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Photo courtesy Premium Times: LASWARCO Executive Secretary, Oluwabukola Adeyemo By Rareview NewsDesk For millions of residents of Lagos, finding water is not a matter of convenience. It is a daily struggle that begins with checking whether a tap is running, negotiating with a water vendor, switching on a pumping machine or ensuring that the borehole serving their homes has not run dry. In many neighbourhoods, the promise of public water supply has become so remote that residents have built their lives around private alternatives. Just like power supply.  Boreholes, wells, water vendors and water tankers have become essential components of household survival rather than optional conveniences. It is against this background that the Lagos State Government, through the Lag...

By Rareview The Federal Government has begun paying people identified as contacts of Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola case ₦100,000 weekly to encourage compliance with quarantine directives, as the country intensifies efforts to prevent further transmission of the deadly virus. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, disclosed the arrangement on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja, explaining that the financial support was intended to prevent economic hardship from undermining the government’s containment strategy. The announcement comes as questions emerge over the government’s handling of public information surrounding the outbreak, including why the identity of the index patient has not been officially disclosed, ...

By Rareview News Desk| October 6, 2026 The Headquarters of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has officially confirmed that 25 persons—comprising five crew members and 20 passengers—lost their lives following the accident involving its ATR 42 aircraft, designated NAF 931, in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The clarification comes in the wake of initial unverified reports suggesting 32 casualties. In an official press statement released on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information, confirmed the exact casualty count and stated that no survivors were found. According to the Air Force statement, the ATR 42 military plane was on a routine flight mission from Benin, Edo State, to Lagos when the accident occurred. Emergency searc...

By Ali Elias With reports from our Correspondents in Akure, Lagos and Benin A Nigerian Air Force aircraft carrying 32 people has crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, after losing contact with air traffic controllers while on a routine flight from Benin City to Lagos. The aircraft, identified as an ATR-42 with tail number NGR 931, disappeared from contact at about 9:13 a.m. on Monday, prompting an immediate search before its wreckage was located near the Naval Base in Igbokoda. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, confirmed the incident in a statement, saying air traffic controllers had been unable to re-establish radio contact with the aircraft. “I regret to inform the general public that Air Traffic Con...

By Rareview With reports from our correspondents in Owerri, Ibadan and Abuja Security agencies have located the suspected forest hideout where prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) abducted in Imo State are being held, but fears that the camp has been rigged with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have delayed a direct rescue operation. The development came as anxiety deepened among families of the abducted graduates, with relatives alleging that some of the captives were being beaten by their abductors. The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Audu Garba Bosso, disclosed the location of the suspected camp while briefing journalists on the search-and-rescue operation. Bosso said operatives had tracked the abductors into the bush before deploying drones...

Government gives motorists two weeks to comply with safety rules as speeding, vandalism and illegal activities threaten highway operations By Rareview Energydesk LAGOS — The Federal Government has given motorists and other road users on the Lagos section of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway two weeks to comply with safety regulations or risk the closure of the route. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olufemi Dare, issued the warning on Monday during an inspection of the highway, saying persistent speeding, vandalism, illegal parking and other activities were putting lives and infrastructure at risk. Dare said the directive followed concerns raised by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, over the worsening safety situation along the highway. “Within two w...

By Els William “The reality is that the work stops here. So, we failed. I failed. I failed them.” Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has apologised to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abia State University (ABSU) chapter, over the recent industrial action at the institution, admitting that the strike was avoidable and taking personal responsibility for the administrative failure that delayed the implementation of approved welfare measures. Otti made the admission on Thursday at a public lecture organised as part of activities marking the 35th anniversary of the creation of Abia State, held at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia, with the theme, “The Rise of a New Abia.” The governor said ASUU’s demands had been presented to him, carefully considere...

By Ono Yima The presidential candidate of NDC, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the mass abduction and killings reported in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, following attacks on several communities on Friday, August 21, 2026. Armed men reportedly attacked communities including Gidan-Zana, Kpenya and Dekara before storming a mosque in Kpenya during Juma’at prayers and abducting worshippers. Police confirmed the attacks the following day.  Local sources initially put the number of abductees at more than 60. Subsequent reports indicated that the scale of the abduction could be significantly higher, with a video appearing to show about 600 women, children and elderly people in captivity. Reacting to the incident in a statement posted on X, Obi said he...

By Ali Elias Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said Nigeria’s persistent poverty, hunger and underdevelopment are not a reflection of the country’s resources, but largely the consequence of years of mismanagement and corruption. Obi stated this in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where he participated as a guest and panelist at the 66th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Speaking on how to rebuild Nigeria and make the country work for its citizens, Obi said the country possessed enormous human and natural resources capable of driving sustainable prosperity. “I reiterated my long-held view that the poverty and hunger Nigerians face today are largely the result of years of mismanagement and corruption by leaders...

By Rareview News Report As the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly electioneering officially gets underway, former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate (NDC) Peter Obi has outlined his vision for Nigeria, calling for a fundamental shift from consumption to production, stronger security, investment in human capital and a new standard of governance. In an address marking the commencement of the 2027 campaign season, Obi said the election presents Nigerians with an opportunity to scrutinise the records, ideas and plans of those seeking their mandate to lead the country at a time of “grave uncertainty” and rapid global change. Obi, who described Nigeria's economic and security challenges as serious and, in some cases, existential, said the country nevertheless pos...