The leadership crisis rocking the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) escalated on Tuesday March 24, as its National President, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, regained control of the Union’s National Secretariat in Abuja. Akinsanya’s return to the facility comes barely 24 hours after a rival faction led by Tajudeen Baruwa stormed…
The Omoluabi Movement, a prominent political group in Ogun State, has rebranded as the Yayi Progressives Movement (YPM) ahead of the 2027 general elections. The decision was announced in a press statement signed by the Convener, Armstrong ‘Tope Akintunde, and released to journalists in Abeokuta on Tuesday by the movement’s State Media Director, Oluseun Joshua….
By Yekini Alli In public policy, ideas rarely gain true legitimacy until they travel. A reform conceived in one place, tested under real conditions, and then adopted more broadly carries a certain authority—proof not just of concept, but of impact. This is the trajectory now defining Nigeria’s adoption of the Learner’s Identification Number (LIN), a…
In a sweeping move to uphold academic standards, Bayero University Kano (BUK) has expelled 171 students for presenting falsified admission credentials, Global Mirror News reports. The mass expulsion was ratified during the University Senate’s 433rd meeting held on March 4, 2026, following deliberations on findings submitted by the Senate Committee on Entry Qualification Irregularities. According…
At least eight persons have been feared dead following a deadly improvised explosive device (IED) attack allegedly carried out by suspected terrorists in Niger State. Global Mirror News gathered that the victims were travelling in a vehicle along the Luma axis in Borgu Local Government Area when the vehicle reportedly ran over the explosive device,…
A fresh twist has emerged in the leadership crisis rocking the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), as Tajudeen Baruwa on Monday March 23, assumed control of the Union’s National Secretariat in Abuja, effectively displacing Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo. Global Mirror News gathered that Baruwa’s takeover followed a series of court…
The Federal Government has unveiled plans to abolish the Junior Secondary School Common Entrance Examination and replace it with a comprehensive student tracking system aimed at monitoring pupils throughout their academic journey. Global Mirror News gathered that the proposed reform will introduce a Learner Identification Number (LIN), a unique code assigned to each pupil from…
Security operatives have restored calm in Ilemba Hausa, a community in the Ojo Area of Lagos, following a violent free-for-all clash involving youths, Global Mirror News reports. According to information gathered by Global Mirror News, tensions escalated in the area as groups of young residents engaged in a street fight, hurling dangerous objects at one…
Armed bandits on Sunday March 22, invaded a worship service at an ECWA church in Omugo Community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducting several congregants and triggering widespread panic. Global Mirror News gathered that the attackers struck during the morning service, disrupting proceedings and forcibly taking an unspecified number of worshippers into the…
AYETORO / IMASAYI — No fewer than 700 residents of Ayetoro and Imasayi communities in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State have benefited from a free medical outreach programme aimed at improving grassroots healthcare delivery. The initiative, tagged Eto Ilera Yayi, was sponsored by Barrister Titi Fagbote (popularly known as Ayoka Omo Ayetoro)…
