Tragedy struck the Bulumkutu area of Maiduguri on Sunday night when a fence collapsed on six children, killing five and leaving one injured. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Borno State Police Command, ASP Nahum Daso, said the lone survivor is currently receiving medical treatment, while investigations have begun to determine the cause of the collapse. Lagos:Lagos Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises to 5- NEMA According to Daso, the incident was reported through the Divisional Police Officer of the Bulumkutu Division. “Yesterday, we received a report of a fence that collapsed on six children. Unfortunately, five…
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Mustapha Muhammad January 5, 2026, marks the 63rd birthday of His Excellency, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, Executive Governor of Kano State, a milestone that invites not just celebration, but sober reflection on a life defined by service, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to the people. It is a moment to pause and take stock of a leadership journey that continues to shape the social, economic, and moral fabric of Kano State through deliberate, people-centred governance. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s story is one of steady growth and quiet determination. From his childhood through his formative years, he exhibited traits that would…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded two separate letters to the Senate, requesting the confirmation of 21 nominees for the boards of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). In the first letter, the President nominated former Senator Magnus Abe as chairman of the NUPRC board. Abe, who represented Rivers South East Senatorial District for two terms, previously served as a board member of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and is currently chairman of the National Agency of the Great Green Wall. Also nominated as non-executive commissioners for the…
Ibrahim Ibrahim No fewer than seven persons have been confirmed dead, while fourteen others sustained injuries in a road accident in Jigawa State. The incident was confirmed in a statement issued on Sunday by the spokesperson of the Jigawa State Police Command, SP Lawan Shiisu Adam. According to the police, the accident occurred on Sunday evening along the Chaichai–Ringim Road following a head-on collision involving two vehicles. SP Adam explained that the crash happened at Yakasawa village in Ringim Local Government Area and involved a Golf 3 wagon and a Toyota Sienna vehicle. “Seven persons died instantly, while fourteen others…
Ado Salisu The Athletics and Other Sports Development Initiative (AOSDI), a non-governmental organisation advocating transparency and accountability in sports governance, has faulted the conduct of the recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), describing it as a failure and a national embarrassment. Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the NGO, Hon. Ahmed Shuaibu Gara-Gombe, made this known in a press statement issued in Abuja, where he accused the NOC leadership under Engineer Habu Gumel of incompetence, lack of transparency, and poor governance. According to Gara-Gombe, it is unacceptable that a country like Nigeria could fail…
Public reactions to the recent wave of defections by state governors have been loud, emotional, and in many cases, misguided. Commentaries frame these political movements as sudden acts of opportunism or personal ambition. That reading is shallow. What we are witnessing today did not begin with defections. It began in courtrooms. The current political realignments were effectively predetermined by a sequence of judicial decisions, particularly those of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, which have profoundly altered political structures across several states. Plateau State offers the clearest illustration. In a single judicial sweep, all sixteen elected members of the Peoples Democratic…
Ahmed Shuaibu Gara-Gombe, former Special Adviser on Strategy and Information Management to Gov. Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has urged the Gombe State Government to provide additional support for the families of seven journalists who died in a tragic road accident on December 29, 2025. The accident occurred along the Gombe–Yola highway in Kaltungo Local Government Area, when a tyre reportedly burst on a Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) bus returning from a wedding ceremony. Six of the deceased were staff of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Gombe, while the seventh was an information officer with the Gombe State Universal Basic Education…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent warm congratulations to the Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, on the occasion of his 63rd birthday, marked on January 5, 2026. In a congratulatory message signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu praised Governor Yusuf for his integrity, humility, modest lifestyle and unwavering commitment to public service, qualities he said are evident in the administration of Kano State. Governor Yusuf, who was elected in 2023 on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), previously served as Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport in…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has attributed former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua’s survival in a fatal car accident to divine mercy. Pastor Adeboye made the remark on Sunday during the church’s monthly thanksgiving service, while teaching on the theme of God’s mercy and preservation. According to reports, Anthony Joshua was involved in a serious road accident on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway last Monday. The crash claimed the lives of two of his close associates, Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele. Joshua, however, sustained only minor injuries. Tribune Online reports that…
No fewer than 42 persons have been killed following coordinated attacks by suspected bandits on communities in Agwara and Borgu Local Government Areas of Niger State, with an unspecified number of persons, including schoolchildren, abducted. A reliable source disclosed that the attackers had been raiding villages in Agwara for over a week without resistance, allegedly due to the absence of security presence in the affected areas. According to the source, 37 people were killed in Kasuwan Daji near Papiri, while five others lost their lives in Kaima village. Several residents were abducted, including pupils and students of St. Mary’s Private…