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 South Africa unveils Durban as host city for Olympic Games bid The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has unveiled the coastal city of Durban as its preferred host to bring the Olympics to Africa. South Africa will bid for either the 2036 or 2040 Games, SASCOC acting president Lwandile Simelane told reporters on Thursday. The South African government has backed the bid after the cabinet approved it. SASCOC will deliver presentations to the International Olympic Committee's Future Host Commission in November, with feasibility reviews concluding in March 2027 and a final host selection in 2029.

 YOBE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, ADVOCATES CLEAN AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT Poor waste disposal, environmental pollution and unhygienic surroundings continue to pose significant threats to public health, underscoring the need for increased public awareness and collective action towards a cleaner and healthier environment. In a renewed effort to address these challenges, the Yobe State Environmental Protection Agency, in collaboration with the Environmental Health and Public Health Practitioners Association of Nigeria, Yobe State Chapter, has organised a road walk in Damaturu to commemorate World Environmental Health Day. The initiative seeks to promote environmental awareness, encourage proper waste management and sensitise residents on the importance of maintaining clean and hygienic surroundings. It also highlights the need for individuals, communities and relevant authorities to work together in tackling environmental pollution and other practices that endanger public h...

 “I Recommended Christopher Musa For Defence Minister” — Uba Sani Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has disclosed that he played a key role in the appointment of former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, as Nigeria’s Minister of Defence. Sani made the disclosure during an interview with Trust TV on Tuesday, while discussing what he described as the achievements of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in Kaduna State. The governor said he recommended Musa to President Tinubu because of his military experience, professional competence and contributions to the fight against insecurity. “I was instrumental in General Christopher Musa’s appointment as Defence Minister,” he said. Sani described Musa as one of Nigeria’s finest military officers, expressing confidence in his ability to address the country’s security challenges. According to the governor, the former military chief possesses the experience, discipline and leadership qualities needed to head the Defence Minist...

 Shehu Sani’s Birthday: Support Team Announces Support For Orphanages Across States To mark the birthday of Senator Shehu Sani today, his support team has announced plans to extend financial support to orphanages across various states. In a birthday goodwill initiative, the Comrade Shehu Sani Support Team has invited orphanages interested in benefiting from the gesture to submit their official account numbers via text message to 09018014444. The team emphasized that the account number provided must belong to the orphanage and not an individual. According to the announcement, the offer will close at 12 midnight tonight, and interested orphanages are encouraged to submit their account details before the deadline. 

 Damaturu High Court Sentences 20 Year Old Man to Seven Years in Prison for Sex With Minor A Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State, has convicted and sentenced a 20 year old man, Dauda Umaru, to seven years in prison for procuring and having sexual intercourse with a 16 year old girl. Details of the Court Verdict The judgment was delivered by Justice Aisha Y. Salihu at Court 2 of the Federal High Court in Damaturu. The court found Umaru guilty of offenses that violate Section 16(1) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015, as amended. Along with the custodial sentence, the judge ordered the convict to pay a total sum of N1.5 million. The monetary penalty includes N1 million to be remitted into the Victim Trust Fund Account and N500,000 directly assigned as compensation to the victim. Failure to pay the specified financial restitution will result in an extra seven months of imprisonment for the convict. NAPTIP Reaffirms Anti-T...

  ‘Behold The Latest Honourable!’- Eucharia Anunobi Shares Enugu Appointment Letter Veteran Nollywood actress Eucharia Anunobi has shared her appointment letter and photographs from its presentation as she celebrates her role in the Enugu State Government. Posting on Instagram, the actress announced her women mobilisation portfolio for the Enugu North Zone under Governor Peter Mbah. “Behold the latest HONOURABLE!” she wrote. The letter she shared is dated September 21, 2026, and states that the appointment took effect that day. Her latest photographs and announcement were posted on October 28. Eucharia also expressed her gratitude through her faith, writing that the ways of God are not the ways of humans.

  ‘She Deserves The Whole World’ — Nelly Surprises Her Mum With A Car BBNaija star Nelly Mbonu has shared the moment she surprised her mother with a car and cash as a thank-you for her support. The video posted on her Instagram page shows her mother becoming emotional during the presentation, with the celebration bringing mother and daughter together. “She deserves the whole world,” Nelly wrote, describing the gifts as a little thank-you to her mum. Nelly also credited her aunt, Vera Onyekwere, with planning the surprise. The reality TV star shared the post on Wednesday, October 28.

 64 Katsina students hospitalised after taking deworming medication, teachers accused of beating pupils who complained of illness At least 64 students of Government Science Secondary School, Batagarawa, Katsina State, have reportedly been hospitalised after developing complications following the administration of medication for schistosomiasis, a parasitic worm infection. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred on October 26, 2026, when several students began experiencing vomiting, dizziness and abdominal pain after taking the medication. Some of the affected students were reportedly unconscious by the time they arrived at the hospital. The students were taken to General Amadi Rimi Specialist Hospital in Batagarawa, Katsina General Hospital and Turai Yar'Adua Hospital for medical attention. The report also alleged that some teachers physically assaulted students who complained of feeling unwell, accusing them of pretending to be sick rather than seeking...

