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The Lagos State Government on Wednesday arraigned the 55-year-old head of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Shamsudeen Oladiti, at the State High Court, Ikeja, for the alleged murder of a delivery driver. Oladiti is on trial on three counts of involuntary manslaughter, conspiracy and attempted murder. State Counsel, Mr Jubril Kareem, told the court that the accused …

Benue State House of Assembly Speaker, Mr Alfred Emberga, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Makurdii North State Constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections. Announcing the results on Tuesday in Makurdi, the Returning Officer, Mr. Desmond Atov, said Emberga received the highest number of votes in the primary. Atov said the speaker polled 7,303 votes to …

Aston Villa won the 2025/26 UEFA Europa League on Wednesday evening by beating German side Freiburg 3-0 in the final at Beşiktaş Park in Istanbul. Goals galore, it’s worth the wait Goals from Youri Tielemans, Emiliano Buendía and Morgan Rogers secured the victory, ending the club’s 30-year wait for a major trophy and marking manager Unai Emery’s record fifth Europa …

The Kano Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned of an impending industrial crisis in the country’s universities due to the failure of the Federal Government to fully implement the 2025 agreement signed with the union.The ASUU Zonal Coordinator, Prof Abdulkadir Muhammad, gave this warning in a press conference held at Bayero University, Kano, Wednesday. Muhammad …

English Premier League club Aston Villa emerged as Europa League champions after beating Freiburg 3-0 in the final on Wednesday night. Villa, led by Unai Emery, won their first major trophy in 30 years, and their first European trophy in 44 years. More to follow…

Aston Villa won the 2025/26 UEFA Europa League on Wednesday evening by beating German side Freiburg 3-0 in the final at Beşiktaş Park in Istanbul. Goals galore, it’s worth the wait Goals from Youri Tielemans, Emiliano Buendía and Morgan Rogers secured the victory, ending the club’s 30-year wait for a major trophy and marking manager Unai Emery’s record fifth Europa …

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) faction led by Shehu Gabam on Wednesday expelled members of the National Working Committee (NWC) led by Sadiq Gombe from the party over alleged anti-party activities. Their expulsion was announced at the Gabam-led faction’s national convention and presidential primaries held in Abuja. Those expelled include the former Minister of Electricity, Dr. Olu Agunloye, the party’s …

One of the alleged coup plotters, Zekeri Umoru, told the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday that they held discussions to cut electricity supply to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to aid the alleged coup. Umoru, an employee of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc in the Maintenance Department at the Presidential Villa, spoke in video evidence played in court. The defendant admitted …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has uncovered and dismantled a massive transnational methamphetamine production network operating from a clandestine forest laboratory in Ogun State, in what officials describe as one of the most significant anti-drug operations in recent times.. The agency said the operation led to the seizure of illicit drugs and precursor chemicals worth more than ₦480 billion, …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday said the era of manual inefficiency in Nigeria’s public service must give way to a culture of speed, transparency and technology-driven governance, as he instructed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to deepen digitized work processes within the federal bureaucracy. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2026 International Civil Service Conference in Abuja, …