Popular Nigerian content creator Shank Comics has been honoured with the Best Streamer award at the SiGMA Africa Awards 2026, held in Cape Town, South Africa. A report shared by Afromixx on Instagram confirmed the achievement, noting that the award celebrates excellence in live streaming, audience engagement and digital...
By VICTOR CHIAHEMEN
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has declared that he has no preferred aspirant ahead of the forthcoming party primaries in the state, assuring that he will not interfere in the process that will produce flag bearers of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor made the disclosure on Tuesday...
Six Nigerian tertiary institutions are set to host new centres of excellence in Robotics, Coding, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Centres and Cybersecurity, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced. It also disclosed that once operational, these additions will raise the total number of TETFund-supported Centres of Excellence from...
Nigeria’s dream of playing at the 2026 FIFA World Cup has come to an abrupt end after FIFA confirmed DR Congo as Africa’s representative for the inter-confederation play-offs. The global football governing body released an official accreditation notice to journalists, listing the six teams that will compete for the...
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate suspension of the cashless payment system recently introduced across federal airports in Nigeria, citing concerns over passenger inconvenience and traffic congestion. The directive was one of the key decisions reached during Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Speaking after the meeting, the...
In a significant blow to international drug trafficking networks, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 58-year-old fugitive drug lord Uzoma Valentine Ilomuanya who has been on the wanted list of NDLEA and British authorities for over 15 years. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this...
President Bola Tinubu has felicitated with former president and elder statesman, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on his 89th birthday on March 5. The President in a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, rejoiced with Chief Obasanjo, whose towering influence in the country, Africa, and beyond is significant. President Tinubu noted the...
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has convened his inaugural Conference with Senior Police Officers at the Peacekeeping Conference Centre, Force Headquarters, Abuja, bringing together Strategic Managers of the Nigeria Police Force for high-level deliberations on institutional priorities and national security imperatives. The Conference, which marks the first...
President Bola Tinubu has formally sworn in Olatunji Disu as the new substantive Inspector-General of Police (IGP), marking a new leadership chapter for the Nigeria Police Force. Disu took the oath of office on Wednesday shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential...
Nigeria will launch the highly anticipated National Single Window (NSW) platform on March 27, a move described by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, as a “monumental” step in transforming the country’s trade ecosystem. Gbajabiamila disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting at the State House, Abuja, attended...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a five-person delegation to represent him and the country at the final burial rites of Rev. Jesse Jackson, the American civil rights leader, activist and former presidential candidate. Jackson passed away at age 84 on February 17, 2026, in Chicago. Senator George Akume,...
The University of Jos (UNIJOS )has held its first oath-taking and induction ceremony for engineering graduates, marking a historic milestone for an institution that operated for nearly four decades without a Faculty of Engineering. The ceremony, held in Jos on Wednesday, formally inducted a new batch of engineering graduates...
University of Jos (UNIJOS) has inducted 182 graduates into the library profession in its first-ever oath-taking and induction ceremony for students of Library and Information Science, marking a major milestone in the institution’s academic history. The ceremony, at the Faculty of Management Sciences Auditorium, was conducted in collaboration with...
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) has formally admitted 6,505 new students into its various faculties and colleges for the 2025/2026 academic session. The matriculation ceremony, held on Wednesday at the university campus in Sokoto, welcomed the fresh students into 17 faculties and colleges, marking the beginning of their academic...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday fixed March 10 for the Department of State Services (DSS) to open its case of alleged terrorism financing and illegal possession of firearms against a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulaziz Malami. DSS had on...
A Professor of Economic Geology and Environmental Geochemistry at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Raymond Ishaya Daspan, has warned that unregulated mining and mineral processing activities on the Jos Plateau may be exposing residents, particularly children and workers, to dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals. Daspan gave the warning...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has commissioned 70 electricity transformers for distribution to communities across the state and announced the conclusion of financial mobilization for the installation of a 132KVA transmission line to serve the Southern and Central Senatorial Zones. The governor flagged off the distribution exercise on Tuesday,...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced a far-reaching review of its Regulations and Guidelines for Political Parties, signaling its determination to tighten party operations and introduce stricter compliance standards ahead of the 2027 General Election. The three-day Technical Review Workshop, which commenced on Wednesday, 4th March 2026, in...
Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has formally taken over the prosecution of his immediate predecessor, Abubakar Malami, who is facing terrorism and illegal firearms possession charges. The charges were originally filed by the Department of the State Service and are being heard...