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CBEX: EFCC Declares Foreigner Wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a 41-year-old foreign national, Elie Bitar, wanted over allegations…
Troops Foil Kidnap Attempt, Free Six Hostages
The Nigerian Army successfully rescued six travellers after foiling a kidnapping attempt along the Wukari-Kente route in Taraba…
Ex-NANS Senate President Raises Alarm Over Seyi Tinubu’s Role in Student Union Affairs
The former Senate President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Henry Okunomo, has expressed serious concerns…
Court Orders EFCC to Release Aisha Achimugu Within 24 Hours
The Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release businesswoman…
Court Sets July 3 to Rule on Gani Adams’ N5bn Defamation Suit Against Sunday Igboho
The Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has fixed July 3, 2025, as the date for delivering judgment…
Police Launch Specialised Capacity-building Training for Officers in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has officially launched a specialised capacity-building training programme aimed at strengthening the skills…
Only 89 Doctors Left in Govt Hospitals – Kwara
The Kwara State government is facing a significant shortage of medical personnel in its public hospitals due to…
Alleged Naira Abuse: Popular Socialite E-Money Released from EFCC Custody
Popular Lagos socialite Emeka Okonkwo, who is also known by his nickname E-Money, has been released from the…
US Sentences Nigerian to Over 8 Years in $6M Inheritance Fraud
A 36-year-old Nigerian man, Okezie Ogbata, has been sentenced to eight years and one month in prison in…
Alleged Money Laundering: Aisha Achimugu to Appear in Court Today
Businesswoman and oil mogul, Mrs. Aisha Achimugu, is set to appear in a Federal High Court in Abuja…
Over 80 Communities Taken Over by Fulani Terrorists in Benue, Plateau — Christian group Raises Alarm
The Christian Rights Agenda (CRA), a faith-based advocacy group, has issued a stern warning regarding the alarming rise…
Japa: FG Approves N110bn Upgrade for 18 Medical Schools
The Federal Government, through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has approved a total investment of N110 billion…
COAS Vows Fierce Response as Boko Haram Kills 40 in Borno Attacks
In a series of devastating attacks by suspected Boko Haram terrorists, over 40 people have been killed across…
Over 735 Mass Abductions Recorded in Nigeria Since 2019, Reveals NFIU Report
According to a recent report by the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), the country has recorded more than…
My Fight is for People’s Freedom – Kanu Tells Court
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, told the Federal High Court in Abuja…
Aisha Achimugu Declares Hunger Strike in EFCC Custody
Prominent business executive Aisha Achimugu has reportedly started a hunger strike after being arrested by the Economic and…
Boko Haram Kills 10 Hunters in Borno
Ten hunters lost their lives during a gun battle with Boko Haram terrorists in Kopire village, located within…
JUST IN: EFCC Detains E-Money for Alleged Naira Abuse
A popular Lagos socialite, Emeka Okonkwo Daniel, better known as E-Money, has been taken into custody by operatives…
Marrying My Husband at 21 Was the Best Decision of My Life — Shade Okoya
Shade, the wife of Nigerian billionaire industrialist Razak Okoya, has shared her thoughts on marrying young and how…
Okpebholo Orders Statewide Crackdown on Cult Violence in Edo
Governor Monday Okpebholo has ordered security forces to clamp down hard on cult violence and killings happening across…
South East Will Be Peaceful If Troops Tackle Killer Herdsmen, Igbo Women Tell Defence Chief
The Indigenous Igbo Women Assembly (IWA) has called on Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, to…
Over 200 Nigerians Return from Libya with Support from NEMA, IOM, Others
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in collaboration with other key agencies, on Monday welcomed a group of…
Oyo Intervenes To Calm Tensions Over Osun Boundary Dispute
The Oyo State Government has stepped into the growing conflict between Oyo and Osun States concerning a long-standing…
BREAKING: EFCC Nabs Wanted Socialite Aisha Achimugu at Abuja Airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arrested Nigerian businesswoman and socialite, Aisha Achimugu, at the…
Church Cancels Wedding After Bride Refuses to Spend The Night in Host Pastor’s House
What was meant to be a joyful ceremony ended in confusion and disappointment as a wedding scheduled to…
