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 Fire Guts Four Flats At Jama’a Emir’s Palace A fire outbreak on Friday gutted four flats at the Jama’a Emir’s Palace in Kafanchan, headquarters of Jama’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The affected flats were reportedly located in a section of the palace occupied by the Emir’s mother.  The incident occurred while the family was preparing for Magrib prayers. Eyewitnesses said officials of the Kaduna State Fire Service responded to a distress call but experienced initial challenges in containing the blaze, reportedly due to a malfunctioning pumping machine.  The delay allowed the fire to spread, destroying four flats before it was eventually brought under control. Security personnel and local volunteers assisted in efforts to salvage property and prevent the fire from spreading to other parts of the palace. No casualties were recorded, but the inferno caused significant damage to property.  The cause of the fire has yet to be determined, and authorities have n...

 Mass graves found in eastern Congo after rebel withdrawal, governor says Two mass graves containing a total of at least 172 bodies have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Uvira, following the withdrawal of the AFC/M23 rebel group, a senior government official said. The rebels briefly captured Uvira, a transit hub on Lake Tanganyika, near the Burundian border, in December. They began withdrawing a week later under U.S. pressure and the Congolese army re-entered the city last month. AFC/M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka told Reuters he had been unaware of any mass graves during the group’s time in Uvira and accused the government of spreading propaganda to damage its reputation. Jean-Jacques Purusi, the Kinshasa-appointed governor of South Kivu province, where Uvira is located, told local reporters the graves had been found in the Kilomoni and Kavimvira neighbourhoods. One contained 31 bodies, the other 141, he added in comments made on Tuesday that wer...

A female police officer was reportedly hit by a black van fitted with red wheels in Abuja, with the inscription 'Female Strike Force' on the side, and 'NSCDC' at the back. The accident was reported today Saturday 28 February 2026, as the black van with red wheels was turning with speed and from an insecure angle, she was hit and pinned under the vehicle. The video shows how both officers and civilians were running in panic lifting the van and trying to rescue her. We can see in the video that some female officers are in shock, some other women are running around anxiously. Watch video below.  The situation of her health remains uncertain as no report has been given. 

 Environmental Enforcement Update | 27/02/2026 The Anti-Open Defecation Squad of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) was on early morning monitoring and enforcement duty across Ebute Ero, Sura–Simpson and adjoining areas of Lagos Island to curb open defecation and other environmental nuisances. During the operation, seven (7) defaulters were apprehended at Ebute Ero, Inner Marina and Apongbon. The offenders are being conveyed to the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) Headquarters, Oshodi, for further investigation and prosecution in accordance with environmental laws. Details of Defaulters: 1. Shile Suraj – 65yrs, Male, Osun State Address: 1, Suenu Street, Lagos Island Occupation: Maritime dock worker Offence: Open defecation Place of Arrest: Ebute Ero 2. Chika Chibuzor – 21yrs, Male, Anambra State Address: Marina Occupation: Business Offence: Open defecation Place of Arrest: Inner Marina 3. Ganiu Mustafa – 35yrs, Male, Kwara State Address: Apongbon Occupa...

 GOVERNOR ZULUM PLEDGES SECURITY; ENSURES TIMELY COMPLETION OF PROJECTS IN 2026 Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to addressing the remaining security challenges in the state and ensuring the timely completion of ongoing projects across the three senatorial districts. The governor made the pledge during the first regular State Executive Council meeting for 2026, held at the Government House Maiduguri. Umar Jimbarima reports that although relative peace has returned to many communities amid the ongoing resettlement drive in Borno State, Governor Zulum’s administration remains resolute in strengthening security across all parts of the state. Addressing cabinet members and top government officials at the State Executive Council meeting, Governor Zulum declared that 2026 would be a year of consolidation and also disclosed plans to strengthen the social protection system, stressing that social security remains central to...

 Ghana 'back on track' after worst economic crisis in decades: president Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Friday said the country was rebounding from its worst economic crisis in decades, pointing to slowing inflation, a firmer currency, and falling debt as signs of stability. The West African nation sought an IMF bailout in December 2022 after surging debt, currency depreciation and soaring prices pushed it into default, forcing painful fiscal reforms and debt restructuring talks with creditors. To sustain the recovery, Mahama - re-elected in December 2024 - announced fresh spending to promote round-the-clock manufacturing and exports, tighter public procurement rules and new investment in the energy sector, including billions of dollars pledged for offshore oil and gas fields. Delivering his State of the Nation address to the parliament in Accra, Mahama declared that "Ghana is back" and "open for business", pitching the gold- and cocoa-producin...

 David Mark Was a Senator For Twenty Years. Why Did He Not Pass Legislation For Real-Time Transmission of Election Results?  David Mark served as a Senator for twenty good years. He was the most powerful Senate President for eight out of those twenty years. If real-time transmission of election results was possible, why did he not pass such a law when he held sway at the National Assembly?  Why did he wait until he was out of the National Assembly, and out of power, before coming up with this unrealistic proposal for real-time transmission of results?  While electronic voting and electronic transmission of election results are very feasible and are provided for in the amended Electoral Act, which every patriotic Nigerian should support, at 77 years of age, it is believed that Senator David Mark has the experience and knowledge of the fact that no country on Earth has real-time transmission of results. This man was the Communications Minister, for goodness' sake. He k...