Villa under tight security amid protest
Security was tightened around the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday following plans by human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, to lead a protest to Aso Rock over the continued captivity of abducted schoolchildren in Oyo and Borno states. A heavy deployment of anti-riot police officers was observed at the main entrance of the...
Kidnappings, killings and a nation in distress
By RAYMOND OISE It is almost three weeks since teachers and school pupils were abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, yet the Nigerian government has failed to secure their release despite the fact that both the abductors and the victims remain within the territorial boundaries of Nigeria. How else can one describe this situation if not deeply painful,...
I know politicians sponsoring Oyo kidnappers, I’ll name them — Igboho
Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has threatened to reveal the identities of politicians allegedly sponsoring kidnappers responsible for the abduction of schoolchildren in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Igboho made the claim while addressing newly elected executives of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), led by Akinteye Babatunde, at his residence in...
Insecurity: Obi defends Adeboye, warns youth against ethnic division
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi has urged Nigerian youth to resist attempts to divide the country along ethnic and religious lines ahead of the 2027 general election. Obi also defended the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, against what he described as unfair attacks over rising insecurity in Nigeria. Obi, in...
Band A customers to receive compensation for poor power supply — NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved a special compensation package for eligible Band A electricity customers affected by poor power supply caused by generation constraints on the national grid between February and March 2026. In a public notice issued on Thursday, the commission said the directive became necessary following significant generation shortfalls across the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry...
Fayose backs Tinubu, Oyebanji, rejects PDP candidate in Ekiti poll
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has reaffirmed his support for President Bola Tinubu and Governor Biodun Oyebanji ahead of the 2027 presidential election and the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State, declaring that he would not support the candidate of his own party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Fayose said his decision was influenced by the faction...
Students, teachers hospitalised after fresh gas leakage in Ogun school
A suspected gas leak has sparked concern in the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State, after many students and staff members of Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School fell ill on Wednesday. The affected individuals were taken to the General Hospital in Ijebu-Ode after experiencing symptoms including breathing difficulties, weakness, and general discomfort believed to be linked to exposure to the...
Oil prices fall as Israel, Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire
Oil prices fell on Thursday as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon boosted hopes for a broader agreement to end the United States-Israeli war with Iran that could lead to a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent futures were down 87 cents, or 0.89%, at $96.92 a barrel by 0458 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell...
Six die as military vehicle, bus collide in Adamawa
Six people, including four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and a soldier, were killed in a tragic road accident along the Girei–Song Highway in Adamawa State on Wednesday. The crash occurred around 1:50 p.m. in the Narehi area of Girei Local Government Area and involved a military gun truck travelling from Gombi to Yola and a commercial...
Stock market investors lose N2.2trn as profit-taking persists
The Nigerian stock market closed on a bearish note on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, as investors lost N2.280 trillion in market value. Continued profit-taking in large- and mid-capitalised stocks such as WAPCO, Zichis Agro-Allied Industries, Learn Africa, John Holt, Consolidated Hallmark Insurance, and 39 other stocks dragged the equities market into negative territory. Market capitalisation declined by N2.280 trillion, or 1.44...
