New details have emerged about the death of American actor RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter White Jr. in the popular television series Breaking Bad. An official inquest report obtained by Page Six has confirmed that the 34-year-old actor died by suicide by hanging. According to the document issued in Cameron County, Texas, Mitte […]

Separately, BATMEDICS will establish specialist surgical camps in eight tertiary hospitals across the six geopolitical zones, where 6,000 people are expected to receive procedures for various complex conditions.

Kaduna State government has targeted between 1.3 million and 1.5 million children under the age of five for polio vaccination in a sub-national immunisation campaign across nine local government areas of the state. The exercise started yesterday. Notifications have been sent to homes, schools, worship centres, streets, playgrounds, among others for effective coverage within a […]

The federal government has announced a $50m seed fund to support Nigerian technology startups as part of efforts to accelerate innovation and grow the country’s digital economy. The director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Abdullahi, disclosed this yesterday at the closing of a three-day Global Tech Africa 2026 Conference in Kano. […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), with funding from Global Affairs Canada (GAC), has commenced training healthcare workers in Bauchi State on the Prevention and management of Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) under its Bleeding After Birth PPH treatment project. The three-day training is aimed at equipping healthcare workers with the knowledge and skills to detect and […] The post UNICEF, GAC support Bauchi to strengthen healthcare appeared first on Tribune Online.

Oyewale said preliminary investigations revealed that the account was a Bank of Industry loan repayment account, which was not accessible to customers as it was meant solely for loan repayments.

Certain high-profile personalities within the political class planned and orchestrated skirmishes targeting Vice President Kashim Shettima at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Rally in Lafia, Nasarawa State, Governor Abdullahi Sule has alleged. Governor Sule disclosed this yesterday during an expanded security meeting at the Government House, Lafia, convened to review security lapses at […]

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kaduna State Council, has said the federal government’s N70,000 monthly transport allowance will provide only temporary relief to workers. The state chairman of the NLC, Comrade Ayuba Magaji Suleiman, said workers were still struggling to meet basic household needs amid rising food prices, transportation costs and other essential expenses. Suleiman, who […]

Convener of Arewa Think Tank, Muhammad Alhaji Yakubu, has questioned the distribution and utilisation of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses provided by the federal government to organised labour, urging the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to account for them. Yakubu said workers deserved to know how the buses allocated to […]

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, in a ruling delivered on Thursday after a trial-within-trial, held that the Federal Government had established that the defendants voluntarily made the statements and participated in the recorded interrogations. The post Court Rejects Torture Allegations, Admits Evidence Against Six Alleged Coup Plotters appeared first on THEWILL NEWS MEDIA.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun West Senatorial District has set a target of between 1.8 million and two million votes for the party in the 2027 general election, as its leaders intensify efforts to unite members and strengthen its electoral machinery ahead of the polls. The party’s senatorial district leadership disclosed this on […] The post 2027: Osun APC leader stakeholders strategise to secure Tinubu’s re-election appeared first on Tribune Online.

Hosts Nigeria moved up to fourth position in the team standings after the second round of the ongoing 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT), while defending champions South Africa maintained their lead ahead of Friday’s final round at the Prestigious IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja. Nigeria improved their performance from the opening day, […]

By Godwin Oritse The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N302.9 billion in revenue in October 2026, representing a 7.13 per cent increase over the N282.79 billion recorded in September 2026. In a statement issued by Isah Sulaiman, Chief Superintendent of Customs and Public Relations Officer of the Command, the October […] The post Apapa Customs generates N302.9bn in October, warns against illicit trade appeared first on Vanguard News.

….Commissions BVAS storage centre in Kogi By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, has sought the support of traditional rulers in Kogi State for the conduct of peaceful, transparent and credible elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. Amupitan made the appeal on Thursday in […] The post 2027: INEC chairman seeks traditional rulers’ support for credible polls appeared first on Vanguard News.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has criticised former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, saying neither has a convincing record to offer Nigerians ahead of the 2027 general elections. Wike described Obi as lacking the capacity to provide credible alternative leadership, while accusing Atiku of failing […]

Thousands of farmers, under the Bakolori Irrigation Scheme, in Zamfara State, are in a frenzied mood, following a major intervention by Senator Abdulaziz Yari to address the challenges confronting Bakolori Dam in the state. Senator Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, representing Zamfara West and Chairman, Senate Committee on Water Resources and Sanitation, facilitated the intervention to improve […] The post Senator Yari moves to revive Bakolori dam to improve food security appeared first on Tribune Online.

Residents across eight communities in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State are reportedly living under the control of suspected bandits, who have allegedly imposed restrictions on their movement, looted their properties and threatened to kill anyone who reports their activities to security agencies. The affected communities, which share boundaries with Plateau and Bauchi states, […]

He said discussions would cover electricity sector reforms, metering, renewable energy, energy efficiency and alternative power sources.

Karimi expressed dissatisfaction with the court's decision, arguing that it was inconsistent with the evidence presented and departed from the judge's previous positions in similar pre-election matters, particularly regarding limitation of time and the authority responsible for conducting party primaries and declaring their outcomes.

Two men standing trial over the abduction of 20 prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Imo State have admitted making confessional statements to the Department of State Services (DSS), while pleading with the court to forgive them. The defendants, Usman Aliyu and Babangida Aliyu, who are the first and second accused […]

The rapper explained that while his career had transformed his financial circumstances, many of his relatives and childhood friends continued to live under difficult conditions.

ENERGY expert and founder of Puttru, Monica Maduekwe, has challenged presidential candidates in the 2027 general elections to present credible economic plans beyond promises to retain or remove fuel subsidies. Maduekwe, in an essay titled ‘2027 Elections and the Band-Aid Called Fuel Subsidy’, said the recurring debate over fuel subsidies reflected Nigeria’s longstanding failure to […] The post Energy expert tasks presidential candidates on economic plans beyond fuel subsidy appeared first on Tribune Online.

A Kano State Sharia Court has remanded two vigilante operatives at a correctional centre over the alleged murder of a young man, Umar Muhammad Bachirawa. The defendants, Mas’udu Abdullahi Bachirawa and Kabiru Adamu Bachirawa, were arraigned by the police before the court presided over by Garba Hamza Malafa. They were accused of killing Umar following […]

By Gabi Hibbatullah, Abuja Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State, Prof. William Olu-Aderonmu, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s wisdom that democracy is not a gift, but a structure that must be engineered, fought for and defended with one’s very life. Olu-Aderonmu, who made these remarks during a public presentation of a […]

The council said the three actions violated established judicial procedures and the rights of the affected parties.

None of the seven North-West states has a dedicated plan, budget line or coordinating office for rice, even as their combined agricultural allocations have nearly tripled to N242.6 billion in the 2025 budgets, a new study by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has found. The diagnostic study covered Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and […]

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