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The Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Bamalli, has inaugurated a major tree-planting exercise along sections of Zaria’s ancient city walls, representing a historic blend of cultural preservation, environmental sustainability, and ecological action. The event, which took place on Monday, marked the completion of the Women Empowerment and Climate Resilience Initiative (WECRI), an environmental project executed by the civil society group, Bridge That Gap Hope for Africa Initiative (BTG). Supported by the Partnership for Agile Governance and Climate Engagement (PACE), BTG has planted 6,000 trees under the WECRI project, 2,000 each in the Chikun, Zangon Kataf, and Zaria local government areas of Kaduna State. Mr Bamalli planted the…

The security-sector results recorded in the third quarter of 2026 provide a useful window into the changing character of Nigeria’s national security environment and the growing importance of coordination, prevention, intelligence, public trust and a whole-of-society approach. Terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, illicit arms trafficking, drug trafficking, human trafficking, organised and financial crime, cyber-enabled threats and climate-related emergencies increasingly intersect in ways that demand a broader understanding of national security. The experience of recent months reinforces an important lesson: no single institution can secure Nigeria on its own. Effective national security requires intelligence, military and law-enforcement capabilities, but it also requires effective…

Nigeria’s preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers have been thrown into further uncertainty following the injury setback suffered by Paul Onuachu, coming just as Victor Osimhen is already facing a spell on the sidelines. The timing could hardly be worse for Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle, with Nigeria set to begin their AFCON qualifying campaign this month and a growing number of key players now dealing with injuries. Onuachu was forced off in the 44th minute of Trabzonspor’s emphatic 5-0 victory over Gençlerbirliği in the Turkish Süper Lig on Sunday, shortly after producing one of his best…

Nepal held a national day of mourning on Monday for victims of devastating glacial floods, as families of missing hydropower workers feared trapped in tunnels prayed rescuers might yet find them alive. The August 26 glacial and mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border killed at least 1,398 people, with more than 5,500 missing, including around 800 foreigners. Flags flew at half-mast, with candlelight vigils planned later in the day, as the nation marked the 13th day after the deaths, following Hindu mourning rituals. Hundreds of hydropower workers are among the missing, but the rescue of three of them from deep…

Zcash (ZEC) climbed to its highest price since 2016, extending a rally that has pushed the privacy-focused cryptocurrency’s market capitalization above $20 billion.ZEC reached $1,249.28 before retreating to about $1,195 on Monday, according to CoinGecko data. The token gained about 45% over the past week and 138% over 30 days.The rally leaves Zcash below its launch-era record. CoinGecko lists an all-time high of $3,191.93 on Oct. 28, 2016, when only a small supply of tokens was available.Zcash allows users to choose between public and “shielded” transactions. The latter uses zero-knowledge proofs to verify payments without revealing the sender, recipient or…

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Brandi Glanville has shared insight into her ongoing health battle. “I know I’m so skinny right now. I can’t eat because the things I do … decreases my food. I feel like death. I look like death,” Glanville, 53, told fans in a Sunday, September 6, Instagram video that captured her slender frame in a kitchen as she prepared daily IV infusions. She continued, “I just finished this IV, it’s Imipenum. It’s on a pump. I had to learn to do all these with the nurse. Now she comes four hours a day…

The Osun State governorship battle has now shifted to the courts, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) filing separate petitions challenging the outcome of the 15 August election that returned Ademola Adeleke for a second term. The Nation reported that the petitions were displayed on the notice board of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Osogbo on Monday, signalling the commencement of the tribunal process. The development came a day after reports that no petition had been filed before the expiration of the 21-day period allowed by law for challenging the election…

Dangote Refinery has completed the endorsement of the offer documents for its initial public offering, putting it on course to launch the $1.6 billion public equity sale, regarded as Africa’s largest ever, next week. Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and owner of the 700,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) plant, led the sign-off ceremony in Lagos on Monday in the presence of advisers and other parties to the pan-African offering, which aspires to source about N2.2 trillion from investors. The minimum subscription of the offer is 10 ordinary shares, translating to N5,250, Mr Dangote told the event. Lagos-based Vetiva Advisory Services Limited is…

The ultimate measure of this intervention will not be the number of ghost workers removed or the amount of money recovered. It will be whether Nigeria has the courage to follow the trail to its source, hold those responsible accountable and permanently close the doors through which the ghosts entered… If that happens, Nigeria will not only fight corruption — it will finally begin to prevent it. There is something profoundly significant about an anti‑corruption agency raising a red flag — and the highest level of government responding with action. For years, Nigeria’s fight against corruption has followed a predictable…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has approved the immediate release of two buses, a 32-seater and an 18-seater, to Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan to support the club’s activities. This is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, on Sunday. Mr Oyelade said that the gesture came on the heels of Shooting Stars’ impressive victory over CS Sfaxien of Tunisia in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round at Abeokuta. According to him, the approval underscores the state government’s commitment to support 3SC as they represent Oyo state on…