one of them a serving police corporal, and recovered firearms and other weapons. The suspects, identified as Corporal Onwukwe Godswill and Ifeanyi Israel, a 200-level Biomedical Technology student at the University of Port Harcourt, were apprehended during a confrontation with the university’s internal security team. Police spokesperson SP Grace Iringe-Koko said in a statement that the suspects were intercepted while allegedly preparing for a clash with rival cultists on campus. A search on them yielded two locally made pistols, four rounds of live cartridges, two rounds of…

By Deborah Nnamdi Sarah Mullally has been appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first woman in 1,400 years to lead the Church of England. Mullally, 63, who has served as Bishop of London since 2018, will also assume the ceremonial role of head of the Anglican Communion, representing about 85 million worshippers worldwide. She will be formally installed at Canterbury Cathedral in March 2026. Her appointment has drawn mixed reactions. The Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), a coalition of conservative Anglican churches in Africa and Asia, criticised the decision, arguing that it showed the Church of England had surrendered its…

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has attributed Nigeria’s worsening insecurity to the breakdown of family values. Speaking on Thursday at the closing ceremony of the 2025 edition of Exercise Haske Biyu at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna, Musa stressed that strengthening family structures is key to tackling security challenges in the country. The military exercise, which focused on family values, civic duties and moral resilience, brought together participants from Nigeria and other nations facing similar security threats. “The family is the bedrock of every community. Without the family, there can’t be…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit, expired, and unwholesome drugs valued at more than N15 billion at the Moniya dumpsite in Ibadan, Oyo State. The destruction exercise, conducted on Wednesday, was part of efforts to safeguard public health and prevent hazardous products from re-entering circulation. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, represented by Dr. Martins Iluyomade, Director of Investigation and Enforcement, said the destroyed items included counterfeit, banned, unregistered, controlled, and expired medicines. Among them were Analgin, Co-codamol, codeine-based syrups, Tramadol, Oxytocin, expired vaccines, and other harmful substances. Adeyeye disclosed that the agency…

The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Edo State, Gbenga Agun, has died after collapsing at a public function in Benin City on Thursday. Agun was attending an event organised by the International Association of World Peace Advocates, where he delivered a keynote address before reportedly slumping. He was immediately rushed to the Military Hospital on Airport Road in Benin City for urgent medical attention but was pronounced dead on arrival. As of the time of filing this report, both the Edo State Command and the NSCDC national headquarters have yet to issue an official…

A middle-aged woman believed to be mentally unstable has died after setting herself on fire within the family compound of Nigeria’s first Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, in Bauchi. The incident occurred on September 26 when the woman arrived at the residence in a commercial tricycle, carrying a gallon of petrol. Witnesses said she asked to see Yelwa Abubakar Balewa, daughter of the late Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Bauchi State Orphans and Vulnerable Children Agency (BASOVCA). When informed that Yelwa was not at home, the woman reportedly moved to the main entrance, poured petrol on herself, and…

Security operatives in Kaduna State have recorded breakthroughs with the arrest of a suspected drug supplier to bandits, a terrorist group leader, and members of a child trafficking syndicate, alongside the recovery of arms, ammunition, and rustled livestock. The State Police Command, in a statement on Thursday by its spokesman, DSP Mansir Hassan, said the operations were carried out following intelligence-led raids across different parts of the state. On September 29, operatives of the Maraban Jos Division surveillance team arrested Franklin Ozo of Danmagaji, Zaria, who was allegedly transporting large quantities of Exol tablets worth millions of naira. Police investigations…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a phased operational overhaul of the Nigerian Fixed Income Market as part of its broader reforms to deepen transparency and efficiency in the financial system. In a circular signed by Okey Umeano, Acting Director of the Financial Markets Department, the apex bank said the first phase of the reform will commence in November 2025, with the CBN assuming full control of both the settlement process and trading platform for fixed income transactions. According to the Bank, the initiative is designed to enhance regulatory oversight, strengthen monetary policy transmission, and support economic growth.…