By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Traditional ruler Mene Nule in Nigeria’s Rivers State denies subjecting students to virginity tests. He says the accusations aim to tarnish his reputation, Punch reports, after an investigation was opened into tests imposed on 16 secondary-school girls.
Katsina United and Plateau United drew 2-2 on matchday 10 of the Nigerian league at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium. After falling two goals behind following Umar Rabiu’s own goal and Jibril Ibrahim’s strike, Katsina equalised late in the match, reports the Daily Post.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Daily Post ·
Nigerian journalist Fisayo Soyombo says poor governance and traffickers are pushing many young people towards the migration route through the Sahara to Libya. He estimates that up to 80,000 Nigerians take it each year, with people dying in the desert or the Mediterranean, according to his interview with Punch.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Punch ·
Niger State’s commissioner for internal security called the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps’ intervention leading to 69 miners’ arrests “unprofessional”. Before an inquiry into 37 miners’ deaths, he said officers had exceeded their powers, while an NSCDC official said they had followed orders from their suspended commander, according to Leadership.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Leadership ·
Obuasi Senior High Technical School is due to reopen next week for already enrolled students, after its temporary closure on 5 August 2026. The Ghana Education Service is preparing their return and says headmaster Zakaria Abdulai, facing sexual abuse allegations, remains suspended during the investigation, according to its spokesperson Daniel Fenyi cited by 3news.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: 3news ·
Umar Hassan-Augie wins renewed APC primary in KebbiUmar Hassan-Augie won the renewed All Progressives Congress primary with 33,013 votes for the Argungu/Augie federal constituency in Kebbi State. The poll was organised after the Federal High Court in Birnin Kebbi annulled the first vote, reports the Nigerian News Agency NAN.
Moov Africa-ONATEL donates 25 computers and 100 scholarships to three Burkinabè high schoolsMoov Africa-ONATEL has donated 25 computers and 100 scholarships, reportedly worth 16.5 million CFA francs, to three scientific and vocational high schools in Burkina Faso. The handover took place on 21 October 2026 at the Regional Vocational High School in Ouagadougou, according to Burkina 24.The week in Africa
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