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Two Dead After Illegal Mining Site Collapses in Niger State
Two people have lost their lives following the collapse of an illegal mining site in the Farin-Doki area…
Plateau: Death Toll Hits 52 as Anger Grows After Deadly Attack
The death toll from Sunday night’s brutal assault on Zike hamlet in the Kwall District of Irigwe Chiefdom,…
Alleged N33.8bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Trial of Ex-Power Minister Mamman
The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the ongoing trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman,…
Ekiti Court Sentences Two to Death for Kidnapping, Armed Robbery
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced two men, Onileowo Rotimi and Adetola Ayodele,…
Jesus Hates Poverty, Never Visited the Poor – Ibiyeomie
Pastor David Ibiyeomie, founder of Salvation Ministries, has declared that Jesus Christ never visited any poor person in…
Troops Rescue 16 Kidnapped Passengers in Plateau
Troops of the 3 Division, Nigerian Army, alongside Operation SAFE HAVEN, have successfully rescued 16 passengers who were…
No Rivalry Between Alaafin of Oyo and Ooni of Ife, Says Olugbon
The Vice Chairman of the Oyo State Council of Obas, Oba Olushola Alao, who also holds the title…
Man Who Tried to Steal Deity Statue in Ogun Mentally Ill — Police
The Ogun State Police Command has revealed that Jeremiah Nwoke, the man arrested for attempting to steal the…
Lagos Explosion: One Dead, Four in Critical Condition
Four people are currently fighting for their lives after an explosion rocked a popular tech hub in Ikeja,…
Two Arrested for Electric Cable Theft in Yobe
The Yobe State Police Command has apprehended two individuals, Yahaya Mustapha, 28, and Bello Yakubu, 38, for their…
Gunmen Kill NSCDC Officer in Bayelsa Ambush
Gunmen suspected to be militants launched a deadly ambush on officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence…
Pope Francis Defies Medical Advice Again, Surprises Crowd with Palm Sunday Appearance
Pope Francis on Palm Sunday brought smiles to thousands as he made an unexpected appearance in St. Peter’s…
Police Arrest Three For Hijacking Petrol Tanker in Oyo
Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three men linked to the hijacking of a tanker…
BREAKING: 8 Dead, Many Injured as Explosion Rocks Borno
At least a driver and seven passengers lost their lives on Saturday when their vehicle hit an improvised…
Father and Two Sons Killed in Plateau’s Renewed Violence
A father and his two sons tragically lost their lives on Friday when bandits launched an attack on…
Ondo Police Nab Main Suspect in Businessman’s Murder
The Police Command in Ondo State says it has successfully arrested the man suspected of killing Alhaji Awoyinka…
CG Adeniyi Stands Tall As He Receives Public Service Person of the Year Award
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi MFR, has been named the Public Service Person…
Uromi Killings: 14 Suspects Arrested, Vigilante Disbanded – Kano Deputy Governor
The Kano State Government has expressed satisfaction with the recent steps taken by the Edo State Government in…
Siemens CEO Agustin Escobar and Family Killed in New York Helicopter Crash
Six people, including Siemens executive Agustin Escobar and his family, tragically lost their lives when a sightseeing helicopter…
28-Year-Old Internet Fraudster Surrenders to EFCC, Admits to Romance Scams
A 28-year-old internet fraudster has voluntarily handed himself over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in…
Supreme Court Justice Calls for Clemency as Inside Sources Review Sunday Jackson’s Death Row Case
Supreme Court Justice Hellen Ogunwunmiju has made a plea for clemency for a controversial death row case of…
Sanwo-Olu Gifts LASU Best Graduating Student N10 Million
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has rewarded Isioma Sybil Nwosu, the best graduating student of Lagos State University…
Police Arrest Officer Accused in Viral Video of Stabbing Man in Ekiti
The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a police officer accused of stabbing a man in Ise-Ekiti following…
FUOYE Denies Negligence in Student’s Death, Reaffirms 24-hour Medical Services
The Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) has responded to circulating reports about the recent death of a student,…
Helicopter Crash in Hudson River Claims Six Lives, Including Three Children
On Thursday afternoon, a devastating helicopter crash in the Hudson River resulted in the loss of six lives,…
Suspected Herdsmen Kill 15 in Benue
A deadly attack on the farming community of Mbasombo in the Gwer East Local Government in Benue by…
Police Nab Suspects Behind Illegal NIN Collection in Anambra
National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, has announced that law enforcement officials have arrested suspects engaged in illegal National…
One Dies in Truck Crash on Third Mainland Bridge
One person has been confirmed dead following a tragic accident that occurred late Thursday night on the busy…
Armed Men Kill Three in Benue Community
Suspected armed herders killed three people on Wednesday night at Mbasombo community in Gwer East Local Government Area…
Herdsmen Kill Two in Fresh Benue Attack
Two farmers have been killed in separate incidents involving suspected herdsmen in Gwer West Local Government Area (LGA)…
FG to Tackle Root Causes of Farmer-Herder Conflicts, Says Minister
The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Muktar Maiha, has assured that the federal government is working to address…
Don’t Sell Your NIN for Money, NIMC Warns Nigerians
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued a stern warning to Nigerians, urging them not to sell…
Lagos Government Warns Agents Over Illegal Charges, Reasserts One-Year Rent Cap
The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing monthly, quarterly, and yearly rent payments, limited to…
Ogun Women Protest in Abeokuta, Urge Gov Abiodun to Stop Attacks on Farmers
A group of concerned women in Ogun State took to the streets of Abeokuta on Wednesday in a…
Security Forces Rescue 10 Kidnapped Victims, Neutralize One Bandit in Katsina
Katsina State Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs announced a successful rescue mission that led to the…
