J oint security teams have rescued the last 13 passengers abducted on the Makurdi–Otukpo road in Otukpo LGA, Benue State, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The victims regained freedom in the early hours of Sunday, April 19, 2026. Benue State Commissioner of Police, Ifeanyi Emenari, confirmed the development. No details of the rescue operation have been released yet. The attack happened on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, when gunmen blocked a Benue Links state-owned bus and took several passengers. Among those abducted were young men and women traveling to Otukpo for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. In a statement on Saturday, April 18, 2026, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) denied that any of its candidates were victims of a “Fulani abduction.” Recall that reports of an earlier rescue were all over social media and different news platforms. Some updates said five passengers from the same bus attack had already been freed. Commissioner Emenari had earlie...

T he National Universities Commission (NUC) will re-examine the policy that stops graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) from taking part in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). NUC Executive Secretary Abdullahi Ribadu announced the plan after the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, raised concerns about the rule. The Oba, who also serves as NOUN’s chancellor, described the exclusion as unfair to the university’s graduates. According to NAN, the traditional ruler called for a policy review to allow qualified NOUN graduates to serve. He noted that the current ban puts them at a disadvantage compared to other university graduates. Responding to the issue, Ribadu said the NUC will hold talks with NYSC management to look at the mobilisation guidelines again. “I have heard the chancellor’s concerns about NOUN graduates not being mobilised for the National Youth Service Corps,” Ribadu said. He added: “I want to assure you that at NUC, we will engage with NYSC to see what policy...

N igeria’s football family is in mourning again after the death of former Nigeria Football Association (NFA) president, Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima. He died on Saturday in Kano at the age of 74. The news was first shared by Sani Toro, a former General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). In his message, Mr Toro paid tribute to the late football chief. “I regret to announce the death of our respected Alh Ibrahim Galadima, former NFA Chairman, today in Kano. May Allah reward him with Aljanna Firdausi,” he wrote. The NFF also released an official statement to confirm the sad news. The football body described Mr Galadima as one of Nigeria’s most respected sports administrators. It added that he made great contributions to football development for many years. Who Was Ibrahim Galadima? Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima led the NFA, now called the NFF, from 2002 to 2006. Before that, he served as Commissioner for Works supervising sports in Kano State. In that role, he helped set up Kano Pil...