The International Day to Protect Education from Attack, marked around the world on September 9, chose a theme this year that reads almost as a direct question to Nigeria: “Can education survive attack? The resilience of human communities.” The United Nations says more than 8,500 attacks on   schools, students and teachers have been recorded globally […]

The death toll from the suspected consumption of adulterated alcoholic drinks in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State has risen from 24 to 27, with the council consequently banning the sale and consumption of locally made alcohol across the area. The 24 deaths earlier reported in Odigbo town, New Town, and Araromi-Obu have now […]

Players of Nigeria’s Senior Women’s Basketball team, D’Tigress, have thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after receiving the financial rewards promised to them for winning the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket title. The President announced on Thursday via his X Handle that the rewards he had promised to D’Tigress had been fully redeemed. He said, “ Each […]

Armed bandits have raided Girekau Village in Kebbe Local Government in Sokoto State, leaving residents in fear following reported cases of abduction and killing. The Sokoto State Police Command said it had launched an investigation into the incident and deployed additional personnel to the affected area to restore normalcy. Speaking exclusively with the Public Relations […]

The Federal Government has set 1 October 2026 as the commencement date for 100MB of free educational data access for Nigerian students under the Zero-Rated Access to Educational Platforms and Content initiative. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced this yesterday in Abuja at the official launch of the initiative organised by the Nigerian […]

The Ekiti state Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael Falade, has ordered a thorough investigation into the death of a 25-year-old wife, Kehinde Onizeokaraga, reportedly killed by her butcher husband, identified as Ibrahim Sodiq She was reportedly attacked and killed during a marital disagreement. Falade, who spoke in Ado-Ekiti, said the investigation would be carried out […]

Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to abandon his ambition to contest the 2027 presidential election, saying he should instead concentrate on his traditional responsibilities. Kwankwaso made the remarks when members of the Fulani Farmers Association visited him at his Abuja residence, where […]

By Hafsat Bello Bahara, Abdullahi Sambo Richifa, Kano The eldest son of slain Kano-based social media personality, Ibrahim Khalil Dan Shagamu, Ammar Ibrahim Dan Shagamu, has demanded justice for his father, saying the family will not forgive those responsible for his death. Speaking exclusively with LEADERSHIP, Ammar described his father’s death as a heartbreaking loss, […]

By Adamu Azeez THERE is a popular expression making the rounds in some corporate circles today: “The fear of Dangut is the beginning of wisdom.” It is an arresting phrase because it appears to capture the apprehension that often accompanies an administrator who insists on rules, accountability and institutional discipline. But perhaps the more important […] The post WAEC’s Dangut: When reform becomes uncomfortable appeared first on Tribune Online.

By Ademu Idakwo, Olakunle Olasanmi, Abuja, Olamide Ojuokaiye, Abiodun Sivowaku, Lagos Expectedly, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its exclusive statutory authority to collate and announce election results in Nigeria, amid fresh moves by opposition political forces to independently track, transmit and collate results from polling units during the 2027 general elections.   […]

Bayelsa State partners with Health Emergency Initiative to provide emergency response training for teachers and students, equipping them with life-saving s Read More: https://punchng.com/bayelsa-hei-train-teachers-in-emergency-response/

I guess it is not by accident that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR is constructing a highway between Calabar and Lagos. The construction is political, historical and economical. I will dwell on the historical aspect. It is an acknowledgement of the peaceful Calabar city and what that ancient city still means to the rest of […] The post Why Lagos-Calabar coastal highway? appeared first on Tribune Online.