More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst outbreak of the deadly disease ever, according to figures from the Congolese authorities.Thought to have been spreading under the radar for weeks, the DRC officially detected the latest outbreak in mid-May, with nearly 3,400 people killed in its 17th epidemic of the highly infectious virus.It began in the northeastern Ituri province before spreading to conflict-plagued, remote eastern and northern r

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick warned his players Saturday that any drop in focus could bring them crashing back down to earth after a spectacular start to the season.The Spanish champions have won all five matches they have played across all competitions, scoring 22 goals and conceding just three, ahead of Sunday’s visit to face Levante in La Liga.“We know in football things can change very fast. I like that we are enjoying the situation (right now),” Flick told reporters.&ldquo

US President Donald Trump said Saturday that Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi fighters, who have seized a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia, have asked Washington not to intervene.The Houthis have taken control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast after capturing three strategic islands in a lightning offensive.Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, has relied on the area ever since Iran’s Hormuz blockade choked off its shipments via the Gulf.“The Houth

By Jeff Agbodo, AbakalikiOperatives of the Ebonyi State Police Command have rescued a Methodist cleric, Rev. Ede Sunday, who was abducted in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state.The command also said it arrested a suspected cultist and recovered a locally made Beretta pistol loaded with one round of 9mm ammunition in a separate operation in Abakaliki.The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.According to him, Rev. Ede was abducted

By Udeme Akpan, Energy EditorThe Dangote Petroleum Refinery has increased its Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly known as petrol, gantry price by 6.7 per cent to N1,350 per litre from N1,265 per litre, effective September 12, 2026.
The refinery also raised its coastal price to N1,783,530 from N1,669,543, representing an increase of N113,987, or 6.8 per cent.
In a memo to customers, Dangote Petroleum Refinery announced the revised prices, saying: “Dear valued customer, please find below

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that the Middle East does not need the United States to be a “regional policeman”, with the two countries at war and vying for control of the Strait of Hormuz.“We do not need a regional policeman,” he said on the sidelines of a BRICS summit in India during a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.“The territorial integrity and security of the region can only be guaranteed by its main players and

At least 23 prisoners have died in Tunisia in recent weeks due to extreme heat, according to rights advocates, who have long condemned harsh detention conditions made worse by overcrowding.Authorities have yet to release figures for prison deaths this summer, with an official saying no death could be attributed to heat without confirmation from forensic doctors.Read Also: ‘If God saves me, I’ll never drink again’ – Survivor of Ondo herbal drink tragedyYet the Tunisian Le

By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — The People’s Redemption Party, PRP, has warned that a ‘campaign of lies’ against its Bauchi State governorship candidate Shehu Buba, must stop, accusing political opponents of spreading false allegations linking the candidate with banditry and kidnapping.The party, which had initially kept quiet over the allegations, said it could no longer remain silent after becoming convinced that the claims were part of a deliberate effort to damage the c

By Ibrahim Hassan-WuyoZARIA — The Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, has disclosed that the emirate covers 11 local government areas and has dozens of traditional institutions whose salaries and allowances are largely funded through monthly contributions from the councils.Bamalli, who spoke in an interview at his palace in Zaria, said the traditional institution had enjoyed greater financial stability since the Kaduna State Government introduced a system under which the monthl

By Udeme AkpanPresident of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said shares of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, being offered at N525 each, could rise to N10,000 in the future.
Dangote also assured small-scale investors participating in the refinery’s Initial Public Offering, IPO, that they would be prioritised in the allocation of shares.
He spoke in Hausa during an interview with Abis Fulani, while discussing the proposed IPO and its potential benefits to investors.
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By Udeme AkpanPresident of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said shares of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, being offered at N525 each, could rise to N10,000 in the future.Read Also: Dangote adjusts petrol price 6.7% to N1,350/litreDangote also assured small-scale investors participating in the refinery’s Initial Public Offering, IPO, that they would be prioritised in the allocation of shares.He spoke in Hausa during an interview with Abis Fulani, while discussing the propose

Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, said it has begun reviewing recent social media posts attributed to Nigerian-born academic Dr Uju Anya, describing the remarks as “hostile and threatening” amid mounting backlash online.Anya is an associate professor of second-language acquisition in the university’s Department of Languages, Cultures and Applied Linguistics.The university said Anya is currently on voluntary professional leave and is not tea

