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 ANCYL Limpopo PEC member gunned down en route to NGC preparatory meeting A member of the ANC Youth League’s provincial executive committee (PEC) in Limpopo has been shot and killed while travelling to Kimberley in the Northern Cape for a league meeting ahead of the National General Council (NGC). The fatal attack happened on Tuesday morning along the Klerksdorp Road in North West. A fellow PEC member who was in the same vehicle confirmed the incident, saying their convoy was making its way to the preparatory meeting when the assailants struck. The Youth League is expected to convene its NGC from Wednesday until Friday in Kimberley. Police have not yet released further details regarding the shooting. One more photo below. 

 Ethiopia inaugurates $4.5B Africa’s largest dam Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday has inaugurated the $4.5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the largest hydroelectric project in Africa, in a ceremony attended by regional leaders and foreign dignitaries, TRT Afrika reported. Launched in 2011 under the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, the project on the Blue Nile is designed to generate 5,150 megawatts of electricity to ease chronic shortages and expand exports. Hailed as built by fully local fund, Egypt and Sudan have long raised concerns over the project’s impact on their water security. Ethiopia asserts the dam is a symbol of national unity and a step toward regional cooperation, which will also bear great benefit for downstream countries. For Ethiopia, GERD is a national project of historic scale and a rare unifying symbol in a country torn apart by ongoing internal conflicts. Towering 145 metres high and stretching nearly two kilometres across the B...

 Soba Councillor, Hon. Sunusi Hashim, Appoints 18 Special Advisers Sunusi Hashim, the councillor representing Kinkiba Ward in Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has appointed 18 special advisers to support his grassroots administration. The advisers were officially inaugurated on Sunday at L.E.A. Primary School, Kinkiba, in a ceremony attended by APC stakeholders, party members, traditional rulers, religious leaders, and residents. Hashim explained that the appointments were based on loyalty, dedication, and the appointees’ commitment to the progress of the ward. “I urge them to serve with respect, integrity, honesty, transparency, and compassion,” he said. “My goal is to work as a team for the development of our community and the growth of our great party.” The councillor also commended Governor Uba Sani for his continuous support of local councillors, particularly through the distribution of fertiliser to farmers. He assured that his team would align with the governor’s ...

 Kaduna Communities Cry Out As Bandit Attacks, Kidnappings Ravage Kachia Residents of Kachia Local Government Area in Kaduna State have raised alarm over what they describe as worsening neglect, as bandit attacks and kidnappings continue to devastate their communities with minimal media coverage. In a statement signed by Rev. Fr. Agbo Gabriel, the community lamented that they feel abandoned, having endured more than two years without stable electricity, surviving largely on solar power. According to the statement, the situation escalated on Sunday, September 7, 2025, when armed men stormed Wakeh village in Agunu District, killing eight people, injuring several others, and setting homes and property ablaze. Other communities including Ankwa, Bishini, and Katari, were also named as frequent targets of armed groups, leaving residents displaced, traumatised, and desperate. The statement appealed directly to Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani to urgently address the security crisis. It urge...

 Fuel price: More trouble for Nigerians as FG, NUPENG, Dangote meeting ends in deadlock The high-level consultative meeting between the Federal Government, executives of Nigeria Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Dangote Group and other stakeholders ended in a deadlock on Monday. Recall that the federal government had announced a meeting on Monday, September 8, to resolve the face-off between NUPENG and Dangote Group. The meeting scheduled originally for 3pm Tuesday did not kick off until after 5:00pm. No official details of the outcome of the meeting have been made public by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, the leadership of NUPENG led by Williams Akporeha, or the Dangote Group as of the time of filing this report. Earlier, Dingyadi, speaking on the importance of Monday’s meeting, said, “We are here to try and reconcile our labour unions in the oil industry and the employers in Dangote Group. This is not the first time we are having this kind of di...

 Sujimoto CEO Quizzed by EFCC Over ₦5.7bn Contract Scam, Accounts Frozen Sijibomi Ogundele, the CEO of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, was interrogated for several hours on Monday at the Abuja headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He faced questions regarding an alleged misappropriation of N5.7 billion provided by the Enugu State Government. Ogundele, who surrendered after previously being declared wanted, was still under interrogation as of 8 p.m., increasing the likelihood of detention. Meanwhile, his personal and company accounts have been frozen amid ongoing preliminary investigations. Research indicates that Sujimoto was granted a contract worth over N11 billion by the state government. Initially, a 30 percent advance payment was approved; however, Ogundele reportedly requested an increase to 50 percent to facilitate early completion of the project. The state ultimately disbursed N5.7 billion — half of the total contract value — based on hi...

 NASS REPLIES NATASHA ON HER NOTICE OF RESUMPTION The National assembly has communicated Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan,  that  the matter of her resumption is not administrative, but subjudice as the matter on her suspension is pending before the Court of of Appeal The communication was in response to a letter to the Clerk to the National Assembly from Senator Natasha in which she stated her intention to resume senate duties explaining that the suspension period imposed on her by the senate expires on the 4th of September. The acting clerk to the National assembly,  as directed informed Senator Natasha that the suspension will be reviewed as soon as the judicial process on the matter is concluded. Senator Natasha was suspended for six months on the 6th of March 2025 as recommended by the senate committee on ethics  privileges and public petition for violating senate standing rules with regards to sitting arrangement in the senate chamber.  Her attempt to ...