FG Announces 30-Day Petrol Discount at NNPC Stations, With a Proposed ₦1,350 Ceiling That Is Not a Fixed Pump Price

09 Oct 2026

The Federal Government has announced a 30-day discount on petrol sold at stations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, with public transporters given priority nationwide. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, announced it at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, October 8, 2026. “It’s not a […]

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Police Arrest Three After Ambrose Alli University Lecturer Dies in Ekpoma Hotel; Cause of Death Not Yet Announced

08 Oct 2026

A senior lecturer at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Dr. Matthew Uwuigbe, has died in a hotel room in Ekpoma, Edo State. Police have arrested three people in connection with the incident. The Edo State Police Command spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, confirmed the arrests and said the investigation is continuing. Some headlines link his death to […]

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Kenya Airways Passenger Dies on Lagos-Bound Flight; Airline Cites Medical Emergency While Nigerian Officials Allege Aggressive Behaviour

07 Oct 2026

A passenger has died on a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Lagos. Early online posts said he died after trying to open a cabin door in the air. The official accounts are more limited, and they differ on how the death came about. We found no confirmed cause of death. What the airline says […]

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Enugu Court Remands Man Who Filmed Attack on NDC Meeting, Raising Questions About Evidence and Free Expression

07 Oct 2026

An Enugu East Magistrate’s Court sitting at Nkwo Nike has remanded a 45-year-old man, Ani Chidi, in prison custody after the police arraigned him on Monday, October 5, 2026. Remand means he is held in custody until the case continues. He is accused of publishing a video of a September 12 attack on members of […]

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Suspected Bandits Abduct About 18 Students From Oyo Travelling Home From Sokoto and Kill Their Driver

07 Oct 2026

Suspected bandits have reportedly kidnapped about 18 students from Oyo State who were travelling home from Sokoto State, and killed the driver of their bus. The students attend Gamji College of Health Technology in Sokoto and were heading to their hometowns in Oke-Ogun, specifically Igboho, in Oyo State. They were in a bus chartered by […]

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Tinubu Declares Three Days of National Mourning for Air Force Crash Victims

06 Oct 2026

President Bola Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning for Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel who died in Monday’s military aircraft crash in Ondo State. He also directed that flags be flown at half-mast across the country. Half-mast means flying the flag halfway up the pole as a sign of respect for the dead. […]

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Anambra Residents Accuse Onitsha Police of Releasing Burglary Suspect After Alleged ₦100,000 Demand

06 Oct 2026

Residents of an estate in Onitsha, Anambra State, say the police at 33 Police Station released, or let escape, a suspect arrested after a burglary at their estate. They allege that officers asked for ₦100,000 as a “mobilisation fee” to go and arrest the suspect’s accomplices. These are allegations from residents, shared in a video. […]

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Tansian University Mourns Vice-Chancellor Who Died a Day After Taking Office

06 Oct 2026

Professor Cater Dike Nnamdi Umeoduagu, the newly appointed substantive Vice-Chancellor of Tansian University in Anambra State, has died. A substantive Vice-Chancellor is a permanent head, as opposed to an acting one. He was sworn in on Friday, October 2, 2026. He reportedly fell ill later that night and died in the early hours of Saturday, […]

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Air Force ATR-42 Crashes in Igbokoda, Ondo State, With 32 on Board

06 Oct 2026

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR-42 aircraft crashed near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area, Ondo State, on Monday, October 5, 2026. It was on a routine flight from Benin City to Lagos. An ATR-42 is a twin-engine propeller aircraft. Early reports and a resident’s account described the aircraft as […]

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