Despite losing $22 billion in March, Elon Musk continues to hold the title of the world’s richest person. As of April 1, 2026, Musk’s net worth stands at $817 billion, according to Forbes on Friday. The billionaire’s fortune took a hit amid broader market declines, with the S&P 500 and
“Turning and turning in the widening gyreThe falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.” — W.B. Yeats, “The Second Coming” This haunting imagery by William Butler Yeats captures, with striking precision, the current condition of our polity: a fraying order, a widening disconnect […]
A man has killed four children in a stabbing attack at a nursery school in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, police have said. “We confirm a tragic incident at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Programme school, in Makindye Division Kampala City where a male suspect brutally stabbed and killed four juveniles,” the Ugandan police said in […]
Six persons have been injured following the collapse of a two-storey building under construction in Jikwoyi, within the Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. The building caved in around 11 a.m. on Friday while workers were on site, triggering an emergency response from relevant authorities. The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management
Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Enduring Peace have recorded major security successes in Plateau State, neutralising three suspected terrorists and arresting two individuals impersonating security operatives. The development was confirmed by Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, the Media Information Officer of Operation Enduring Peace, in a statement released on
The Nasarawa State Police Command has rescued a three-day-old baby boy who was abducted from his mother’s home and arrested two suspects in connection with the crime. The command’s spokesman, SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Nansel said the mother, Aisha Bada, 19, a resident of Unguwan Bako, Orange Market, Mararaba, […]
A young man, Kamaludden Abbas, has reportedly been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Yobe State for allegedly disguising himself as a woman to secretly visit his girlfriend at her father’s house. According to reports, Abbas dressed as a woman to gain access to the house, pretending to […]
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspects, Yahaya Zubairu, 20, and Babangida Muhammad, 20, in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a nine-year-old Barhama Abubakar. This was contained in a statement made available to journalists in Bauchi, the state capital, by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib. Habib said the […]
Story by SALEH FAROUQ GAGARAWA, anipr Tuberculosis rarely begins in hospitals. It starts quietly, often with a persistent cough that is easily dismissed. A symptom overlooked, a delay justified, a critical moment lost. Yet within that delay lies a cost far greater than most systems are prepared to measure. In Nigeria, where tuberculosis remains a […]
Tight security nationwide as NSCDC deploys 57,000 for Easter, FRSC alerts motorists The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed over 57,000 personnel across the country to ensure safety and security during the Easter celebrations. Commandant General of the corps stated that the deployment is aimed at protecting lives and critical infrastructure, as

