The Iran-backed Houthis controlled Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast on Saturday after capturing three strategic islands in a lightning offensive the previous day, cementing their hold on a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia.The developments are likely to deepen the Middle East war’s impact on international commerce as Saudi Arabia shut down an oil pipeline following attacks, and after months of Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.Following a week-long offensive th

By Steve Oko, UMUAHIAThe Abia State Police Command said it had arrested a man and three accomplices allegedly caught while attempting to sell and traffic his 16-month-old biological daughter for financial gain.Read Also: ‘How I made $300 from my 8-yr-old daughter’s pornographic video’The four suspects were arrested by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Gender Unit, at a hotel in Obi, Obingwa Local Government Area, on September 7, 2026.Commissioner

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has said state governors, rather than President Bola Tinubu, should account for how the financial gains from the removal of petrol subsidy are being spent.Abiodun spoke on Thursday at an All Progressives Congress rally held at the Dipo Dina International Stadium in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.The governor, speaking in Yoruba, argued that state governors were better positioned to explain how the additional funds had been utilised because the removal of subsidy had incr

By Aiyedun OluwadamilolaAn old video of Nigerian content creator Peller appealing to fans to report fellow creator Carter Efe’s TikTok account has resurfaced online, days after TikTok permanently banned Carter Efe’s main account for the second time over a year.The clip began circulating on September 9, with social media users linking Peller’s appeal to the subsequent removal of Carter Efe’s account.Carter Efe, a streamer, comedian and musician, lost access to his officia

Donald Trump landed in Ireland under tight security Saturday for two days of diplomacy and golf, on a trip that again blurs the lines between his presidency and personal business interests.The US president touched down at Dublin airport in his Qatari-gifted plane shortly before 8:25 am (0725 GMT), AFP reporters saw.At least 4,000 police and other personnel, including snipers, have been mobilised for the visit, in what has been dubbed one of the biggest security operations ever mounted in I

Two men involved in a violent burglary of Manchester City’s Italy international goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and his pregnant girlfriend at their home in Paris were on Friday given prison sentences.Donnarumma was savagely beaten in the robbery while his then fiancee, now wife, Alessia Elefante, was choked with a cable and later suffered a miscarriage blamed on the trauma of the incident.Ilyas Kherbouch, 21, the mastermind of the burglary, was sentenced to nine years in prison and fined

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has explained that his plan to restore fuel subsidy is aimed at supporting local refining and reducing the cost of petrol, rather than subsidising imported fuel.Atiku made the clarification in a series of posts on his X platform on Saturday, saying his proposed policy would amount to a “production subsidy” rather than an import subsidy.He explained that the government would support crude oil refined in Nigeria to enable domestic refineries to pro

A fire and stampede at a school in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 26 children, the UN children’s agency said on Friday, with some pupils leaping from windows on high floors to escape the carnage.The blaze in the city of Bukavu on Thursday began around 9:00 am (0700 GMT) while the children were in lessons, forcing some to try to escape by jumping from higher floors, a teacher told AFP.“In the middle of class, I suddenly heard students screaming, so

The Ondo State Government has confirmed the death of 29 people from suspected poisoning linked to the consumption of alcoholic substances in the Odigbo Local Government Area.The Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, who disclosed this on Friday night in Akure, said that there were 60 suspected cases from the incident.He explained that three people were currently on admission in hospitals, while 27 others remain under medical observation.Ajaka said 95 per cent of those affected were males age

Niger’s junta chief appointed a new chief of staff, state TV reported on Friday, after a thwarted army mutiny last month shook his grip on power.Supporters of the military government put down the attempted uprising with the help of Russian mercenaries, but not before intense fighting in the capital.Disgruntled soldiers attacked several sensitive sites in Niamey and hunkered down in a key military base at the airport.“By a decree signed on September 11, 2026, General Abdour

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles Saturday, Seoul said, a day after South Korea concluded five days of joint maritime drills with the United States and Japan that were focused on the North.Pyongyang last month slammed plans for the so-called Freedom Edge joint exercises in international waters off South Korea as a “threat” to North Korea and other countries of the region.On Saturday, Seoul’s military detected “multiple short-range ballistic missiles launched f

By Peter Duru, MakurdiBenue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, has commended the Department of State Services, DSS, for the prompt and professional operation that led to the arrest of three suspects allegedly linked to the attack on Ayilamo community in Logo Local Government Area, LGA, of the state.The Benue State Police Command had confirmed that four policemen and seven other persons were killed during the Thursday evening attack by suspected armed herdsmen on the community.The attack, whi

