Poverty: World Bank report exposes Tinubu’s failed reforms — Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the administration of President Bola Tinubu following a World Bank report indicating that over 60 per cent of Nigerians now live below the poverty line, describing the development as "regression on a monumental scale." In a statement issued on Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku attributed the...
Tomato farmers predict steady price hike from May
The Tomatoes Growers and Processors Association of Nigeria (TOPAN) has predicted a steady increase in the price of the produce between May and June 2026. The TOPAN Chairman in Kaduna State, Rabiu Zuntu, disclosed this on Friday, April 10, 2026. Zuntu noted that although there is no particular time for tomato planting season up north, seasonal weather variations can affect the...
21,452 applicants jostle for 1,000 teaching jobs in Nasarawa
No fewer than 21,452 Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)-certified applicants have applied for 1,000 rural teaching positions advertised by the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The Executive Chairman of SUBEB, Dr Kassim Mohammed-Kassim, disclosed this in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State, on Friday, April 10, 2026. Mohammed-Kassim said the recruitment exercise, which commenced on March 27 and...
‘4 killed’: Army debunks casualty figures, says troops repelled Benisheikh attack
The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports claiming that 17 soldiers, including a Brigade Commander, were killed during a recent terrorist attack in Benisheikh, Borno State, The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force in the North-East, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, in a statement issued on Friday, April 10, 2026, described the claims as false and misleading. Uba said only four...
FG dismisses US security advisory, insists Nigeria is safe
The Federal Government has pushed back against a United States travel advisory that ordered the evacuation of non-emergency embassy staff from Abuja, insisting that Nigeria remains stable and open for business. The US Department of State, on April 8, 2026, authorised the departure of non-emergency government employees and their families from the US Embassy in Abuja, citing a deteriorating security...
DJAN dissociates self from Burna Boy’s music ban
The Deejays Association of Nigeria (DJAN) has dissociated itself from reports that the association placed a ban on Burna Boy’s music, saying the reports did not come from the group. The National President of DJAN, Akim Edeh, made this known in a statement issued on Friday, April 10, 2026. This followed Burna Boy’s recent altercation with DJ Tunez at a popular...
Commissioner urges Northern states to replicate Kaduna’s education reforms
Kaduna State Commissioner of Education, Prof. Abubakar Sani Sambo, has called on northern state governments to emulate Governor Uba Sani's approach to education reform, citing a string of landmark investments that have transformed access, infrastructure, and learning outcomes across the state. Prof. Sambo made the call on Thursday during the combined convocation lecture of Saádu Zungur University, Bauchi, where he...
Israel-Lebanon talks planned: Latest developments in Middle East war
Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon on Friday, which the United States and Iran each described as violations of their ceasefire deal on the eve of their first peace talks of the war. Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war on Friday, April 10, 2026: Saudi refinery shut French energy giant TotalEnergies said it had shut down a...
Gunmen strike at Ondo poultry farm, kill mother, daughter
Gunmen have killed a mother and daughter at a poultry farm located at Igushi via Ala, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was learnt that the gunmen, numbering about five, invaded the farm, killed the poultry farm owner and her daughter who was at work with others on Thursday, April 9, 2026. The Ondo State Police Public Relations...
The Fayemi, Oyebanji lesson in power politics, By AHMED SALAMI
By AHMED SALAMI The recent Easter visit of Dr. Kayode Fayemi to Ekiti State, where he convened a stakeholders’ meeting, has once again exposed a familiar pattern in Nigerian politics: how quickly narratives can be twisted and how easily yesterday’s allies become today’s loudest critics. At that meeting, Fayemi made comments centred on internal party discipline, the dangers of imposed candidacies,...