  EFCC Arraigns One for Alleged N5.1m Fraud in Maiduguri The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arraigned one Bello Muhammad Kaloma (a.k.a Muhammad Auwal) before Justice Aminu Garba of the Bauchi Federal High Court, Bauchi State. The defendant was arraigned on a four -count charge bordering on obtaining under false pretence and money laundering to the tune of Six Million, One Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira (N6, 160,000.00) by fraud. Count one reads: “That you Bello Muhammad Kaloma (a.k.a Muhammad Auwal) “M” on or about the 23rd day of April, 2025 within the jurisdiction of this honourable court with intent to defraud obtained the aggregate sum of Five Million, Seven Hundred Thousand Naira (N5,700,000.00)  via electronic transfer from MB Modi Logistics Nigeria Ltd, a Company belonging to one Musa Umar Ibrahim to your personal account Bello Muhammad Kaloma, account Number 2179366014 domiciled in First City Monument Bank (FCMB) un...

 From reforms to delivery: Our infrastructure investment and growth strategy By Bola Ahmed Tinubu  Since 2023, we have made difficult but necessary decisions: removing the petrol subsidy, unifying the exchange rate, modernising the tax framework, and coordinating action on inflation. These reforms have restored macro balance, quadrupled federation revenue since 2021 and rebuilt the credibility of the State’s balance sheet. The results are now visible: real GDP growth reached 4.43% in Q2 2026 and 4.2% in H1, up from 2.74% in 2023, while headline inflation fell to 14.63% in September 2026 from 20.98% a year earlier.  Food inflation, while still elevated, stood at 19.59%. Gross external reserves reached USD 55.1 billion as of 9 October 2026, including about USD 46 billion in net reserves, an 18-year high. The NFEM exchange rate stood at ₦1,333/US$, with the market spread below 5%, and public debt remains low compared to peers. Nigeria’s cost of borrowing keeps falling. Confi...

 Three bodies recovered in Gabon following sinking of Borr Drilling rig Three bodies were recovered in Gabon on ​Wednesday following the sinking at the weekend of ‌Borr Drilling's Prospector 5 rig off the coast of the southern town of Mayumba, the Central African country's navy said. The ​accident occurred on Saturday at the Prospector 5 ​oil and gas rig, owned and operated by ⁠Borr. The rig is contracted to support BW ​Energy's drilling operations off Gabon and it had not yet begun drilling. Borr said on Monday that 110 of 115 people aboard were safe and five remained unaccounted for. Chief of Staff of the Gabonese Navy, Charles Hubert Bekale-Meyong, said three bodies were found on Wednesday and two people were still missing, Reuters reported. Sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday that an Indian national, one of the ​five initially unaccounted for, was found dead. ​The ⁠remaining four missing include three Gabonese nationals and one other expatriate, they added. ...

 Federal High Court removes Gov. Uzodinma as APC senatorial candidate for Imo West The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday nullified the emergence of Governor Hope Uzodinma as candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Imo West Senatorial election slated for January 16, 2027. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Obiora Egwuatu, held that evidence before it established that Governor Uzodinma was not the valid winner of the primary election the APC conducted in the senatorial zone on May 18, which was monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to the court, it was a former  governor of the state, Senator Rochas Okorocha, who garnered the highest number of votes cast at the primary election and therefore ought to have been nominated by the party. Consequently, Justice Egwuatu ordered INEC to forthwith recognise Senator Okorocha and publish his name as the authentic candidate of the APC for the senatorial poll. It furthe...

A mother who left her children for five days to go on a work trip to Las Vegas refused to fly home to Florida after learning the youngest had been hospitalized, the Daily Mail can reveal. Irene Miller, 50, was arrested at Orlando International Airport on Friday on charges of child neglect after leaving her children, aged nine, 11, 12 and 14, at her Kissimmee condo unsupervised, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office. Her nine-year-old son was rushed to hospital with a head laceration on Wednesday after his older sister called 911 to report that a dumbbell had fallen on him, police said. Officers called Miller to report the accident, but the Russian-born photographer said she was in Sin City until Friday and 'couldn't come home,' Captain Kim Montes, of the Osceola County Sheriff's Office, told the Daily Mail. Authorities contacted the children's father, Mark Miller, who was unaware that his estranged wife had left them, and placed all four kids in his c...

