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Casualties Feared After 18-Storey Building Collapses in Nairobi’s Eastleigh District
Personell from the Kenya Defence Forces Disaster Response Battalion inspect the rubble of a collapsed residential building that was still under construction in the Eastleigh neighbourhood of Nairobi on October 23, 2026. (Photo by TONY KARUMBA / AFP) A multi-storey building collapsed mid-construction in the Kenyan capital on Friday, the Red Cross said, with reports…
Senate Calls for Security Overhaul After 113 Killed in Benue
Senate There was angst at the Senate yesterday over the reported killing of 113 people in four separate attacks on communities in Benue State, with the lawmakers demanding urgent security action to stop the bloodshed and prevent further loss of lives. They also expressed grave concern at the killing of six Mobile Police personnel in one…
Lagos Allocates Land to Magodo Landowners After 40-Year Dispute
The land located at Shangisha Magodo GRA phase 2. Landowners under the Shangisha Landlords Association in Magodo, Lagos State, have expressed relief after the state government allocated land to them in a dispute that has dragged on for about four decades. The landowners, who have been pursuing the case for years, welcomed the development as…
Court Jails Two Men for Aiding Terrorism in Separate Cases
Judicial verdict A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a middle-aged man, Ali Shaban Hamma, to 10 years’ imprisonment for protecting Boko Haram terrorists in his Borno community. Hamma, a father of 10 children, was convicted by Justice Binta Nyako yesterday after he pleaded guilty to the terrorism charges brought against him by the federal…
Tinubu Commissions Zaria–Kano Section of Abuja–Kaduna–Kano Expressway
President Bola Tinubu has commissioned Section III of the Abuja–Kaduna–Zaria–Kano Expressway, covering the Zaria–Kano corridor. The expressway is a major transport route linking Kano with Kaduna and other parts of the country, serving thousands of commuters, traders, commercial drivers and transport operators daily. The completion of the Zaria–Kano section is expected to improve road safety…
Presidential Working Group Submits Draft National Policing Bill For Review
Members of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill: (L-R) Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun; Gbajabiamila; Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi; and Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, addressing journalists on August 3, 2026. (Photo by Lanre Lasisi/Channels TV) The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has completed the drafting stage…
Matawalle Leads Eight Suspended Zamfara Lawmakers to Tinubu, Reaffirms Loyalty to APC
The lawmakers reaffirmed their support for President Tinubu and their resolve to remain in the APC. Eight suspended members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly who recently resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) have met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, reaffirming their loyalty to the party. The lawmakers were led to the Presidential…
Lagos Youths Take Drug Abuse Awareness Campaign to Mile 2 Community
Drug abuse Young people in Mile 2 Estate, Amuwo-Odofin Local Council of Lagos State, are stepping up efforts to discourage drug abuse, cultism and other social vices through community outreach programmes aimed at promoting healthier and more responsible lifestyles. The initiative, led by Abete Community Youths, combines health interventions with education, environmental sanitation and youth…
Rising Rents Outpace Incomes, Forcing Tenants to Make Tough Choices
• Property owners adopt strategies to eject tenants, raise rents• Landlords lament economic hardship, cost of maintenance• Tenants opt for outskirts as transport costs erode savings• Transportation becoming extension of housing burden• Experts urge serviced public land, waivers for affordable housing projects For millions of Nigerians living in fast-growing cities, the challenge is no longer…
Okonjo-Iweala Recalls Threats, Mother’s Kidnap Over $2.4bn Fuel Subsidy Fraud Probe
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has recounted how a probe into an alleged $2.4bn fuel subsidy fraud led to threats against her and the kidnapping of her mother. Okonjo-Iweala said the abductors demanded that she resign as finance minister and leave the country in exchange for her mother’s…
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