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No fewer than seven persons escaped death on Tuesday when a two-storey building under construction collapsed in Akure, the Ondo State capital. They, however, sustained various degrees of injury and are currently receiving medical attention at a hospital where they were rushed. No death was recorded, as those trapped in the rubble were quickly rescued. Witnesses said the victims were working at different parts of the building site when it suddenly caved in. The building site, located along the busy Oyemekun Road at the Cathedral area, near the former APC Secretariat, was said to have collapsed at about 3.30 p.m.…

Seplat Energy Plc has announced that its ANOH gas project, a 300 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) midstream gas processing plant located in Imo State, has commenced gas supply. “Following completion of the 11km Indorama gas export pipeline and receipt of regulatory approval from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), on Friday, 16th January 2026, ANOH Gas Processing Company (AGPC) commenced gas supply to Indorama,” the company said in a regulatory statement on Tuesday. Seplat noted that it achieved the feat “under a firm and interruptible Gas Sales Agreements,” adding that four upstream wells that had been…

Award-winning Afrobeats singer Ayodeji “Wizkid” Balogun has reacted to his colleague, Seun Kuti, over the latter’s criticism of his fan base, popularly known as Wizkid FC. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the online dispute between Wizkid and Seun began after members of Wizkid FC described the singer as a “modern-day Fela”. The comparison drew sharp criticism from Seun, the son of late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Seun, 43, described the remark as disrespectful and repeatedly called out both Wizkid and his fan base for likening his late father to the “Ojuelegba” hitmaker. He argued that such comparisons undermined Fela’s historical and…

The former Minister of Education, Professor Rukayya Ahmed Rufa’i, has said that Northern Nigeria is experiencing regression in education due to weak community participation, poor funding, and a shortage of qualified teachers across the region. She disclosed this while presenting a paper titled “Delivering Equitable Access to Quality Basic Education in Northern Nigeria: A Time for Real Action” at the 12th Annual Lecture of the Sir Ahmadu Bello Sardauna Memorial Foundation, held in Dutse. She explained that, according to available data, Nigeria has over 18 million out-of-school children, with Northern Nigeria accounting for more than 70 per cent of the…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ebonyi State has ignited widespread controversy after announcing that the nomination form for local government chairmanship positions will cost aspirants a staggering N30 million. The decision, revealed by the state party chairman, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, has sparked outrage among political observers, civil society groups and ordinary citizens, who argue that the exorbitant fee effectively excludes grassroots politicians and ordinary Ebonyi indigenes from contesting, turning local elections into an exclusive affair for the wealthy or well-connected. The announcement came after a closed-door meeting with party officials from the state’s 13 local government areas and…

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kano State Sector Command, has arrested a suspected motorcycle snatcher, Abdullahi Ali, for allegedly impersonating FRSC personnel to commit crime within the state. This is contained in a statement by the Sector’s Public Education Officer, SPEO, Abdullahi Labaran, on Tuesday in Kano. Labaran said that the suspect, a resident of Bela village in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State, was arrested on Jan. 19, following several complaints from members of the public over activities of hoodlums. He said that the hoodlums pose as FRSC officials to unlawfully arrest motorcycles during illegal patrol operations.…

Wikki Tourists have announced a new date for their Nigeria Premier Football League,NPFL, matchday 22 fixture against Kano Pillars. The match which was initially scheduled for Wednesday 21st January, will now be played on Sunday 25th January, 2026. The encounter will take place at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium in Bauchi. The reason for the shift in date was not stated by the Bauchi Elephants. Wikki Tourists are without a win in their last eight NPFL matches. They slipped to the relegation zone after a 1-0 defeat to Plateau United in Jos on Sunday. Meanwhile Kano Pillars three games winning…

The Federal Government on Tuesday pledged to collaborate with the Niger State Government to harness and develop the state’s tourism potential for economic growth and national development. The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, made the pledge while hosting a delegation from Niger State led by the member representing Bida/Gbako/Katcha Federal Constituency, Mr Saidu Abdullahi, in her office in Abuja. Abdullahi, who was accompanied by the General Manager of the Niger State Tourism Corporation, Zainab Mohammed, said the delegation was at the ministry to seek a partnership with the Federal Government to grow the tourism…

Fire has gutted several classrooms at an Animal Health School in Kabo Local Government Area of Kano State. The incident occurred at about 2:53 pm on Monday, when the Kano State Fire Service received a distress call from a resident, Jamilu Abubakar, reporting the outbreak. Confirming the development on Tuesday, the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, ACFO Saminu Abdullahi, urged residents to promptly report fire incidents and other emergencies to the service. Firefighters from the Rijiyar Zaki Fire Station were immediately deployed to the scene, where they discovered a large ground-floor building measuring approximately 500 by…

Ahead of the 2027 elections, former Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has warned that the All Progressives Congress risks losing its bid for re-election due to poor performance, complacency, and arrogance. Baba-Ahmed, who made the statement while appearing on Channels Television’s programme Politics Today on Tuesday, emphasised that defections alone cannot guarantee victory, stressing the need for the party to reconnect with ordinary Nigerians and uphold the integrity of the electoral process. Recently, several governors have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the APC, including Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State (South-South), Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta…