Former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase has passed away at Cedarcrest Hospital in Abuja. As of the time of filing this report, neither his family nor the Nigeria Police Force has issued an official statement confirming the development. Arase, who served as Nigeria’s 18th Inspector-General of Police, was later appointed Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). Before becoming …

Enugu State government has announced the upgrading of the Enugu State Polytechnic, Iwollo to a University of Agriculture, with another Campus at Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area. Governor Peter Mbah announced this on Saturday at the Michael Okpara Square when he flagged off the free distribution of 40,000 fertilizers and other farm inputs to over 60,000 registered farmers in the state. …

The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, says 23,659 people have gone missing from across Nigeria. The ICRC said in Yola, on Saturday, that this is despite efforts to get missing people back to their families after separation forced mostly by armed conflicts and other forms of violence. The Protection of Family Link Officer of the ICRC, Mr Benson …

The recent civil servants and pensioners verification exercise in Rivers State has revealed a significant reduction in the number of civil servants and retirees on the state’s payroll. According to official figures, only 37,703 staff were verified as genuine employees, compared to a previous record of over 43,000 civil servants in the state. Similarly, the verification confirmed 19,186 pensioners, against …

Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister and former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has regained his political influence in the state after a prolonged face-off with his successor, Siminalayi Fubara. The Minister recaptured the local government structure on Saturday following the election conducted in the 23 Local Government Areas of the state by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC. …

The North East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) compromising governors of Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi and Gombe states, has said the subregion is still facing daunting humanitarian and infrastructural challenges. This is as the forum acknowledged what it described as “appreciable success” in the onslaught against insurgency in the northeast subregion. In a communique signed by the Chairman of the Forum …

The Katsina State government has announced the revocation of licences for all private and community schools operating in the state, effective August 13, 2025. The decision was made in line with the state’s educational reform agenda, aimed at ensuring quality assurance, standardisation, and effective regulation of teaching and learning. In a circular issued by the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary …

Scores of members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) were attacked by hoodlums during a transition meeting in Kaduna on Saturday. It was learnt that the meeting, which took place at the Conference Hall of NUT Endwell in Mogadishu Layout, was held under the leadership of former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai. Viral videos and images …

A female food seller simply identified as Ammaye has been lynched in Mariga local government area of Niger State by angry youths over alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. The incident was said to have occurred at Kasuwan Garba in the council area. According to eyewitnesses, the face-off began at a nearby community of Igwama where the woman, who is also …

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company has announced a two-day planned power outage in Anambra and Enugu states on Sunday and Monday. This was disclosed in a press statement issued by the Group Head, Corporate Communications at EEDC, Emeka Ezeh, on Saturday. According to it, the outage is to allow the Transmission Company of Nigeria maintenance crew to replace a faulty …

Lagos State benefited from major project approvals by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) running into N3.9 trillion, representing 111 per cent of the combined sum of N3.56trn approved for the South East, North West and North East with 18 states altogether in the last two years of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, Daily Trust analysis has shown. Findings revealed …

Unverified claims about the death of United States President Donald Trump spread rapidly on X on Saturday, drawing thousands of reactions and questions about his whereabouts. The trending hashtags “Trump is Dead” and “Trump Died” gathered tens of thousands of posts, while phrases like “Where is Trump” also dominated discussions. The rumours gained ground amid a quiet weekend at the …

Ward 5 in Opobo Nkoro Local Government Area, the home ward of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, witnessed little to no voting on Saturday after the governor failed to appear for the local government election. Polling units in the ward remained largely deserted, with residents attributing the inactivity to Fubara’s reported absence from town. The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission …

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs are illegal, striking a massive blow to the core of his aggressive trade policy. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held in a 7-4 ruling that the law Trump invoked when he granted his most expansive tariffs — including his “reciprocal” tariffs — …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, expressed hope that the state of emergency in Rivers State will expire on September 18. Wike said that, with the expiration, the Rivers State Assembly is expected to resume its duties. He spoke after casting his vote in the ongoing local government election in Rivers State. President Bola Tinubu …