By Efe OnodjaeNigerian dancer and singer, Iweh Pascal Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, has been released after spending several weeks in detention in the United Kingdom over an alleged sexual assault case.Poco Lee’s release comes weeks after reports emerged that he had been arrested in the UK in connection with an allegation of sexual assault.His management had earlier confirmed that the matter was before a UK court, while urging the public to allow the legal process to take its cour

The Niger Government has warned residents and communities along the Kaduna River Basin of possible increased water levels following sustained inflows into the Shiroro Reservoir during the ongoing 2026 rainy season.The government said a controlled release of water from the Shiroro Reservoir might become necessary in September to enhance the safety of the dam structure and downstream communities.This is contained in a public service announcement issued by Mr. Obed Nana, Commissioner for Informati

By Evelyn UsmanThe 36-year-old woman, Anulika Onyeanusia, arrested by the Anambra State Police Command over alleged child pornography in Onitsha, has disclosed that she uploaded a video involving her eight-year-old daughter on a pornographic platform to make money.Read Also: ‘If God saves me, I’ll never drink again’ – Survivor of Ondo herbal drink tragedyOnyeanusia, who was arrested following a disturbing video that went viral online, reportedly told investigators that t

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has fined RwandAir N15,000,000 for violating consumer protection regulations.In a post on X on Friday, Michael Achimugu, NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, said the airline was fined N15 million for failing to resolve a passenger’s baggage complaint within the stipulated timeframe.“The NCAA has sanctioned Rwand Air for consumer protection-related infractions,” Achimugu said.“The airline has been f

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has fined RwandAir N15,000,000 for violating consumer protection regulations.In a post on X on Friday, Michael Achimugu, director of public affairs and consumer protection at NCAA, said the airline was fined N15 million for failing to resolve a passenger’s baggage complaint within the stipulated timeframe.Vanguard News
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Pop superstar Lady Gaga welcomed her first child with fiance Michael Polansky, US media reported Friday.The 40-year-old “Bad Romance” singer, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, began dating Polansky in 2020, and became engaged to the entrepreneur in 2024.A source confirmed news of the child’s birth to Page Six and People, but no additional details about the baby, including its name, sex or date of birth, were immediately available.The musician affectionately referred

For Nigerian author and illustrator, Vivian Uwakwe, the journey into children’s book publishing was not a carefully mapped career path. It was an unexpected return to a gift she had almost abandoned. Raised in an unconventional home, Vivian grew up under the influence of a father, Peter Uwakwe, who was both an artist (who specialised in textile design) and storyteller. His studio became part of her childhood world, exposing her to drawing, writing, and creativity from an early age.Ironica

By Fred IwenjoraStella Anicho is a young woman with great ambition. The documentary photographer, visual storyteller, creative educator, and social impact advocate whose work intersects visual storytelling, women’s empowerment, gender inclusion, leadership, governance, cultural documentation, and community development uses photography as a tool for documentation, advocacy, representation, education, and social change, with a particular focus on amplifying underrepresented voices and prese

A drug already transforming the treatment of obesity and diabetes may have another, unexpected effect: slowing some aspects of ageing.Read Also: Diphtheria: Abuja barber’s ‘surgery’ made child bleed to deathResearchers have found that semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular weight-loss medicines such as Ozempic and Wegovy, extended the lifespan of elderly female mice and improved several measures associated with healthy ageing.In the study, published in Nature, mice trea

By Sola Ogundipe What if a person who needs a pacemaker no longer had to undergo surgery to have one implanted? Imagine having no wires threaded into the heart, no pulse generator implanted under the skin and, potentially, no repeat procedures to deal with implanted hardware?Read Also: Diphtheria: Abuja barber’s ‘surgery’ made child bleed to deathInstead, there is a small patch sitting on the chest, using sound waves to help keep the heart beating normally. This possibili

By Divinegrace OnosetaleFive million, one hundred and ten thousand tonnes. That is the amount of solid waste Lagos could generate in one year if the state’s upper daily estimate of 14,000 tonnes remains constant. In seven days, the figure would stand at about 98,000 tonnes. In 30 days, it would reach 420,000 tonnes.Read Also: ‘If God saves me, I’ll never drink again’ – Survivor of Ondo herbal drink tragedyFor a city already grappling with congestion, rapid populati

By Evelyn UsmanNo fewer than 125 businessmen operating in some of Lagos’ major markets have been pencilled down as potential victims by suspected fraud syndicates, in what the police described as a disturbing web of calculated targeting.Read Also: ‘If God saves me, I’ll never drink again’ – Survivor of Ondo herbal drink tragedyAccording to the police, the gang studied successful traders, identified the commodities they dealt in and devised different schemes to lure

