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Expert Calls for Stronger Laws to Tackle Recurring Floods in Ekiti

A water resources management expert, Michael Ale, has called on the Ekiti State Government to strengthen its laws and institutions to tackle the recurring flooding affecting communities across the state. Ale, Coordinator of the Global Development Initiative, said the repeated flooding, particularly in Ado Ekiti, was worsened by weak enforcement of urban planning and environmental...

Murder Suspect Dies After Collapsing at Bayelsa Court

A 50-year-old murder suspect, Bethlehem Nwanlia, has died after collapsing shortly after appearing before the Bayelsa State High Court in Yenagoa. Nwanlia was standing trial alongside two other defendants in a case involving alleged conspiracy, kidnapping and the murder of three people in Kalaba community, Yenagoa Local Government Area. He reportedly complained of chest pain...

The Air We Breathe: Nigeria’s Growing Urban Air Pollution Challenge

Air pollution is one of the major environmental challenges facing urban communities, yet unlike plastic waste or contaminated water, its presence is often difficult to see. Across Nigerian cities, emissions from electricity generators, vehicle exhaust, open waste burning and industrial activities can contribute to poor air quality. For people living and working in these environments,...

Germany Arrests Former Spy Chief Over Alleged Foreign Secrets Leak

German authorities have arrested former intelligence chief August Hanning over allegations that he passed sensitive state information to foreign intelligence services. Hanning, who headed Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), from 1998 to 2005, is being investigated on suspicion of espionage, treason and working for foreign intelligence services, federal prosecutors said. His former chief...

FG Clears N758bn Pension Backlog, 957,045 Beneficiaries Affected

The Federal Government has cleared inherited pension liabilities dating back to 2007 through a N758 billion intervention bond, according to the National Pension Commission (PenCom). PenCom Director-General, Omolola Oloworaran, disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos while delivering the keynote address at the 2026 PenCom Media Conference. Oloworaran said the intervention had addressed outstanding pension obligations...

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Expert Calls for Stronger Laws to Tackle Recurring Floods in Ekiti

A water resources management expert, Michael Ale, has called on the Ekiti State Government to strengthen its laws and institutions to tackle the recurring flooding affecting communities across the state. Ale, Coordinator of the Global Development Initiative, said the repeated flooding, particularly in Ado Ekiti, was worsened by weak enforcement of urban planning and environmental…

Murder Suspect Dies After Collapsing at Bayelsa Court

A 50-year-old murder suspect, Bethlehem Nwanlia, has died after collapsing shortly after appearing before the Bayelsa State High Court in Yenagoa. Nwanlia was standing trial alongside two other defendants in a case involving alleged conspiracy, kidnapping and the murder of three people in Kalaba community, Yenagoa Local Government Area. He reportedly complained of chest pain…

The Air We Breathe: Nigeria’s Growing Urban Air Pollution Challenge

Air pollution is one of the major environmental challenges facing urban communities, yet unlike plastic waste or contaminated water, its presence is often difficult to see. Across Nigerian cities, emissions from electricity generators, vehicle exhaust, open waste burning and industrial activities can contribute to poor air quality. For people living and working in these environments,…