Uba Sani signs bills on power, agriculture, climate governance
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has signed into law three strategic legislations aimed at strengthening energy access, agricultural development, and climate governance in the state. The laws are the Kaduna State Electricity Law, 2026; Kaduna State Agricultural Development Fund (KADFund) Law, 2025; and the Kaduna State Climate Change Advisory Board Law, 2026. Sani described the development as a major milestone in...
Security operatives rescue 12 Kidnap victims, arrest two in Nasarawa
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), working alongside the Nigeria Police Force, have rescued 12 kidnapped victims and arrested two suspected kidnappers during a joint security operation in Nasarawa State. Security sources said the operation was launched following a distress call reporting suspected kidnapping activities along the Nunku-Katanza Road in Akwanga Local Government Area. Personnel from OPWS Sector 2 and police...
FCTA equips general hospitals with vein-finding devices
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has distributed 48 vein-finding devices to general hospitals under the Hospitals Management Board (HMB) to enhance healthcare delivery across the territory. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, said the equipment was provided by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. The...
Lagos govt cracks down on street begging, arrests 144 in fresh operation
The Lagos State Government has arrested 144 beggars across various parts of the state as part of an ongoing enforcement operation to clear public spaces. The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on X on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Wahab stated that the arrests were recorded as of 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Wahab...
Obi appeals to kidnappers to release abducted schoolchildren
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Peter Obi, has called on kidnappers holding schoolchildren and their teachers to release them, urging compassion and humanity. In a statement shared on his X platform on Wednesday, Obi expressed deep concern over reports and images showing the condition of the abducted children, describing the situation as heartbreaking and...
Final-year student found dead on Lokoja highway
The Kogi State Police Command has identified a female student found dead along the Lokoja-Abuja Highway as a final-year student of the Federal University Lokoja. The deceased, Sarah Idoko, was discovered on Saturday night near the Crusher area along the Felele axis of Lokoja, where she was allegedly dumped by unknown assailants. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a vehicle stop briefly at the...
Why I called Netanyahu crazy in phone call ― Trump
United States President Donald Trump acknowledged having called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu crazy in an expletive-filled phone exchange over fighting in Lebanon. In an interview broadcast on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Trump was asked whether he had called the longtime Israeli leader "effing crazy" and accused him of ingratitude. "I did "I wouldn't say angry. I was a little bit...
Vandalism, rain trigger outages in Nasarawa, Plateau
Parts of Nasarawa and Plateau states have been thrown into darkness following the collapse of six transmission towers along a major power line, with vandalism and heavy rainfall blamed for the disruption. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) disclosed that the affected towers, located on the Apir–Lafia 330kV transmission corridor, were vandalised before eventually collapsing during a downpour in the...
Court remands LG vice chairman over staged kidnap in Ekiti
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado-Ekiti has ordered the remand of the Vice Chairman of Ilejemeje Local Government Area, Grace Ogunleye, over her alleged involvement in a staged kidnapping. Chief Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun issued the remand order on Wednesday following Ogunleye’s arraignment on multiple charges linked to the alleged fake abduction. The court directed that she be held at the Ado-Ekiti...
Court sentences 4 Owo church attackers to death by hanging, acquits one
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced four of the five defendants being prosecuted for their involvement in the 2022 terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State, to death by hanging. Delivering judgement on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Judge Emeka Nwite held that the Department of State Services (DSS) proved the charge against the...