In 2025, the visit was stopped before it began. In 2026, it reached the gate and still could not get through.Peter Obi has now been turned back from Benue twice.The first time was in 2025, when his planned humanitarian visit became a dispute over notification and security arrangements. More than a year later, the tension returned, only this time Obi had already entered the state and was on his way to Yelewata, the community devastated by the violence of June 2025, when his convoy was stopped on

By Femi AdesinaIt was the radiance of kings last Saturday at the palace of the Alaafin of Oyo as His Imperial Majesty, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, led a battery of traditional rulers from far and near to install a new Balogun (war leader, Captain) for the kingdom.Dr Adesola Adeduntan, FCA, was an accomplished banker, indeed, the former Group Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank. He is also Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Abiola Ajimobi Technical University, Ibadan. Now

There was a time when marriage was not something you left simply because it had become difficult. You entered it knowing that money would sometimes be scarce, affection would sometimes become quieter, children would change the rhythm of the household and life would eventually bring illness, ageing parents, disappointment and responsibilities nobody had imagined on the wedding day. Marriage was not expected to make life permanently beautiful. It was expected to survive life.That understanding of

By Valentine ObienyemSeneca was a notable philosopher who lived under Emperor Nero. He preached ascetic virtues but was accused of accumulating enormous wealth. Being a man of letters capable of defending himself, Seneca wrote: “I persist in praising not the life that I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling” – of which of us is this not true?Rev. Fr Hyacinth Alia, the Governor of Benue State, is entirely human and a Nigerian politicia

By Dickson OmobolaThe news that former Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State was given 23 cars on leaving office should be an issue of concern to every Nigerian who wants the development of the country.Read Also: Tinubu’s Re-election: APC blocs rise against Wike’s Rainbow CoalitionExcept, perhaps, for the subject who benefited from that unimaginable wastefulness, nothing in the world justifies the allocation of 23 cars to a governor on leaving office.Ortom had accused Governor Hyacin

By Clifford Ndujihe, Demola Akinyemi, Juilet Umeh, Dan Abia & Emma UnaPowerful blocs in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, are up in gloves against the Rainbow Coalition midwifed by Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, Minister, Nyesom Wike, saying it would not only hurt the party’s candidates in the 2027 polls but also the re-election of President Bola Tinubu.Read Also: 2027: INEC asks court to dismiss Atiku’s suit over Tinubu certificatesWike, a kingmaker in the camp

By Adesina WahabAs part of efforts to reunite the country after the civil war, the then military administration of General Yakubu Gowon set up the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Scheme that makes it mandatory for graduates of tertiary institutions to serve the fatherland for a year.Read Also: ‘If God saves me, I’ll never drink again’ – Survivor of Ondo herbal drink tragedyEstablished on May 22, 1973, it requires Nigerian graduates under 30 years to participate in a

By Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South-WestAt the inauguration of the APM presidential campaign office in Ibadan last week, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo, who is also the presidential candidate of the APM, Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of NDC, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state and other opposition figures unveiled a “Reset Nigeria” agenda, where they expressed confidence that Nigerians’ votes will count in next year’s election.
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By Dayo Johnson, AKUREA survivor has said he would never drink again if God saves him, just as the death toll from suspected consumption of adulterated herbal drinks in parts of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State continued to rise.Read Also: Diphtheria: Abuja barber’s ‘surgery’ made child bleed to deathMeanwhile, the male seller of the toxic drink has allegedly been arrested.Fatalities were recorded in Odigbo town, Newtown, Orita, and Araromi-Obu, throwing the affected

By Prisca Sam-DuruPresented as a rich and priceless compendium, “The Asholio Heritage,” by an accomplished and seasoned journalist, Ben Adam Shemang, is a historical masterpiece that takes readers on an interesting journey into almost everything they need to know about the Asholio people in Southern Kaduna, Nigeria.The book by the pioneer Director of Training with the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Shemang who retired as Director of News (VON), brings to light, who the Asholio people are, w

By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJADiphtheria has killed two patients in Abuja out of five laboratory-confirmed cases, prompting the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA to move swiftly to calm public anxiety over the outbreak.Mandate Secretary, Health Services and Environmental Secretariat, FCTA, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, disclosed this during a community sensitization and advocacy event on the disease held in Karshi, explaining that the administration had investigated 15 suspected cases as of last wee