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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter and apparent successor is believed to have a younger sibling, South Korea’s spy agency said on Thursday, offering a more detailed view of the ruling family’s structure. Seoul’s spy agency has previously said Kim is believed to have three children, but there has been uncertainty about their order […]

By Ayobami Okerinde The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, says he will concede defeat in the 2027 presidential election if the poll is free, fair and credible. Obi stated this in an interview aired on Arise TV on Thursday, saying he would respect the will of Nigerians if they chose […]

By Babajide Komolafe Tosin Eniolorunda, founder and Group Chief Executive Officer of Moniepoint, has been appointed honorary chairman of the inaugural cohort of the Askya AI Growth Platform, a pan-African initiative targeting investment of up to $200,000 in selected African artificial intelligence, AI, startups. The programme, launched by Askya Investment Partners, will support 10 AI-native, […]

One person died while two others were rescued alive following the partial collapse of a two-storey building undergoing manual demolition in Aboru, Lagos. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the incident in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. The statement was signed by its […]

By Nwafor Sunday Polycarp ABUJA — The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has said there are times he believes President Bola Tinubu is not fully in charge of his administration. Obi stated this in an interview with Arise TV on Thursday, while speaking on the state of the nation, insecurity, […]

By Kingsley Omonobi The Force headquarters said that police operatives have uncovered an examination fraud syndicate allegedly impersonating Segun Aina, registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Aniete Iniedu, in a statement in Abuja, said that one suspect, Nwogba Arinze, has been arrested, while efforts are ongoing to […]

By Maryam Abdul-aziz Usman, Damaturu DAMATURU — The Yobe State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused the Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission, YSIEC, of excluding the party from crucial electoral information ahead of the 2026 local government election. The party threatened to seek legal redress and organise peaceful protests if the commission […]

By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki ABAKALIKI — Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has distributed empowerment items to 500 indigent women in Ebonyi State to support them in starting new businesses or improving existing enterprises. The items included deep freezers, gas cookers with ovens, power generators and industrial grinding machines. Tinubu, who was represented by […]

By Demola AkinyemiILORIN: A Professor of Agriculture and Fisheries at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Wasiu Adeyemi Jimoh, has urged the Federal Government to make sustainable aquaculture a strategic component of Nigeria’s food security, nutrition and economic development agenda. Jimoh said increased investment in aquaculture could accelerate the development of a resilient, environmentally sustainable […]

By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe GOMBE — The Director-General of the Gombe State Joint Projects Development and Essential Social Services Agency, JPDA, Dr Mahmood Yusuf, has highlighted the agency’s projects across the state in his three years in office, describing the period as one of institutional growth, leadership experience and grassroots development. Yusuf, a Fellow of […]

By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe GOMBE — More than 6,000 women from across Gombe State on Wednesday converged on the APC Square, Gombe, for the maiden Gombe Women’s Unity and Progress Summit convened by Dr Zainab Jamil Gwamna. The summit, held under the theme, “Stronger Voices, United Women, Greater Impact,” brought together women from the state’s […]

OWERRI — Polaris Bank has expressed grief over the killing of one of its branch managers, identified as Mr Ossy, who was reportedly shot dead by suspected kidnappers at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, FUTO, Imo State. The incident occurred on Sunday, September 6, 2026, within the university premises, while the banker, who was […]