Wanted CBEX Promoter Turns Himself In to EFCC for Investigation
One of the individuals linked to the controversial cryptocurrency platform Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), Adefowora Abiodun, has voluntarily…
Nnamdi Kanu’s Unlawful Trial a Disgrace to Justice and Legal Order – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has strongly criticized the ongoing trial of its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi…
I Didn’t Report Ataga’s Death Due to Fear, says Chidinma
Chidinma Ojukwu, a 300-level student of the University of Lagos, told a Lagos State High Court on Monday…
Oyedepo’s Former Deputy, David Abioye Announces New Church
A former Vice-President of the Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Abioye, has officially…
Court Orders Businesswoman Aisha Achimugu to Appear Before EFCC for Investigation
The Federal High Court in Abuja has directed businesswoman Aisha Achimugu to honor the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Access Bank Responds to Allegations of Former Worker Secretly Filming Female Colleagues
Access Bank has addressed claims circulating on social media regarding a former employee who allegedly filmed female colleagues…
WAEC, NECO to Adopt CBT for Exams by 2026
The Federal Government has directed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) to…
BREAKING: Late Gospel Singer Osinachi’s Husband Sentenced to Death by Hanging
Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has ruled against Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of…
FULL LIST: Nigeria Ranks Third in Africa for US Deportations
Nigeria has been ranked third among African nations with the highest number of deportations from the United States…
Benue’s New Police Commissioner Assumes Duty, Promises Stronger Community Policing
The Benue State’s new Commissioner of Police, Emenari Innocent, has taken over duties with a firm pledge to…
US Slams Nigeria Over Trade Barriers, Port Challenges in Latest Report
The United States government has faulted Nigeria for delays in granting import permits for American agricultural products, pointing…
Over 10 People Shot Dead as Gunmen Attack Popular Bar in Benue
A deadly attack at a popular bar in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, has left at least…
2025 Hajj: Jigawa State Begins Vaccination of Intending Pilgrims
The Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board has launched a statewide vaccination exercise for Muslims preparing to embark on…
Defections to APC Done Voluntarily, Not Forced — Presidency
The Presidency on Sunday clarified that the wave of defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the…
Truck Falls From Lagos Bridge, Crushes Two Commercial Buses
A truck in the early hours of Saturday caused panic after it plunged from the Pen Cinema Bridge…
Warri Delineation: DSS Arrests British Army Major, Recovers Large Cache of Weapons
The Department of State Services has arrested a serving British Army officer of Itsekiri descent and recovered a…
Five Dead as Explosion Rocks Rivers Community
At least five people have been confirmed dead after a devastating explosion at a house where illegal petroleum…
Pope Francis Laid to Rest as 400,000 Gather to Mourn
Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday in Rome, where a massive crowd of mourners and world…
Air Peace Blames Turbulence for Benin-Abuja Flight Mid-air Delay
Air Peace has provided clarification regarding the delay experienced by passengers on its Benin to Abuja flight, P47171,…
JAMB Refutes Claims of Posting Candidates to Wrong Exam Towns
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board has dismissed rumours suggesting that it posts candidates to centres outside the…
Military Kills Over 100 Terrorists, Rescue 21 Hostages in Anti-Terrorism Operations
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced significant progress in its ongoing efforts to combat terrorism and oil theft…
Police Arrest Suspect, Recover Firearm and Ammunition in Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Police Command has made a significant breakthrough in its fight against crime with the arrest…
Police Rescue 7 Kidnapped Victims in Edo, Lose Vigilante During Operation
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have rescued seven kidnapped victims from their abductors in the state.…
Police to Prosecute Truck Driver Over Killing of Easter Worshippers in Gombe
The Gombe State Police has filed charges against Usman Muhammed, the driver whose truck plowed into Christian worshippers…
Stop Hiding, Face Probe — Arewa Group Tells Mele Kyari
A coalition of civil society organisations from the North-East region, known as the Arewa Coalition for Accountable Leadership…
2025 UTME: JAMB Nabs 27 for Impersonation, Delists Four CBT Centres
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has taken serious action against exam malpractice during the ongoing 2025…
Federal Judge Questions Deportation of U.S. Citizen Toddler Without Due Process
A federal judge has raised serious questions about how a 2-year-old American citizen may have been deported to…
Sokoto Begins Medical Screening for 2025 Hajj Pilgrims
The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has inaugurated a medical team tasked with screening all intending pilgrims ahead…
Tribunal Upholds $220m Fine Against Meta
The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has upheld the $220 million fine imposed on Meta Platforms Inc. by…
NELFUND Reports Over 500,000 Student Loan Applications in 11 Months
A significant milestone has been reached by the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), as over 500,000 Nigerian students…
So-Safe Corps Nabs Suspect for Cable Theft at Ogun Stadium
The Ogun State Community Security outfit, known as the So-Safe Corps, has arrested a young man, Aliyu Umaru,…
Human Body Parts Found in Fake Church Buildings Across Ogun State
The Ogun State Police Command has uncovered a shocking operation involving the storage of human body parts in…
Seven Killed, Others Missing as Suspected Herdsmen Attack Benue Community at Midnight
Seven people, including women and children, were confirmed dead following a deadly midnight attack on Agbo Vengav community…
Over 26,000 Lagos Students Fail 2024 WASSCE Despite Govt Support
The Lagos State Government has revealed that more than 26,000 students from its public secondary schools failed the…
India Orders all Pakistani Citizens to Leave Country
The Indian government has issued an order for all Pakistani citizens in the country to leave by April…
Armed Herders Abduct 19 Bus Passengers Along Benue Highway
19 passengers in two commercial vehicles were kidnapped by suspected armed herders in Jor community, located along the…
Bauchi: Police Detain 3 Over Teen’s Death Due to Abortion
The Police in Bauchi State have arrested three individuals in connection with the death of an 18-year-old girl…
EFCC Drags Businessman to Court Over Alleged N459m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken legal action against a media company executive and two…
Court Orders Forfeiture of Assets Seized from 193 Foreigners, 599 Nigerians
The Federal High Court in Lagos has issued an interim forfeiture order on a large number of items…
Court Approves Arrest, Detention of Six CBEX Promoters
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted permission to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to…
Robbery Suspect Killed During Gun Battle With Police in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has confirmed that a robbery suspect, Halifa Baba-Beru, died after a gunfight with…
JAMB Kicks-off 2025 UTME Nationwide
The 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has officially commenced at multiple Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres in Abuja…
Two Killed, Over 20 Farms Destroyed in Fresh Plateau Attack
Two people have been confirmed dead following a violent ambush in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State…
Flight Disruptions Hit Major Airports as NiMet Workers Strike Over Unpaid Wages
Flight activities were thrown into disarray across several major Nigerian airports on Wednesday as employees of the Nigerian…
Kano Hisbah Destroys ‘Healing Water’ Site in Hotoron Arewa
Officials of the Kano State Hisbah Board have pulled down a site in Hotoron Arewa that had gained…
New Terror Group Mahmuda Intensifies Attacks in Kwara, Niger
Four Fulani men, a community vigilante, and a 19-year-old teenager were killed in a fresh wave of violence…
Niger Governor Orders Crackdown on Dreadlocks, Warns of Tougher Security Measures
Niger State Governor Umar Bago has sparked controversy after ordering the arrest of individuals wearing dreadlocks within the…
Why Fuel Smuggling Persists Across Borders Despite End of Subsidy – Adeniyi
The Nigeria Customs has revealed that fuel smuggling is still a thriving business despite the removal of the…
Benue Attackers are Malians Speaking Fulani Not Nigerians – Gov Alia
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has raised concerns about the identity of armed men responsible for ongoing…
