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Daud Olatunji Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered security agencies to arrest those responsible for the killing of his ally, Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Emir Ajagungbade, amid a lingering dispute over the control of motor parks in the state. Oyeyemi was reportedly killed in Ile-Ife on Sunday as tensions escalated over the leadership and control of commercial motor parks in the state. The deceased was said to have been involved in a struggle for control of the parks with the current leader of commercial drivers, Nurudeen Alowonle. Reacting to the incident, Adeleke directed the police and other security…

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu to account for the funds saved from the removal of the petrol subsidy, following the renewed threat by the Academic Staff Union of Universities to embark on a nationwide strike. Atiku argued that the looming industrial action by university lecturers contradicted the Federal Government’s justification for removing the subsidy, which was partly premised on redirecting the savings to critical sectors, including education. The former vice-president made the demand in a statement issued on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu. ASUU, on Friday, threatened to commence a…

…Says Borno invests N46.9bn in education in two years Mujeeb Akindoyin Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has disclosed that insurgency destroyed more than 5,000 school structures across the state and, at its peak, forced about 2.2 million children out of school. Zulum made the disclosure on Sunday in Maiduguri while inaugurating a number of completed projects, including education and road infrastructure. The governor said the prolonged insurgency had not only devastated school infrastructure but also claimed the lives of teachers and school administrators who continued to serve communities despite the security challenges. According to him, fewer than 500,000 children were…

…. ASCSN Orders Students Not To Resume, Directs Closure Of Education Ministry offices from Monday … Union Vows To Sustain Action Until FG Reverses Proposed Concession Of Unity Schools Daud Olatunji The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria has ordered the immediate shutdown of all Federal Unity Colleges nationwide, directing students not to resume for the new academic session until further notice. The union also directed the closure of offices of the Federal Ministry of Education across the country from Monday, September 14, 2026, in an escalation of its opposition to the Federal Government’s proposed concession arrangements involving the…

Daid  Olatunji The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has given the Independent National Electoral Commission seven days to account for more than N126.46bn in electoral funds allegedly diverted, lost, mismanaged or otherwise unaccounted for. SERAP’s demand was contained in a letter dated September 12, 2026, signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, and addressed to the INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan. The organisation said the financial concerns were contained in findings attributed to the Auditor-General of the Federation’s 2023 audited report, published on August 7, 2026. According to SERAP, the funds were appropriated for various electoral activities, including the procurement…

Toyyibat Qasim. Cattle breeders in Kaduna State have lost more than 200,000 cattle and at least 50 members to cattle rustling, banditry, communal clashes and other security-related attacks between January and September 2026, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has said. The Kaduna State chapter of MACBAN disclosed this on Sunday at a press conference in Kaduna, where its Chairman, Alhaji Abdulhamid Musa, spokesman, Ibrahim Bayero Zango, and other officials outlined the worsening impact of insecurity on pastoralist communities across the state. The association said the scale of the losses had plunged several pastoralist families into severe economic…

…Says seven colleagues killed, demands better weapons, welfare A member of the Zamfara State Community Protection Guard, Abdullahi Ibrahim, has alleged that a helicopter he initially believed was a Nigerian Air Force aircraft appeared to coordinate with bandits during an ambush that claimed the lives of seven members of his unit. Ibrahim, who said he was the only survivor of the eight-man team, made the allegation in a video published by JBC Hausa, while appealing to the Zamfara State Government to urgently improve the equipment, welfare and operational capacity of local security personnel fighting banditry across the state. According to…

Daud Olatunji No fewer than 10,494 Nigerians are currently listed among staff in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, a development that has renewed concerns over Nigeria’s worsening health workforce shortage and the continued migration of skilled professionals. The figure, released by NHS Million, a UK campaign organisation focused on NHS staff, places Nigeria as the sixth-largest nationality represented in the NHS workforce, behind British/UK nationals, Indians, Filipinos, Irish and Polish nationals. Nigeria is also the largest African nationality represented in the breakdown. The data showed that more than 1.1 million NHS workers identified as British or UK nationals, while…

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has been dragged before the Federal High Court in Abuja over its alleged failure to release the academic records of the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, Peter Obi. The suit was filed by a chieftain of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, who is asking the court to compel the university to respond to his request for information concerning Obi’s academic qualification. Arabambi, through his lawyer, Anderson Asemota, filed the originating motion on September 9, 2026. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria and the institution itself were listed as the first and second…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 20-year-old man, Saidu Adamu, after allegedly recovering 785,000 capsules of Pregabalin weighing 669.425kg during a raid in Sabon Gari, Kano State. The massive consignment was intercepted in the Sabon Gari area of the Kano metropolis as part of the agency’s ongoing operations against the trafficking and distribution of illicit and controlled substances. The NDLEA disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. The agency said Adamu was taken into custody following the raid, while…