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Bago’s Infrastructure Drive Reshapes Minna as City Gate Gives Way to Modern Flyover

NewsDeskNgJun 9, 2026June 9, 20260

The Volunteer Media Advocacy for Accountable Leadership has commended Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, for transforming the former City Gate entrance to Minna into a modern overhead bridge, describing the project as a symbol of visionary leadership and infrastructural development. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Country Director...

Over 1,000 Nigerians Seek Return Home As Xenophobic Attacks Escalate In South Africa

NewsDeskNgJun 5, 2026June 5, 20260

Over 1,000 Nigerians have applied for voluntary return from South Africa following renewed xenophobic attacks and rising insecurity concerns. More than 1,000 Nigerians living in South Africa have applied for voluntary repatriation amid escalating xenophobic attacks and growing anti-immigrant sentiment, raising fresh concerns over the safety of foreign nationals in...

Six Transmission Towers Vandalised In Nasarawa, Disrupting Power Supply

NewsDeskNgJun 3, 2026June 3, 20260

Vandalised transmission towers in Nasarawa have disrupted electricity supply, leaving key transmission lines out of service. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed that six transmission towers along the Apir–Lafia 330kV line in Nasarawa State were vandalised, leaving key sections of the transmission network out of service and affecting...

Tinubu Returns to Abuja After Eid-el-Kabir Holiday, Political Engagements in Lagos

NewsDeskNgJun 3, 2026June 3, 20260

Tinubu returns to Abuja after Eid-el-Kabir holiday marked by political meetings, diplomatic engagements and naval event. President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday returned to Abuja following the Eid-el-Kabir holiday in Lagos, where he participated in a series of political, governmental and diplomatic engagements. The President arrived at the Presidential Wing of...

Additional 180 Nigerians Return From Libya Under IOM Repatriation Programme

NewsDeskNgJun 3, 2026June 3, 20260

IOM repatriates 180 Nigerians from Libya as voluntary return and reintegration programme continues. An additional 180 Nigerian migrants have returned from Libya under the International Organisation for Migration’s (IOM) Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) programme, supported by the European Union. The returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,...

NUT Demands Release Of Kidnapped Teachers And Schoolchildren, Threatens Nationwide Strike

NewsDeskNgJun 2, 2026June 2, 20260

Nigeria Union of Teachers warns of a nationwide strike if abducted teachers and schoolchildren are not rescued promptly. The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has called for the immediate release of teachers and children kidnapped in Oyo State and other parts of the country, warning that it could embark on...

Dayo Sobowale: Electoral Violence Begins When People Lose Trust In The Process

NewsDeskNgMay 28, 2026May 28, 20260

Analyst says lack of electoral credibility and public distrust remain major triggers of political violence in Nigeria. News analyst Dayo Sobowale has warned that electoral violence in Nigeria is often driven by public distrust in the fairness and credibility of the electoral process rather than mere political aggression. Speaking during...

Timi Frank faults Ayeni’s bail terms, alleges presidency’s influence

NewsDeskNgMay 28, 2026May 28, 20260

A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has criticised the bail conditions granted to businessman Tunde Ayeni by the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, describing them as excessively stringent and capable of eroding public confidence in the judiciary....

Children’s Day: Tinubu Promises Safe Return Of Abducted Schoolchildren In zOyo, Borno

NewsDeskNgMay 27, 2026May 27, 20260

Tinubu says abducted children in Oyo and Borno will not be forgotten as security agencies intensify rescue efforts. President Bola Tinubu has promised the safe return of schoolchildren abducted in Oyo and Borno states. In his 2026 Children’s Day message, the President assured parents and teachers that the children in...

Senegal crisis: Frank backs Speaker Sonko, accuses President Faye of betraying reform agenda

NewsDeskNgMay 27, 2026May 27, 20260

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has congratulated Senegal’s newly elected Speaker Ousmane Sonko, while accusing President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of betraying the trust of the Senegalese people and abandoning the reform ideals that brought his administration to power. Frank, in a...