By Our Reporter, With Agency Reports TEN POLICE officers and at least 17 suspected bandits were killed during a fierce encounter between security operatives and a heavily armed group in Kebbi State, the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed. The confrontation occurred on Monday, August 10, along the Rafin Makuku axis of Sakaba Local Government Area, after police operatives intercepted the suspected bandits who were reportedly moving between Zamfara and Kebbi states. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed the development in a statement made available to journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. According to Iniedu, the police operation…
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THE ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) Campus, has declared a total and indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement. The institution Chairman of ASUU, Prof. Boluwaji Oshodi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Akure. NAN reports that the fresh industrial action came barely a week after the union suspended an earlier strike called over unpaid salary backlogs, following the receipt of outstanding payments. Oshodi said the union had given sufficient considerations to the state government through several letters and meeting requests,…
THE ANAMBRA State Government has banned the parallel celebration of New Yam festival in communities in the state. The Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs issued the warning in a statement signed by the Commissioner, Chief Vin Ezeaka and made available to journalists on Tuesday in Awka. He said that government had noted the unlawful activities of some individuals and groups in some communities of the state which bordered on parallel celebration of new yam festival. He said that the practice was in total contravention of the customs and tradition of the people. The commissioner said the government had…
CIVIL Society Organisations (CSOs) working on early childhood development (ECD) have warned that inadequate support for breastfeeding and child nutrition could cost Nigeria up to 21 billion dollars in future economic losses. The CSOs said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja to mark World Breastfeeding Week. They said poor nutrition and inadequate support for ECD were not merely health or social concerns. The organisations comprised Verbatim Virtual Solutions, Community Child Education and Development, Lluvia Health Organisation, C-WINS and Child & Youth Protection Foundation. They described them as major threats…
A RETIRED Director in the Federal Ministry of Works, Mr Bukar Muhammad, has called for comprehensive reforms in Nigeria’s civil service, particularly in the areas of pension, promotion and recruitment. Muhammad who was also the Head of Department, Engineering Management Services of the Ministry, made the call in Abuja during his retirement ceremony after 31 years in public service. According to him, the pension system should be reviewed to enable retirees to access what was due to them without undue delays and instalmental payments. He said retirees should also be carried along in decisions concerning their welfare, stressing that they…
FLIGHT operations of Air Peace were disrupted on Tuesday as aviation unions started picketing both the Lagos and Abuja airports The action left passengers stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja. The management of Air Peace’s in a statement in Lagos, said union members barricaded entrances to the departure terminals of the airline, preventing scheduled flights from departure from Lagos and Abuja. According to management, the blockade has restricted access to its departure terminals at the MMA Terminal 1, comprising the Alpha and Zulu Terminals and MMA Terminal 2, as well…
THE NEW Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says in spite of the delays arising from litigations, the party was able to field candidates for over 90 per cent of all elective positions in the 2027 general elections nationwide. Agbo Major, NNPP National Chairman The Founder of the party, Dr Boniface Aniebonam, stated this in Lagos on Tuesday, while speaking with newsmen after the party’s emergency National Working Committee (NWC) meeting that held in Lagos on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the closed-door meeting, which held at the Rockview Hotel in Apapa, Lagos, was attended by NNPP NWC…
THE UNITED Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has described birth registration as a child’s first and most fundamental right, saying it unlocks access to education, healthcare, social protection and lifelong opportunities. UNICEF Chief of Lagos Field Office, Celine Lafoucriere, stated this on Tuesday in Lagos at a two-day media dialogue on birth registration. The workshop, organised in collaboration with the National Population Commission (NPC), Lagos, has as its theme: “Giving Every Child a Legal Identity by Driving Birth Registration in Nigeria.” The event brought together journalists from Southwest states and Edo to strengthen media coverage of birth registration. Lafoucriere said civil…
THE PRESIDENT and Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), Mr. David Daser, has urged young Nigerians to take advantage of the growing wave of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by developing innovative technology-driven solutions that address pressing societal challenges. Daser made the call on Monday, August 10, 2026, while delivering a keynote address titled “Future Ready Mind: Artificial Intelligence, Digital Intelligence and Responsible Innovation” at the 2026 Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA) held at the British Nigerian School, Prince and Princess Estate, Abuja. The DBI President/CEO was represented at the event by the Institute’s Head of Learning and Development,…
BY ABADOM LAWRENCE AMECHI OUR POLITICAL terrain has become murky. It is growing more combative, and every shred of civility we once had is being drowned out by the nastiness of a ruinous political elite. As we approach the Osun State election, the desperation of political actors is fuelling bloodshed across the state. With just few days to the election, about 18 deaths have been reported. The APC and the Accord Party are busy trading blames even as tension continues to escalate. The Osun State election is the last off-cycle election before the 2027 general elections. All eyes are on…