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Thursday, September 17, 2026

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September 16, 2026

Ogun driver arraigned for killing dispatch rider

Ebenezer Oluwaseyi, 22, on Wednesday appeared before the Isabo Magistrates’ Court in Abeokuta over the alleged death of a dispatch rider.

Courtroom
September 16, 2026

Centre empowers 300 women with clean cooking skills

Three hundred women in Enugu will benefit from skills and knowledge-acquisition training organised by the Clean Tech Innovation Hub.

Enugu women
September 16, 2026

Stakeholders seek enhanced intra-African tourism, partnerships

Some stakeholders in Africa’s tourism sector have called for more intra-African travel and partnerships to harness the continent’s full tourism potential.

Tourists in Africa
September 16, 2026

TCN announces five-hour power outage in Bida

TCN has announced a five-hour power outage in Bida, Niger, for annual preventive maintenance at its 132/33kV transmission substation.

Mega transformer
September 16, 2026

Police foil hostel robbery, nab two suspects in Ogun

The police command in Ogun says it foiled a robbery attempt at a student hostel in the Eruku-Agbon area and arrested two suspects after the suspected thieves invaded a dormitory.

Armed cops
September 16, 2026

Seven hostages released after troops raid kidnappers’ enclave in Benue

Troops of Whirl Stroke say they rescued seven hostages from a suspected terrorist enclave in Ohimini council area in Benue.

September 16, 2026

APC condemns violent attacks on members, party offices in Kaduna, seeks police probe

The APC spokesman warned that “no political contest is greater than the peace and security of Kaduna State.

September 15, 2026

Okonjo-Iweala urges Niger Delta states to establish special economic zones

The WTO chief said the Niger Delta could become Nigeria’s next major industrial hub, alongside Lagos.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Credit: Twitter)
September 15, 2026

Kano govt, partners target 16,000 women as new gender-based violence prevention project takes off

Ms Amina-Abdullahi said the project would address GBV and discrimination against women engaged in agriculture and other economic activities.

September 15, 2026

Insecurity: Army ‌⁠‍‍⁠⁠‌⁠‍‍‌‌to deploy additional troops to Plateau

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, says the Nigerian Army will deploy additional troops to reinforce security operations in Plateau.