Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Ambali Abdulkabeer

October 6, 2026

Abducted corps member’s sister begs Nigerians to support her rescue 

Ms Olawole said her sister was suffering from chronic ulcer.

October 6, 2026

Germany arrests former head of intelligence for espionage, treason

Police have arrested the former head of Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency, August Hanning, on suspicion of espionage.

August Hanning
October 6, 2026

Nobel Prize in Literature to be announced Thursday

The Swedish Academy will announce the recipient of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday.

Nobel
October 6, 2026

Best-selling author Jeffrey Archer dies at 86

British author Jeffrey Archer, who wrote a series of best-selling novels, served as a Conservative MP and was convicted of perjury, is dead.

Jeffrey Archer
October 6, 2026

Blasphemy: 24-year-old Anujan Sivarasa faces execution for insulting Prophet Muhammad, Islam

Mr Sivarasa, who was earlier sentenced to five years in jail and a fine of three million Saudi riyals, now faces execution after the court advanced the case under Sharia law.

Anujan Sivarasa
October 5, 2026

Longest-serving Republican speaker Dennis Hastert, soiled by allegations of molesting high school athletes, dies at 84

The deceased, who was speaker from 1999 until 2007, was sentenced in 2016 to more than a year behind bars.

October 5, 2026

Witness reveals how funds were moved to private accounts in ex-Taraba governor’s trial

The judge adjourned the matter till October 6, 2026, for continuation of the evidence of PW3.

Taraba state governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku
October 5, 2026

FG urges Nigerian teachers to harness AI without compromising teaching values

Mr Alausa said machines cannot replace the human qualities at the heart of teaching, despite expanding access to knowledge.

Tunji Alausa
October 5, 2026

Over 103 million Nigerians registered ahead of 2027 election, says INEC

The INEC chief added that the commission is committed to improving the BVAS and the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV).

Polling unit
October 5, 2026

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Deisseroth, Hegemann, Nagel for work on optogenetics

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel are joint winners of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in optogenetics.

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel