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Suspected Fulani Militias Kill One, Injure Policeman in Night Attack
Panic has taken over the Rest House area of Kadarko, in Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State,…
Police Nab 98 in Kano Over Armed Robbery, Thuggery, Theft, Others
The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 98 individuals suspected of being involved in different…
Troops Repel Over 400 Bandits in Ribah, Restore Calm to Kebbi Community
In a bold and swift move, troops of the Nigerian Army’s 223 Light Battalion based in Zuru, Kebbi…
Akwa Ibom Court Sentences Man to Death for Beheading Brother
A 29-year-old man, Akaninyene Thomas Okpon, has been sentenced to death by hanging by the Akwa Ibom State…
Four Police, NSCDC Officers Killed in Ambush by Armed Herders in Benue State
Four officers attached to a joint security patrol team have been killed after an ambush by armed herders…
Troops Gun Down 24 Terrorists in Borno, Adamawa Operations
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have taken out 24 terrorists in Borno and Adamawa States during a series…
Kidnap Suspects Flee with Injuries as Police Rescue Victim in Rivers
Several kidnapping suspects ran from their hideout with gunshot wounds after a police team stormed the area in…
UK Rolls Out eVisas for Nigerian Study, Work Visa Applicants
The British High Commission in Abuja on Wednesday noted a change in the UK’s immigration process for Nigerians…
UAE Bans Transit Visas, Sets Stricter Entry Rules For Nigerians (FULL LIST)
The United Arab Emirates has put in place stricter entry measures for Nigerian travelers and has stopped accepting…
Gunmen Kill Four, Set Vehicles Ablaze in Anambra
Fear gripped residents of Ekwulobia and Oko communities in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State on Wednesday…
JAMB Uncovers Fingerprint Fraud Across 19 CBT Centres
Data published by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board at its 2025 policy meeting on Tuesday has uncovered…
245 Suspects Arrested, 27 Victims Rescued in Seven Months – Abia CP
Police operatives in Abia State Command have arrested 245 suspects and rescued 27 victims, including 9 kidnapped victims…
2025 UTME: JAMB Suspects Irregularities in Result of Top Scoring Candidate
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it suspects irregularities in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination…
US to Send More Weapons to Ukraine, Says Trump
President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will provide additional military support to Ukraine, following recent…
LASU Tops List of Varsity of First Choice, Overtakes UNILORIN
Lagos State University (LASU) has been ranked as the most preferred choice for admission in Nigeria, according to…
Anambra Student Tops 2025 UTME Despite Concerns Over Past University Admission
Okeke Chinedu, a student from Anambra State, has scored the highest mark in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
BREAKING: VCs Set Admission Benchmark at 150 for Universities
University Vice-chancellors, at the 2025 policy gathering hosted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), approved 150…
One in Six Cancer Drugs in Africa Found Substandard — Study Warns of Deadly Consequences
A groundbreaking new study has raised serious concerns about the safety of cancer treatment in Africa, revealing that…
How Late Michael Ibru Helped Prevent Food Shortage at RCCG’s First Convention — Pastor Adeboye
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has shared a story of…
US Embassy Now Screening Nigerian Students’ Social Media Profiles
The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced that students and exchange visitors applying for American visas must…
July Flood Alert: 20 States in Danger Despite N620bn Allocation for Ecological Projects
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has released a new flood alert for July 2025, warning that 20 states…
NAF Dismantles Terrorists’ Supply Network in Borno Mountains
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), through its Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has taken out a key terrorist logistics…
Consumers Spent ₦553bn on Electricity in Q1 2025 — NERC Report
Nigerians spent a total of ₦553.63 billion on electricity in the first three months of 2025, the Nigerian…
Kidnapper Admits to Abducting 17-Year-Old UI Student in Ibadan
One David Abiodun has admitted guilt before a Federal High Court in Ibadan for the kidnapping of a…
CBEX: EFCC Arraigns Two for Crypto Investment Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday brought two individuals believed to be key players in…
US-Based Group Grants ₦100m Scholarship to 5,000 Nigerian Students in Northern Nigeria
A Nigerian group based in the United States, Zumunta Association USA Inc., has awarded scholarships worth more than…
Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Olakulehin, Dies at 90
The traditional ruler of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, has died at the age of 90. According to information…
All You Need to Know About Rashidi Ladoja Who Set to Become Next Olubadan
Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja is on the brink of ascending the throne as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland,…
Gunmen Kill Two Police Officers in Imo
Tragedy hit the Okigwe area of Imo State on Sunday after unknown attackers opened fire on police officers,…
JUST IN: JAMB Clears FUTA Graduate After ‘Fake Admission’ Controversy
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has reactivated the profile of Jamiu Basola Owodunni, a Civil Engineering graduate…
Alaafi Mourns Olubadan Oba Owolabi Olakulehin
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has extended his condolences to the family of the late Olubadan…
Turji’s Peace Call “Empty” Without Hostages’ Release — Sokoto Govt
The Security Adviser to Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu, Colonel Ahmed Usman (rtd), says notorious bandit leader Bello…
Police Assault JED Staff After Electricity Cut Over N112m Debt
The Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED) has stated that the Mobile Police Barracks in Makurdi will remain without…
JAMB Announces Results of 2025 Mop-Up UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the official release of results for the 2025 mop-up…
Police Rescue 19 Ghanaians From Human Traffickers in Oyo
The Oyo State Police Command has announced the rescue of 19 Ghanaians from what appears to be a…
COVID-19 Fraud: Nigerian Pastor Gets 27 Months in US Prison as Osun Monarch Loses Property
A United States District Court has sentenced a Nigerian pastor, Edward Oluwasanmi, to 27 months in prison for…
Tragedy Strikes: 8 Dead, 8 Injured in Lagos-Badagry Expressway Crash
A tragic road accident claimed the lives of eight people in the early hours of Sunday when a…
All Nigerians Should Get Mandatory Military Training, Says Former COAS
Retired Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, a former Chief of Army Staff, has called on all Nigerians to receive mandatory…
NNPCL Reduces Fuel Price
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has reduced its premium motor spirit price. On Saturday, fuel buyers…
BREAKING: Suspected Herdsmen Attack Benue Village, Leave One Dead, Another Missing
There is fear and confusion in Tse-Anundu, a village located in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State,…
NSCDC Arrests 16 for Vandalism, Theft, and Illegal Mining in Abuja
A total of sixteen individuals have been arrested in separate operations across the Federal Capital Territory by the…
NELFUND Not for Private School Students – Provost
The Provost of Harvarde College of Science and Management Studies, Obada, Abeokuta, Dr Oluwatosin Adebayo, has faulted the…
Four Rescued After Three-Storey Building Collapsed in Lagos Island
Tragedy struck on Thursday as a three-storey building collapsed at 2/4 Asesi Lane, Sasi Lane (SASI Palace), off…
Russia Becomes First Country to Officially Recognize Taliban Government
Afghanistan’s government said on Thursday that Russia had become the first country to officially recognise its rule, calling…
DisCos Generate N553.63bn in Q1 2025 – NERC
Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) collected a total revenue of N553.63 billion in the first quarter of 2025, according…
Court Jails Woman Five Years For Human Trafficking in Anambra
A High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, and presided over by Justice Peace Otti, has sentenced a…
Court Dismisses Gani Adams’ N5bn Lawsuit Against Sunday Igboho
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Thursday, dismissed a N5 billion defamation case filed by…
Ex-Equatorial Guinea Anti-Graft Boss With Over 400 Sextapes Faces 18-Year Sentence
The embattled former Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, is set…
Gunmen Kill 15 in Sokoto Attack, Homes and Farms Burned
Suspected members of the Lakurawa gang killed 15 villagers during a violent reprisal assault on Kwalajiya, a quiet…
Lakurawa Kill 15 in Sokoto Village
No fewer than 15 persons have been reportedly killed by bandits suspected to be members of Lakurawa in…
Over 8,000 FUK Students Get N1bn NELFUND Loan — VC
Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Kashere, Prof Umaru Pate, has noted the effort of the Federal…
NAFDAC Cautions Public on Dangers of Hydroquinone in Skin Care Products
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned users of bleaching creams to…
Two Children Drown in Niger Flood
The bodies of two children—a nine-year-old girl and a young boy—were found inside a water channel after heavy…
Nwifuru Calls for Investigation into Killing of 13 Ebonyi Natives in Anambra
Governor Francis Nwifuru has condemned the killing of Ebonyi indigenes in Ogboji community, in the Orumba South Local…
Benue Youth Leader, Raymond Nago Asema Abducted by Unknown Gunmen
Youth leader, Ambassador Raymond Nago Asema has reportedly been abducted from his residence on Monday afternoon by unidentified…
Dantata Laid to Rest in Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Nigeria’s renowned business mogul, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, who passed away on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates…
Police Arrest Three Wanted Kidnappers in Abuja During Sting Operation
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, acting on the strategic directive of the Commissioner of Police…
Dantata’s Burial Rescheduled to Tuesday After Delay in Body’s Arrival
The final burial of well-known Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, has been pushed to Tuesday following…
Bandit Leader Bello Turji Seeks Truce After Death of Top Commander
Notorious bandit leader Bello Turji is allegedly seeking peace following the death of his top commander and close…
Police Nab Four-Member Tricycle Theft Gang in Kano, Recover Six Vehicles
The Kano State Police Command has taken down a group of four people involved in stealing tricycles, following…
Court Orders Military to Present Detained Monarch in Court
The Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, has directed the Nigerian Armed Forces and the Chief of…
Sex Worker Dies After Dispute Over ₦15,000 in Akure
A sex worker has died after a confrontation turned violent at a brothel in the Cathedral area of…
BREAKING: Emir’s Palace, NDLEA Office Set Ablaze as Youths Protest Insecurity
Residents of Lafiagi in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State took to the streets on Monday in…
EFCC Arrests 74 Suspected Online Fraudsters During Hotel Raid in Abuja
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 74 suspected internet fraudsters in the Federal Capital…
Saudi Arabia Gives Approval for Burial of Kano Business Tycoon, Dantata, in Madina
The Saudi Arabian government has given its approval for the burial of prominent Kano businessman and philanthropist, Aminu…
Every Sector in Nigeria is Struggling, Says Emir Sanusi
The Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II, has expressed deep concern over the difficult situation…
Police arrest 10 suspects after N15m ransom, murder of Anambra community leader
Anambra State Police Command has arrested ten people believed to be involved in the tragic killing of a…
Police Rescue 12 Children, Uncover Kidnap Ring in Imo
The Imo State Police Command has rescued 12 children and arrested a woman believed to be the leader…
Soludo Orders Investigation Into Alleged Brutality by Anambra Anti-Touting Officers
The Anambra State governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has ordered an investigation into claims of abuse involving members of the…
UNIUYO Medical Lecturers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Vice-Chancellor Appointment
Medical lecturers at the University of Uyo, operating under the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN),…
JUST IN: 13 Kidnapped Benue Links Passengers Rescued
Security forces have successfully rescued 13 passengers of Benue Links who were taken by gunmen in Benue State.…
Gunmen Kill Three Police Officers in Benue, Steal Weapons
Panic gripped Udei community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State on Sunday after a deadly encounter…
BREAKING: Suspected Herdsmen Attack Ex-Governor Ortom’s Village, Injures Two
Two farmers, Nensha Adeor and Kator Gbenge, are currently battling for their lives after a brutal attack by…
Troops Take Down Terror Leader Mai Dada, Recover Multiple Weapons
Troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces, in coordination with other security agencies, have taken down a well-known terrorist…
Lagos Govt Reopens Oko-Oba Abattoir
The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate reopening of the Oko-Oba Abattoir located in the Agege area…
