Students Feared Trapped As Private Hostel Near Oko Polytechnic Collapses
Authorities said the exact number of casualties and those trapped could not be immediately confirmed, as rescue operations were still ongoing at the time of filing this report. A three-storey private hostel accommodating students of Federal Polytechnic Oko has collapsed in Amokpala, Oko, in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, leaving a yet-to-be-identified number of occupants trapped beneath...
Anambra Building Collapse: Rescuers Recover Body Of Female Victim, Continue Search
The atmosphere at the scene remains tense as anxious residents, students and sympathisers watch the operation with growing concern Rescue efforts have intensified at the scene of the collapsed three-storey Elite Five Star lodge in Amokpala, Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, where emergency rescue operations have recovered the body of a female victim believed to be...
PFIPC: Reps Direct IGP To Produce Disputed DG In 48 Hours
It urged the IGP to produce Mr. Adeyemi Martin before the committee on July 29, 2026, at 12 noon, as its investigation into the PFIPC continues The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the activities of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to produce the alleged director-general of the disputed agency...
PFIPC: Reps Direct IGP To Produce Disputed DG In 48 Hours
It urged the IGP to produce Mr. Adeyemi Martin before the committee on July 29, 2026, at 12 noon, as its investigation into the PFIPC continues. The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the activities of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to produce the alleged director-general of the disputed agency...
Senate Clarifies FRSC Amendment Bill, Says Ban On Preaching In Commercial Vehicles Not New
According to the upper chamber, preaching and hawking in commercial vehicles are already classified as offences under existing laws, specifically Section 10(4) of the FRSC Establishment Act and Regulation 220 of the National Road Traffic Regulations (NRTR) 2012. The Senate has clarified that the proposed amendment to the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Establishment Act, 2007, does not introduce a...
‘Let’s Build Our Own Dubai In Rivers,’ Fubara Says As State, FG Sign Tourism MoU
The MoU, initiated by the Federal Government, is aimed at strengthening collaboration with sub-national governments to promote the development of Nigeria's tourism, arts, culture and creative industries. The Federal Government and the Rivers State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on tourism, arts, culture and the creative economy. The MoU, initiated by the Federal Government, is aimed at strengthening...
Xenophobia: FG Urges South Africa To Take Concrete Action Against Attacks On Nigerians
For months, South Africa has been the scene of protests -- some of them violent -- against African immigrants that demonstrators have blamed for crime, unemployment and a strain on public services. The Federal Government is talking tough over the spate of xenophobic attacks against Nigerians, calling on the South African authorities to take “concrete” action over the development. Nigeria’s Minister...
‘Nothing We Can Do’: INEC Rules Out Extension Of Voter Registration
Opposition parties and civil society organisations had asked the electoral umpire to extend the exercise after it ended on Sunday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ruled out an extension of the continuous voter registration exercise despite pressure from opposition parties and civil society organisations. INEC’s Deputy Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Wilfred Ifogah, said this during an interview...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Heads To US For First Trump Meeting Since Iran War
The meeting scheduled for today is expected to be dominated by the war, which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February, as Washington says it wants to give negotiations a chance. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday for the first time since the start of the Iran...
FG Puts On Hold Reconstruction Of Failed Expansion Joint On Kara Bridge
The update came after the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector Command's Sector Public Education Officer, SRC Elizabeth Jayeola, said the exercise will commence on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, and last for two weeks. The Federal Government has put on hold the planned reconstruction of the failed expansion joint on Kara Bridge (Outward Lagos) along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. A statement by...