 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU DEFENDS BORROWING PLANS, SAYS INVESTMENTS WILL EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS President Bola Tinubu has robustly responded to criticism, especially from opposition leaders, over new loans the country has accessed from international institutions and banks. In an essay titled “From reforms to delivery: Our infrastructure investment and growth strategy,” to be published on Nigerian news platforms, President Tinubu wrote: “The real question is not how much we borrow, but what we build, what value we create and what future we leave behind.” President Tinubu identified the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, Trans-Sahara Superhighway, electricity grid upgrades and the modernisation of key commercial ports in Lagos as major projects expected to strengthen Nigeria’s productive capacity. He said the projects, alongside investments in healthcare, education and vocational training, would connect economic regions, ...

 Implementation Of 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement:  Governor Uba Sani Fulfils Commitment To ASUU-KASU Governor Uba Sani of kaduna state has honored his commitment to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Kaduna State ASUU-KASU) chapter. The October salary reflects the full implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement, paving way for industrial harmony and stability within the university community. This development builds directly on Governor Sani’s efforts to transform education in Kaduna State; from slashing tuition fees at the state-owned tertiary institutions by 50% to ease financial pressure on families, to introducing student-first interventions such as allowing students to write exams regardless of outstanding fees balance.

 POWER SUPPLY RESTORED TO KARU KEFFI AND AKWANGA The Transmission Company of Nigeria TCN has completed the reconstruction of three collapsed transmission towers and restored the Karu–Keffi–Akwanga 132kV transmission line, restoring a critical electricity transmission link serving parts of the country. TCN says the restoration re-established the transmission pathway supplying the 132/33kV Keffi and Akwanga Transmission Stations, following weeks of disruption caused by the collapse of the towers. The three towers collapsed earlier this October after heavy rainfall and strong wind damaged the transmission infrastructure. TCN reiterates its commitment to maintaining, upgrading and strengthening its transmission infrastructure to improve the reliability and efficiency of electricity transmission across Nigeria.

 An Arkansas man is facing his final goodbye, and as a final act of love, he proved that we may die, but love does not.  Bryan and Terri Rose have been married for 22 years. Couples who make it that long have definitely seen one another at their highest highs and lowest lows. What makes couples with this type of longevity special- is their ability to adapt towards each other's needs.  Well, for the last few years, those needs have centered around Bryan and his terminal diagnosis.  Terri will lose her true love soon.   These are all things Bryan has become acutely aware of as his illness reaches its final stages. That's why Bryan made sure to honor the love of his life while he was still able. Bryan was all set to enter hospice care recently, but before he could begin his ending, Bryan needed to renew his vows to the woman who had been his ride or die for most of his life, Terri.  On Wednesday, October 21st, Bryan and Terri took the final leap together....

 A man broke into an Oregon apartment and attacked two young sisters, ultimately kidnapping the 10-year-old sister. Thankfully, local authorities had honed in on a suspect and were relentless in his capture. The series of events almost seem too dramatic to be real life. Sadly, they were very much the lives of two young girls on Wednesday, October 28th. The full details of the specifics (where were parents, why were they targeted) have not been made public yet.  The initial call came through at approximately 1:47 a.m. The caller reported a kidnapping and assault that involved two young girls. The information received was enough for officers with Canby, Oregon PD, to respond double time to Orchard Apartments.  Once on scene, they realized the full gravity of the situation. This was not kids screwing around. This was a very real and very violent home invasion and kidnapping.  Police learned that a man had entered the apartment at 1:39 a.m. When he gained entry, the assa...

 N70,000 WAGE AWARD: NIGERIAN UNION OF PENSIONERS DEMANDS INCULSION  The Nigerian Union of Pensioners, NUP, has called for their inclusion in the recently approved N70,000 monthly transport allowance for Nigerian workers in the public service. The retirees who made the appeal at a press briefing in Abuja said pensionwere too should be considered vulnerable persons in the society as many with health challenges and with no other income apart from their pensions which they struggle to cope with current economic realities. While appreciating the Federal Government for recognizing the importance of improving the welfare of serving workers, the union decries why pensioners who also devoted their productive years to service before retirement were not considered during the negotiation. NUP also raised concern over non implementation of the N25,000 monthly palliative approved by the Federal Government in October 2023 to the 15 million households and vulnerable persons of which the pens...

 FBI Commends Olukoyede,  EFCC for Support in Tackling Sextortion,  Cybercrimes   The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI – Federal Bureau of InvestigationFBI , has commended the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr.  Ola Olukoyede and the Commission for their efforts and vital role in Operation Artemis, a joint international effort to disrupt financially motivated sextortion networks targeting minors. The commendation was conveyed in a letter signed by the FBI Director, Kash Patel FBIDirectorKash , who praised the Commission for its collaboration with the Bureau in the arrest and extradition of suspects facing federal charges in the United States. In the letter addressed to Olukoyede, Patel acknowledged the Commission’s contribution to the operation, stating that “the Economic and Crimes Commission, EFCC, has played a vital role in Operation Artemis, a joint effort focused on disrupting financially motivated sextortion r...