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Toyyibat Qasim The Senate has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the death of a National Youth Service Corps member, Etimbuk Daniel, at the NYSC orientation camp in Enugu State, amid concerns over the state of medical facilities and emergency healthcare services in camps nationwide. The upper chamber also directed relevant committees to examine the circumstances surrounding Daniel’s death and determine whether delays in providing medical attention contributed to the tragedy. The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Senator Aniekan Bassey, who called for an urgent review of medical services in NYSC orientation camps across the country.…

Firdaus Obiremi The Federal Government has ruled out plans to increase electricity tariffs, assuring Nigerians that its priority is to improve power supply and achieve round-the-clock electricity across the country. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, gave the assurance on Thursday in Ibadan, Oyo State, amid speculation about a possible tariff increase. Tegbe spoke during the groundbreaking ceremony for five interconnected mini-grid projects with a combined generation capacity of 17.7 megawatts and a 17.74-megawatt-hour Battery Energy Storage System. The projects, located in Bola, Jiboye, Molade-Adelubi, Ogo Oluwa and Sooko-Elega, are expected to provide electricity to communities across Akinyele, Ido, Ibadan…

Ayomide Awe The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced two men accused of supporting the proscribed Boko Haram terrorist group to life imprisonment each, with an additional 20-year jail term apiece, for providing logistical assistance to the group and concealing information. The convicts, Abba Mustapha, from Bori village in Borno State, and 41-year-old Bukar Ibrahim, also from Borno State, were sentenced by Justice Salim Ibrahim after pleading guilty to the charges brought against them. The judge handed down life imprisonment on the first count and an additional 20 years on the second count against each defendant. The sentences were…

Daud Olatunji Nurses at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Ogun State, on Thursday, reportedly staged a protest and declared an immediate strike after a colleague was allegedly slapped, beaten and strangled by a relative of a deceased patient during a night shift. The incident, which reportedly occurred at the hospital’s Children’s Ward on Wednesday, October 14, has reignited concerns about the safety of healthcare workers, alleged staff shortages and security arrangements at the state-owned tertiary hospital. The development comes just days after health workers at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, Ogun State, reportedly declared a warning…

Daud Olatunji Lawyers representing a former chairwoman of the committee responsible for the sale of Federal Government houses in Abuja, Folashade Oketope, and a Federal Capital Territory Administration staff member, Mohammed Kabir Usman, have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to remove their clients’ names and photographs from media publications relating to their ongoing corruption trial. The lawyers accused the anti-graft agency of exposing the defendants to public condemnation by publishing their identities in connection with the allegations before a court of competent jurisdiction had determined their guilt. In a letter dated October 13, 2026, and addressed to the…

The Federal Government, state governments and local government councils have shared N2.428tn as revenue generated into the Federation Account in September 2026, despite a decline in earnings from Value Added Tax. The allocation was announced in a statement issued on Thursday by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa, following the October 2026 meeting of the Federation Account Allocation Committee held in Abuja. According to the statement, the total distributable revenue comprised N1.672tn from statutory revenue and N756.587bn from Value Added Tax. A communiqué issued after the meeting showed…

Toyyibat Qasim & Firdaus Obiremi A Professor of Estate Management at the University of Lagos, Timothy Gbenga Nubi, has declared that Ogun State could become one of the richest and most prosperous states in the world if it properly harnesses its industrial potential and embraces effective physical planning. Nubi, however, warned that the state risks becoming a dumping ground and residential extension of Lagos if successive governments fail to prioritise urban planning, infrastructure development and the regeneration of emerging settlements. The don said Ogun’s strategic location, growing industrial base and proximity to Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, presented enormous opportunities that…

… Omoowo Faults Marginalisation Of Ijebu land, Promises Senate Push For State Creation Ayomide Awe The Peoples Democratic Party senatorial candidate for Ogun East, Alhaji Abdul Hamid Oluwafemi Omotayo, popularly known as Omoowo, has declared his commitment to the creation of Ijebu State, promising to champion the agitation at the National Assembly if elected to the Senate. Omoowo said the creation of Ijebu State would unlock the enormous economic potential of the area, improve development opportunities and give its people greater control over their collective aspirations. The candidate, who spoke during a press parley in Ijebu land, described Ogun East…

Daud Olatunji The Independent National Electoral Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to preventing the disenfranchisement of persons with disabilities in Ondo State, unveiling measures to improve their access to polling units and enable them to vote independently. The commission gave the assurance during a one-day sensitisation workshop on its disability interventions, organised by the INEC state office in Ondo to familiarise persons with disabilities with measures designed to promote their participation in elections. The workshop brought together leaders of various disability groups, including persons with visual and hearing impairments, persons with albinism and other members of the disability community. Speaking…

….Displaced Villagers Lament Killings, Burnt Homes, Stolen Livestock As Bandits Force Families Into School Shelters. ….Seven Years Of insecurity Leave Farmers Without Harvests As Displaced Residents Struggle For Food, Shelter, Medical Care Daud Olatunji Displaced residents of parts of Sokoto State have recounted harrowing experiences of years of bandit attacks, killings and destruction of livelihoods, with one woman revealing that she gave birth on the road while fleeing the assailants and was left without even a wrapper to carry her newborn baby. The victims, from communities in Tambuwal, Shagari and surrounding areas, said persistent attacks had forced them to abandon…