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In one of the deadliest attacks on the route in 2026, bandits ambushed travellers along the Magami–Dansadau highway in Zamfara State on Sunday evening, killing 30 people. The spokesman for the Zamfara Community Protection Guard, Malam Abubakar Gummi, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday, explained that the attackers targeted motorists and commuters between Magami and Gusau, opening fire on vehicles in a coordinated ambush. Malam Abubakar confirmed, “21 civilians, 8 local hunters, and one community protection guard were killed in the assault.” According to Gummi, security operatives and community guards engaged the bandits in a gun duel following…
The Nigeria National League, NNL, has confirmed the promotion of four clubs to the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, as well as ratified the demotion of 10 clubs to the Nationwide League One, NLO. The promoted clubs are Doma United, Sporting Lagos, Ranchers Bees and Inter Lagos. The relegated clubs are Gombe United, Sporting Supreme, Mighty Jets, City FC and Dakkada FC. Others are Abia Comets, Gateway FC, First Bank FC, Osun United and Rovers FC. The decision was reached after the end of the season board meeting held in Ikenne. Sporting Lagos were crowned the champions of the 2025-26…
The West African Examinations Council has intensified measures to protect the integrity of the 2026 Computer-Based WASSCE, as 1,959,636 candidates sit for the examination across Nigeria and neighbouring countries. The Head of WAEC National Office, Amos Dangut, disclosed this during a news conference at the council’s national office in Yaba on Monday. Dangut said that WAEC has strengthened its serialisation technology by ensuring that candidates receive questions in different orders, thereby reducing malpractice and preserving the integrity of examinations nationwide. He said WAEC has also strengthened its question serialisation system to ensure that candidates receive questions in different sequences, reducing…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspected members of a robbery syndicate and recovered an operational tricycle allegedly used in carrying out attacks on unsuspecting passengers across parts of Lagos State. In a statement issued on Monday by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, the Command said the arrests followed a routine stop-and-search operation along Iyana Ipaja Road, where officers intercepted a tricycle carrying three occupants. According to the police, the situation escalated when one of the passengers was found with three Android phones suspected of having been stolen from victims. The Command…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out a suit challenging the conduct of the national congress of the All Progressives Congress, holding that the matter bordered on the internal affairs of the party and was therefore not justiciable. Trial judge, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, also imposed a total cost of N20m against the plaintiff, Fubara Dagogo, and his lawyer, Ogochukwu Onyema. Delivering judgment, Justice Abdulmalik held that the dispute arose from the APC’s internal congress and nomination processes, which the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain under Section 83(5) of the Electoral Act 2026. “It is my considered view…
The Nigeria Customs Service has handed over several stolen luxury vehicles traced to Canada after intercepting them at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos, in what officials described as a major breakthrough against transnational vehicle theft syndicates. The recovered vehicles, which included exotic brands such as Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce, and Mercedes-Benz, were formally handed over to Canadian authorities during a ceremony held at the Tin Can Island Port on Monday, May 4, 2026. The Deputy High Commissioner of Canada to Nigeria, Nasser Salihou, received the vehicles from the Customs Area Controller of the Tin Can Island Command, Frank Onyeka. A…
The Nigeria Premier Football League relegation battle reached a decisive stage on matchday 37, with Bayelsa United and Wikki Tourists both condemned to relegation, while defending champions Remo Stars and record champions Enyimba remain in danger ahead of the final day, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. At the Remo Stars Stadium, Remo Stars secured a 2-1 victory over Bayelsa United, but the result proved too little for the hosts’ survival hopes. Bayelsa had taken an early lead through Ofem Nneoyi in the fifth minute, before Remo responded through Alex Oyowah in the 40th minute and Victor Mbaoma in the 64th minute…
Lagos State University has declared that its emergence as Nigeria’s most subscribed university for the second consecutive year confirms its status as the country’s “University of First Choice” and reflects its rapid rise as one of Africa’s fastest-growing institutions. The university recorded 84,326 first-choice applications in the latest statistics released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board during the ongoing 2026 JAMB Policy Meeting on Admissions held in Abuja on Monday. In a statement shared on its official social media platforms, LASU said the achievement marked the second consecutive year it would emerge as Nigeria’s “University of First Choice.” The…
GM became the subject of several lawsuits after a 2024 report by The New York Times revealed that automakers, including GM, had been sharing driving data — such as speed, hard braking, and rapid acceleration — with data brokers and insurance companies, which reportedly adjusted pricing based on this information.Under its settlement with California, GM must provide “clear and conspicuous” privacy notices about data collection when drivers enroll in OnStar. The automaker is also required to delete all driver data covered by the lawsuit and ask for customer consent before collecting or using a person’s driving data.“Today’s settlement requires General…
Peter Thiel-backed payments startup Augustus received conditional approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a US national bank built around artificial intelligence and stablecoin-based payments.The approval, announced Monday, would allow Augustus to expand its existing European banking operations into the US, as financial firms increasingly compete to modernize cross-border settlement infrastructure using tokenized dollars and blockchain-based payment systems.The company describes Augustus National Bank as “the first clearing bank for the AI era,” built on an AI and stablecoin-native core designed to interact directly with machine agents at “the speed of compute,” rather than…