Oyo to Bar Okada Riders Without ‘Coded Jackets’ from Operating on State Roads
Following an increase in reported crimes involving commercial motorcyclists in Oyo State, the state government has announced plans…
2025 UTME Mop-Up: Over 85,000 Candidates Yet to Print Exam Slips – JAMB
Barely 24 hours before the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mop-up, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board…
Army Declares Three-Day Mourning for 17 Fallen Soldiers in Niger Attack
The Nigerian Army has declared a three-day mourning period in honour of 17 soldiers who were killed in…
FG Reassures Nigerians of Safety in Iran, Dismisses Viral Video Claims
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that their fellow citizens living in Iran are safe, following the recent…
Abductors of Benue Links Bus Passengers Demand N350m Ransom
Abductors of passengers who were taken from a Benue Links bus in Okpokwu Local Government Area have asked…
NJC Orders Compulsory Retirement of 10 Imo State Judges
The National Judicial Council, NJC, has given approval for the immediate compulsory retirement of ten judges serving in…
CDS Orders Immediate Arrest of Illegal Arms Holders in Benue After Security Meeting With Traditional Rulers
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has called for the urgent arrest of all individuals found…
IGP Launches Probe into Retired Officer’s Viral Claim of N2m Retirement Payout
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered a thorough investigation into the claims made by a retired…
Police Launch Probe After Woman’s Body Found in Gutter in Akwa Ibom
Police in Akwa Ibom State have begun a full investigation into the death of a woman whose lifeless…
Fire Razes Three Shops in Oyo, Properties Worth Millions Lost
Properties have been destroyed by fire at Sawmill Abaletu, Saki Road, in the Iseyin Local Government Area of…
Saudi Arabia, Sultan of Sokoto Declare Thursday as Start of Islamic Year 1447 AH
The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has officially declared Thursday, June 26, 2025, as the first day of…
JUST IN: Gospel Singer Sentenced to Death for Killing Girlfriend Salome Adaidu
The High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the…
20 Soldiers, Scores of Bandits Die in Niger clash
No fewer than 20 military personnel were reportedly killed when armed bandits stormed two army camps in Niger…
Bomb Explosion Kills Four in Borno
A bomb explosion has reportedly killed four travellers in Borno State, with many others sustaining injuries. The deadly…
Bandits Kill Kwara PDP Chieftain, Son in Failed Kidnap Attempt
Suspected bandits have reportedly killed the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abdullahi Kpotun, along with…
Police Begin Investigation into Viral Video of Armed Officers Escorting Angela Okorie
The Nigeria Police Force has begun looking into a viral video that shows popular Nollywood actress Angela Okorie…
Many Dead as Military, Bandits Clash in Kaduna, Niger
Scores of bandits and a number of Nigerian soldiers have died after fierce gun battles broke out in…
Faulty Seat Caused India Air Crash – Report
A faulty locking mechanism in the captain’s seat led to the deadly Air India Boeing 787 crash that…
US Airstrikes Failed to Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Programme — Report
A preliminary review by the United States Department of Defense says recent US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities…
One Killed, Farms Damaged as Suspected Herdsmen Launch Fresh Attacks in Benue Community
Suspected armed herders have reportedly launched repeated attacks on Yogbo, the headquarters of Mbagwen in Guma Local Government…
Police Arrest 3 Masqueraders in Enugu Over Assault
The Enugu State Police Command has detained three masqueraders in Nsukka over claims of attacking members of the…
Lawyers Tackle Anambra CP Over Oko Killings
A civil society group, the League of Igbo Youth Lawyers, has criticized the Anambra State Commissioner of Police,…
Army Condemns Viral Video Alleging Attack Plan on South-East
The Nigerian Army has cautioned people living in the South-East to beware of fake videos and audio recordings…
Police Uncover Gun Running Ring, Arrest 47-Year-Old Native Doctor in Delta
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a 47-year-old native doctor, Okonji Chimeze, for alleged involvement…
BREAKING: 53 Suspects Arrested Over Benue, Plateau Killings — IGP
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, said no fewer than 53 suspects have been arrested in connection…