Covenant University denies negligence as student dies during football training
A student of Covenant University in the Ota area of Ogun State, Toluwase Jesutunmise, has been confirmed dead after collapsing during a football training session on campus. Covenant University disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Vice-Chancellor, Timothy Anake, that the incident occurred during a student football training exercise on Monday, April 6, 2026. Anake noted that the student...
PDP split deepens over ADC alliance as Wike camp disowns Makinde’s Abuja meeting
Top opposition figures led by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde met Wednesday with African Democratic Congress leaders, including former Senate President David Mark and ex-Osun Governor Rauf Aregbesola, at Mark's Abuja residence, in what insiders say was a strategic session aimed at building a unified front to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party's...
US adds Plateau, Kwara, others to ‘do not travel’ list, evacuates staff
The United States Department of State has renewed its travel advisory for Nigeria, warning American citizens to reconsider all travel to the country amid worsening insecurity driven by terrorism, kidnapping, violent crime, and civil unrest. The updated advisory, issued on Wednesday, retains Nigeria at Level 3 but expands its "Do Not Travel" designation to include Plateau, Jigawa, Kwara, Niger, and...
Gov Yahaya dissolves Gombe cabinet
Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has dissolved his Executive Council, directing all commissioners to hand over the affairs of their ministries to Permanent Secretaries on or before Friday, April 10, 2026. The dissolution was announced on Wednesday by Secretary to the State Government Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, following an extraordinary council session that assessed the administration's performance over the past...
Trump vows to impose 50% tariffs on countries supplying weapons to Iran
United States President Donald Trump has warned that any country supplying military weapons to Iran will face a 50 per cent tariff on all goods exported to the U.S. Trump issued the warning in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, after a ceasefire agreement was reached between the United States and Iran. “A country supplying military weapons...
Insecurity: Muftwang summons LG chairmen, security chiefs
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang on Wednesday convened an expanded State Security Council meeting with heads of security agencies and chairmen of all 17 local government areas, as the state grapples with a wave of attacks that have claimed at least 50 lives in the past week. The meeting, held at Government House in Jos, reviewed the deteriorating security situation...
Akpabio commissions Lagos projects on Tinubu’s behalf
Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday inaugurated the Opebi-Mende-Ojota Link Bridge and the Multi-Agency Complex in Alausa — now renamed the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Administrative Complex — representing President Bola Tinubu at the high-profile commissioning ceremony in Lagos State. Tinubu, who has been in Lagos for several days, was scheduled to personally commission about six key infrastructure projects executed under...
Court sentences 4 Boko Haram terrorists to life imprisonment, convicts 14 others
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four Boko Haram terrorists to life imprisonment. The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, delivered the judgement after the defendants pleaded guilty to the charges preferred against them by the federal government and a witness from the Department of State Services (DSS) gave evidence accordingly. Justice Omotosho, on Tuesday, also convicted and sentenced 14...
CAF president visits Senegal after AFCON trophy reversal
The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, was in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, on Wednesday, nearly a month after the body's shock decision to strip the country of its Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title and award it to Morocco. Motsepe announced the trip at the end of March, stating that he would travel to...
Zamfara assembly suspends two LG chairmen over fraud
The Zamfara State House of Assembly has suspended two local government chairmen over alleged financial misappropriation, directing them to immediately hand over to their respective vice chairmen pending the outcome of investigations. The affected officials are Mannir Mu'azu Haidara of Kaura Namoda Local Government Council and Umar A. Faru of Bukkuyum Local Government Council. The suspensions followed the unanimous adoption of...
