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At least 16 students have d!ed after a massive fire tore through a dormitory at Utumishi Girls’ Senior Secondary School in Gilgil, Kenya, in a tragedy that has shocked the country.The fire is said to have broken out at around 1 am and was reported at approximately 3.30 am on Thursday, according to the Kenya Red Cross.Dozens of other students injured were rushed to the hospital after the pre-dawn blaze engulfed the packed dormitory housing more than 200 learners.Emergency teams were deployed after the blaze broke out at the school, with at least 15 students initially feared de@d.Police later said the number of fatalities is estimated at about 16, while an unknown number of injured students were rushed to various medical facilities with injuries of varying severity and are re...

Lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has reacted to calls by the Presidency for legal action against popular social critic, Martins Vincent Otse, known widely as VeryDarkMan (VDM). The reaction follows a statement on X on Wednesday, May 27, by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy, who accused VDM of being the "conveyor and disseminator" of an audio clip about the president and called for the commentator to face the full weight of the law.The footage appears to show VeryDarkMan (VDM) playing a purported audio recording of President Bola Tinubu, who allegedly declares a definitive intent to run in the 2027 presidential election regardless of public sentiment. The video also claims that the President urged opposition leader Peter Obi to withdra...

Thu, 28 May 2026 4:48:40 WATThirteen days after the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Borno and Oyo states, the victims remain in captivity, with no contact from the abductors, heightening fears over their safety.Parents of the victims, residents of the affected communities and activists have continued to express concern over the whereabouts of the abductees as Nigeria marked Children’s Day on Wednesday amid growing calls for the release of children held by kidnappers across the countryBoko Haram insurgents invaded Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State on Friday, May 15, 2026, abducting 42 pupils, some of them toddlers.On the same day, another group of gunmen kidnapped 46 persons – seven teachers...

Several students collapsed yesterday May 27 during the Children’s Day celebration at the Dr Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City , Edo state. after reportedly inhaling tear gas said to have been fired by a yet-to-be-identified security man.The students were said to have been rushed to the Edo Specialist Hospital for medical attention.According to reports, trouble started when some male students at the ceremony began making advances at some of the female students from another school, a development that attracted the attention of bouncers stationed at the stadium, who rebuked the male students. The rebuked students allegedly regrouped and attacked the bouncers, leading to a confrontation within the crowded area.A parent who witnesed the incident claimed that while attempting to co...

Concerns over insecurity in Nigeria have continued to grow as cases of kidnapping, bandit attacks, and violent crimes spread across different parts of the country, leaving many citizens frustrated and fearful.In recent months, several communities in the northern and central regions have reportedly suffered repeated attacks from armed groups, forcing residents to flee their homes while businesses and schools remain under threat. The worsening situation has also triggered fresh criticism of the government’s handling of national security.Many Nigerians have taken to social media and public forums to express disappointment over what they describe as the government’s inability to effectively tackle the insecurity crisis. Citizens say they are increasingly losing confidence in authoritie...

An estimated 30,000 armed Fulani militants are reportedly currently operating across Nigeria, significantly worsening nationwide insecurity and driving severe religious freedom violations.The startling figures were published in a May 2026 report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), titled “Nonstate Violators of Religious Freedom in Nigeria: Fulani Militants.”The document identifies these armed groups as some of the deadliest non-state actors operating across the Middle Belt and Southern Nigeria.According to the commission, these militants operate in fractured clusters ranging from 10 to 1,000 fighters. Their coordinated assaults have resulted in thousands of deaths, mass displacement, and heightened ethno-religious tensions.The US...

With just two days left before the deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conclusion of party primaries, at least six political parties have confirmed their presidential candidates for the 2027 general election.The parties that have completed their presidential primaries include the All Progressives Congress (APC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), African Action Congress (AAC), and the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.Naija News reports that President Bola Tinubu emerged as the APC presidential candidate, while former Vice President Atiku Abubakar clinched the ADC ticket after defeating former Riv...

The Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, Mrs. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, has threatened to stage a protest over the outcome of the recently concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries in Lagos State.Naija News reports that Tinubu-Ojo accused the party of favouring members of the Justice Forum faction during the exercise.She made the remarks on Wednesday during the weekly meeting of market leaders and stakeholders held at her office in Alausa, Ikeja.Tinubu-Ojo specifically challenged the results announced for Mushin Federal Constituency 2, Agege Constituency 2, and Ojokoro constituencies.The Lagos APC had earlier released the names of candidates who emerged from its House of Representatives and Lagos State House of Assembly primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections.Accordi...