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Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has assured residents that his administration will not relent in protecting lives and property. In a message by his Chief Press Secretary, Patrick Ebojele on Thursday, the governor said security remained his first responsibility, noting that farming, trade, investment and every other economic activity depend on peace. “We have worked hard to make Edo safer. We are rebuilding our roads, upgrading our schools and hospitals, and creating opportunities for our teeming youths. “The safety of every Edo citizen, in the city and in the village, remains my first duty,” he said. Okpebholo said his…

Victor Osimhen’s market value has fallen sharply, but the Nigerian striker is still priced above a remarkable collection of famous European forwards, Soccernet.ng reports. Transfermarkt’s updated figures put Osimhen at €65 million, following a €10m reduction from his previous €75m valuation. The drop takes him to his lowest figure since June 2022, when he was still a 23-year-old Napoli striker. Yet the Galatasaray star remains above 10 recognisable names, including Harry Kane, Rasmus Højlund and Kai Havertz. Super Eagles news: Jorge Jesus makes big Haaland-Osimhen comparison – Soccernet NG Read → Victor Osimhen. Copyright: xSeskimphotox IMAGO Kane, Højlund and Havertz…

Deborah Tolu-Kolawole Nigerian doctor and health advocate, Dr Oluwayemisi Adegboye, has been elected Secretary of the NGO Committee on Global Health Systems, a substantive committee of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organisations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations. Adegboye was elected on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, marking a new phase in her involvement in global health advocacy, women’s empowerment, environmental sustainability and community development. Speaking with journalists on Wednesday, Adegboye said her “emergence reflected years of professional responsibility, community service and continuous learning across various platforms in Nigeria and…

A scene from Kizz Daniel’s “Owo Oluwa” music video featuring an elder tuning a vintage boombox radio. Afrobeats star Kizz Daniel has officially released the moving music video for his latest track, “Owo Oluwa” (translating from Yoruba as “The Hand of God”), featuring Young Jonn, producer Krizbeatz, and the Wave Choir. Dedicated to the memory of Kizz Daniel’s late parents, the track marks an Afro-gospel-infused pivot for the singer, shifting away from party records to focus on unyielding faith, divine guidance, and inner peace. Throughout the song, Kizz Daniel sings about walking gently in life (“ṣe jẹjẹ”) and leaning entirely…

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As part of activities marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary, Plateau State Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has granted an absolute pardon to 130 inmates and commuted the death sentences of four others to life imprisonment. Mutfwang announced the pardon on Thursday while felicitating with Plateau citizens and Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora on the 66th Independence Anniversary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, October 1, 2026. In a goodwill message signed by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Gyang Bere,  the governor described the occasion as “a significant moment for Nigerians to reflect on the nation’s journey…

A 25-year-old worker, Bakeru Iwal, has died after a section of an old building he was helping to demolish collapsed on him in Otolo-Nnewi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The incident occurred on Tuesday when the building, which was being demolished, suddenly caved in, trapping Iwal under the debris. Eyewitnesses and residents near the scene said the deceased was one of the workers involved in the demolition when the section of the structure collapsed. Confirming the incident on Wednesday, the spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said operatives attached to the Otolo Divisional Headquarters…

Deborah Musa The Federal Capital Territory Administration has approved the immediate renovation and upgrading of its 14 general hospitals, while work is to resume on the long-abandoned Utako General Hospital. The decisions were among the major resolutions of the 19th meeting of the FCT Executive Council, presided over by the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, and attended by the Minister of State, Mariya Mahmoud. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Lere Olayinka, the Chief of Staff to the FCT…

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The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved a petition by the family of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, seeking a fresh and comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. The family disclosed this through its lawyer, Oladayo Ogungbe, in a statement dated September 29, 2026, clarifying that the police re-investigation was ongoing despite the recent dismissal of a suit by the Federal High Court, Abuja. Ogungbe, in the statement obtained by PUNCH Metro, said the Aloba family submitted the petition to the IGP on April 14, 2026, and that it was received at…