Governor Declares Curfew as Fresh Herders’ Attack Claims 11 Lives in Benue
Governor Umaru Bago of Niger has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the capital city, Minna, in response to…
Police Launch Probe as Rivers Inspector Shoots Self Dead
An inspector attached to the Rivers State Police Command has been reported dead after allegedly taking his own…
Killings: IGP Deploys Special Anti-Bandit Squad Nationwide
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed a nationwide special strike squad in a fresh move to…
Africans Among Top Contenders as Cardinals Prepare To Elect New Pope
As the Catholic Church mourns the passing of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the historic process of…
JUST IN: Nigeria Customs Surpasses Revenue Target, Records N1.75trn in Q1 2025
The Nigeria Customs Service has announced a revenue collection of N1.751 trillion for the first quarter of 2025,…
Quadri: No One Is Above the Law Regardless of Age – Police
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Jimoh Moshood, has made it clear that age will not shield anyone…
Hajj 2025: First Batch of Nigerian Pilgrims to Fly May 9
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed that the first group of Nigerian pilgrims for the…
Two Children Feared Dead in Kaduna Explosion
Two children feared dead after a loud blast shook the Josawa Road area in Abakpa, Kaduna North Local…
Man Rejects N14,000 Dowry Refund as Wife Seeks Divorce in Kaduna Shari’a Court
A businessman, Aliyu Sulaiman, has declined a N14,000 dowry refund from his wife, Zainab Sulaiman, during a divorce…
Harvard Sues Trump Over Federal Funding Threat Amid Anti-Semitism Dispute
Harvard sued US President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday, deepening tensions between the Ivy League university and the…
‘Go And Compete With My Children’: MC Oluomo Responds to Mockery Over ‘Kundusi’ Blunder
The President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya, known widely as MC Oluomo, has…
Pope Francis’ Funeral Holds Saturday – Vatican
The funeral of Pope Francis is set to take place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.…
Pope Francis Dies of Stroke – Vatican
According to an official statement released by the Vatican, Pope Francis died early Monday morning at the age…
Plateau Christians Protest Easter Killings in Jos
Christians from across Plateau State gathered on Easter Monday for a solemn protest in Jos, the state capital,…
Bandits Demand N60 Million from 12 Zamfara Villages
Bandits operating in parts of Zamfara State have reportedly demanded a huge sum of N60 million from twelve…
CBEX: We’re Not Regulatory Agency for Online Businesses — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has made it clear that it does not regulate or approve…
Controversy Trails Death of 2 Actors in Owerri After Meal, Wine
There is a controversy surrounding the unexpected death of two Nollywood actors in Owerri following a night of…
Death Toll in Lagos Building Collapse Rises to 5, 15 Rescued
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that the death toll from the building collapse in…
We’ve Raised Over ₦10m Raised in Four Days to Relocate Quadri Alabi – Lawyer
In just four days, over ₦10 million has been raised to support Quadri Alabi, a teenager whose viral…
23 Things to Know About Late Pope Francis
Pope Francis died at the age of 88 in the early hours of Easter Monday, April 21, 2025,…
What Happens Next After Pope’s Death? Here’s All You Need to Know
For centuries, the Catholic Church has followed a structured process when the leader of the Church passes away.…
BREAKING: Pope Francis is Dead
Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, with the Vatican confirming the sad news early Monday…
NYSC Releases Postings for 2025 Batch A Stream I Corps Members, Warns Against Night Travel
The National Youth Service Corps has officially released the deployment list for the 2025 Batch A Stream I…
New Terrorist Group ‘Mahmuda’ Allegedly Occupying Kwara, Niger Communities – Emir Raises Alarm
Emir of Yashikira, Umoru Seriki, from Baruten Local Government Area in Kwara State, has voiced serious concern over…
Students Weep As Universities, Banks Face Probe Over NELFUND Loan Fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has launched an investigation into some universities and…
Police Rescue 10 Abducted Students, Two Women After Gun Battle in Edo
The Edo State Police Command has successfully rescued ten students and two women from kidnappers in separate operations…