Kashamu, an Ogun State lawmaker, has defected from the PDP to the APC, citing internal crises and the need to support the state’s development agenda.
NACA, in collaboration with the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria, has upgraded and handed over the National External Quality Assessment Laboratory in Zaria to strengthen diagnostics and disease control nationwide.
The Edo State Police Command has neutralised a suspected cultist and arrested 27 others during a late-night raid that disrupted an alleged initiation ceremony in Esan-West Local Government Area.
A trader, Alhaji Mustapha Musa, has been killed by suspected robbery attackers who invaded his home in Suleja, Niger State, in a violent midnight assault that left his family in shock.
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has staged a nationwide protest over the killing of a teacher in Oyo, demanding improved school security and the release of abducted staff and students amid rising teacher safety concerns.
The National Bureau of Statistics says several food items, including tomatoes, beans, garri, onions and ginger, recorded month-on-month price increases in April 2026 despite some year-on-year declines.
Ademola Adeleke has dismissed reports of alleged kidnapping incidents in schools across Osun, describing the claims as false and assuring residents of strengthened security measures.