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Specialised divers from the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) have recovered components of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR 42-500 aircraft that crashed at Igbokoda, Ondo State, as investigators intensify efforts to determine the cause of the accident.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that political parties that believe their candidates were wrongly omitted from the final governorship list have 14 days from the date of publication to notify the Commission. The Commission said the provision is contained in Section 32(2) of the Electoral Act 2026 and fixed October 24, 2026, as the deadline for such notification.

By Ayo Kehinde Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed that reserves increased from $55.08bn on October 9 to $58.81bn on October 12, representing a gain of $3.73bn. The latest figure is also $4.91bn, or approximately 9.1 percent, above the $53.90bn recorded on September 1. The increase strengthens Nigeria’s external buffer, potentially improving its capacity to manage foreign exchange pressures and meet external obligations.

“Publishing is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs.” – Hunter S. Thompson: American author and journalist The maverick inventor of what he called “Gonzo Journalism”, Hunter S. Thompson, who was widely recognized as a pioneer of New Journalism alongside Tom Wolfe, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Gay Talese, and Joan Didion strikes a chord with his word on publishing.

From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja The Kogi State government has commenced the rehabilitation of Lokoja Greater Water Works as part of its effort to end acute shortage of potable water supply within the state capital.

Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer after laboratory examination during surgery confirmed that a nodule in his lung was adenocarcinoma, prompting surgeons to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. The Vatican confirmed the diagnosis on Tuesday after the 71-year-old pontiff underwent thoracic surgery at the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, in the first major publicly disclosed health challenge of his pontificate.

Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama Abuja, on Tuesday, reserved ruling on the admissibility of the statement of the former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, following a trial-within-trial.

Oyo School Attack: Ansaru Abducted Students to Force FG To Free 30 Detained Members, Says Witness in Court From Victor Osula, Abuja A prosecution witness on Monday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that international terrorist organisation, Al-Qaeda, supported members of the proscribed Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan, otherwise known as Ansaru, to attack schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and abduct students and teachers as leverage to force the Federal...

Chief Press Secretary to ex- Imo State governor, Senator Richard Okorocha  has challenged those reporting the existence of the warrant to produce the court order, insisting that neither a Senior Magistrate Court nor a High Court had ordered Okorocha’s arrest.

The Intergovernmental Group of 24 (G24) has urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to make concessional financing more affordable for developing countries facing rising debt burdens and high borrowing costs.