A Part IV medical student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Oreoluwa Emmanuel Adewole, has died during a clinical examination session. The management of the university, in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, said the incident occurred during a clinical viva examination when the student reportedly complained of chest pain. Olarewaju said the student was immediately attended to by his lecturers and fellow medical students present at the examination venue. However, despite prompt medical attention and efforts to revive him, he was later confirmed dead. The university described the development as a tragic loss that has…
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Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have endorsed the use of multiple options for conducting party primaries, as part of efforts to strengthen internal democracy ahead of the next electoral cycle. The governors stated this on Thursday after a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where deliberations centred on the conduct of primaries, compliance with the Electoral Act, and strategies to promote unity within the party. Discussions at the meeting highlighted the adoption of both consensus and direct primaries, in line with provisions of the Electoral Act, as the…
The All Progressives Congress has approved a dual-mode system for its forthcoming primary elections, allowing aspirants to emerge through either direct or consensus arrangements. The decision was announced on Thursday in Abuja by the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Durosinmi Meseko, following the 186th meeting of the National Working Committee. He was joined at the briefing by the National Leader of Persons with Disabilities, Tolu Bankole. Meseko explained that while aspirants are free to indicate their preferred mode of emergence, any attempt to adopt consensus must receive the approval of all contestants involved. He stressed that where even one aspirant…
A Kaduna State High Court has refused to grant bail to former governor, Nasir El-Rufai, citing the weight of the allegations against him and concerns that he could obstruct ongoing investigations. Justice D.H. Khobo, who delivered the ruling on April 21, 2026, held that the application lacked merit in view of the circumstances surrounding the case instituted by the Federal Republic of Nigeria through the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. El-Rufai had, in a motion dated March 25, 2026, urged the court to admit him to bail on self-recognisance or on liberal terms, arguing that the charges…
Two persons sustained gunshot injuries on Tuesday evening when security operatives foiled a suspected kidnap attempt in the old Kara area of Bodija, within Ibadan North Local Government Area. The Oyo State Police Command disclosed that the incident occurred around 7:50 p.m. on April 21, 2026, following a distress call reporting the invasion of a Point of Sale outlet by armed hoodlums. Police spokesperson, Olayinka Ayanlade, said officers, in collaboration with local hunters, swiftly mobilised to the scene, disrupting what authorities described as a planned abduction. He explained that the attackers, numbering about four, opened fire on arrival but were…
A Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos on Thursday ordered the remand of four suspects in the custody of the Department of State Services over the March killings in Angwa Rukuba community, in Jos North Local Government Area. The suspects were not arraigned as scheduled due to the absence of defence counsel, prompting the court to adjourn proceedings till April 30, 2026. The tragic attacks, which occurred on March 28, had left at least 30 persons, including children, dead after gunmen invaded communities in Bokkos and Bassa local government areas. Presiding judge, Justice Gidelia FomYom, granted the prosecution’s request…
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Muttaqha Rabe Darma as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, fast-tracking his approval shortly after his screening at plenary. Darma’s confirmation followed his nomination by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday to join the Federal Executive Council, replacing former Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, had earlier read the President’s request on the floor of the chamber and referred the nominee to the Committee of the Whole for expedited consideration. Following his screening, lawmakers moved swiftly to confirm Darma, signalling the Senate’s backing of the…
The Department of State Services on Thursday arraigned former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, before a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged interception of a telephone conversation involving the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. El-Rufai was docked on a five-count amended charge bordering on unlawful access to a private communication. At the commencement of proceedings, the prosecution informed the court that the initial three-count charge had been expanded to five counts, prompting the presiding judge, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, to strike out the earlier charge. The former governor, however, pleaded not guilty to all the counts. Details of the allegations…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Awomehinde Tope, in connection with a theft case that has taken a disturbing turn following the recovery of suspected human remains and ammunition in Ile-Oluji, Ondo State. The arrest, carried out on April 11, 2026, was confirmed in a statement issued by the Command through its Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh. The Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal, said the suspect was apprehended following a complaint that he allegedly stole several valuables belonging to his father, Awomehinde Kehinde. Items reported missing include three Boxer Bajaj motorcycles, nine goats, quantities of…
Tension has trailed the assault of a Port Harcourt-based journalist, Allwell Ene, after he was reportedly attacked by suspected hoodlums while on duty, prompting condemnation from the Nigerian Union of Journalists and a police investigation. Ene, a staff member of Megaletrics, operators of Classic FM 91.1, Beat FM 99.9 and Naija FM 92.7 in Port Harcourt, was said to have been brutalised at Garrison Junction on Monday while probing alleged criminal activities in the area. The journalist disclosed that more than 17 assailants accosted him, questioning his presence before descending on him even after he identified himself as a reporter.…