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Diplomacy appears to be failing in resolving the impasse between Nigeria and South Africa following unrelenting xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and some other Africans.

Oyeyemi, who was an ally of Governor Ademola Adeleke, was reportedly killed while attending a meeting convened as part of efforts to resolve the lingering dispute between rival factions over the control and management of motor parks in the state.

Tukur, who died at the age of 90, was buried on Sunday according to Islamic rites shortly after funeral prayers attended by family members, friends, political associates and other dignitaries.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Mohammed Azare, ordered that Inspector Monday Okonta, the officer allegedly involved in the incident, be identified, disarmed, and detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Uyo, pending the outcome of a thorough and impartial investigation.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered what it described as increasingly sophisticated methods being employed by drug trafficking networks to move illicit substances.

A batch of fifty-four offshore post-graduate scholarship beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme has departed Nigeria for the United Kingdom to resume studies in various universities.

Vice President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the multilateral trading system.

The Niger State Government has warned residents and communities along the Kaduna River Basin of possible increased water levels following sustained inflows into the Shiroro Reservoir during the ongoing 2026 rainy season.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seven days to account for more than ₦126.46 billion in public funds appropriated for electoral operations.

Finance experts contend that the real value of the revenue has diminished because of the prevailing exchange rate, which makes logistics and operational costs very prohibitive.