Police Inspector Passes Away Watching Arsenal Match in Calabar
A Police inspector, on Tuesday, lost his life while watching a Champions League football match between Arsenal and…
Police Detain Thug Who Attacked Female Driver in Viral Video
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a man identified as Friday Onu for allegedly attacking…
Niger Dumps French, Adopts Hausa as National Language
Niger has officially changed its national language from French to Hausa, marking a significant departure from its colonial…
Bandits Kill Two, Abduct Over 60 in Retaliatory Attacks in Zamfara
Bandits have carried out a series of deadly attacks in various villages within Tsafe Local Government Area (LGA)…
NSA Cautions Against Ransom Payments to Terrorists, Kidnappers, and Criminals
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has issued a stern warning against the practice of paying…
Appeal Court Reserves Judgement on Kano LG Election Legal Tussle
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has postponed judgment in a series of appeals tied to the…
Shun Military Recruitment and Focus on Farming – IPOB Urges Igbo Youths
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has advised youths in Nigeria’s South-East to avoid joining the Nigerian Army.…
N3bn from Kogi LGAs Laundered Through Private Bank Accounts – Witness Testifies
A compliance officer from Zenith Bank, Remigius Egu, told a Federal High Court in Abuja how more than…
Boko Haram: DHQ Fires Back as Zulum Raises Alarm Over Resurgence Claims
Tensions have grown between Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum and the Federal Government regarding the security situation in…
Court Orders Abuja School to Pay N100m Over Student’s Death
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has ordered Louisville Girls Secondary School in Gwagwalada to pay…
FG Orders Illegal Miners to Leave Zamfara Following Lead Poisoning Outbreak
The Federal Government has directed all illegal miners operating in Zamfara State to immediately leave the area. This…
Over 16,000 Doctors Left Nigeria in Seven Years, Says Health Minister
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, has revealed that over 16,000 doctors left…
Olubadan Voids Sarkin Sasa Title, Reaffirms Baale as Sole Authority in Sasa Community
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, has declared that the title of Sarkin Sasa in Akinyele Local…
Gunmen Kill One, Kidnap Final-Year University Student in Kebbi
A final-year student from the Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, has been kidnapped following an early morning attack on…
Defence HQ Responds to Claim That Generals Raised Ransom for Abducted Former NYSC DG
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has responded to claims that some retired military generals contributed money to pay a…
JAMB Uncovers 585 Fake A-Level Certificates, Four Arrested in Investigation
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered a total of 585 fake A-Level certificates in 2025.…
Six Dead, 59 Kidnapped as Bandits Invade Katsina Communities
A wave of violent attacks across various communities in Katsina State has resulted in the deaths of at…
Suspected Cultist Hacks Businessman to Death in Ondo, 3 Others Arrested
A suspected cultist has reportedly hacked to death a prominent businessman, Raimi Ibrahim, in Elegbeka community via Ipele,…
Police Busts Illegal Baby Factory in Lagos, Arrest 3 Suspects
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command has uncovered an illegal baby factory operating in Ijegun area and…
One Dead, Houses Razed as Warri Boils Following INEC’s Delineation of Constituency
Tensions in Warri have escalated following a controversial redrawing of constituency boundaries by the Independent National Electoral Commission…
EFCC Nabs Man for Buying Bank Account Details to Carry Out N2 Million Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), operatives from its Benin Zonal Directorate have apprehended a man identified…
Former Minister Dalung Slams FG Over Plateau Attacks, Calls Killings Genocidal
Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has strongly criticised the federal government for what he…
Don’t Frustrate Our Efforts to Tackle Insecurity, Sokoto Govt Warns Residents
The Sokoto State Government has called on residents to be mindful of their statements, especially those that could…
Lakurawa Terrorists Kill 13 Vigilantes in Kebbi
13 members of a local vigilante have been killed during a deadly attack in Morai, a village in…
#TakeItBack: I’ll Join Protest If I Have Time –Minister
Nigeria’s Minister of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, has said he is open to joining the ongoing protest…
Woman Drowns After Canoe Capsizes on Erekiti River in Lagos
A tragic incident occurred on Sunday, when a woman lost her life after a canoe capsized on the…
Vehicle Plunges from Otedola Bridge, Driver Rescued
A vehicle plunged off the Otedola Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Monday, 7th…
Lagos: Cause of Ijora-Badia Explosion Revealed
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has revealed that the explosion that shook the Ijora-Badia area on…
Emergency Rule: Police Fire Teargas at Protesters in Port Harcourt
Rivers State Police fired teargas at protesters in Port Harcourt on Monday morning as tensions rose over the…
BREAKING: Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters in Abuja
The Nigeria Police Force resorted to using tear gas on peaceful protesters in Abuja on Monday, as demonstrators…
IGP Withdraws Invitation to Emir Sanusi
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has taken a new approach in the ongoing investigation related to a…
Plateau Attack: 40 Killed, 383 Houses Razed and Over 1,000 Displaced
A violent attack on several communities in the Manguna District of Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State, has…
Police Warn ‘Take It Back Movement’ to Cancel April 7 Protest
The Nigeria Police Force has advised the group known as the “Take It Back Movement” to call off…
Gas Explosion Injures 15 in Lagos
At least 15 people were injured following a gas explosion in Ijora Badia, a densely populated community in…
NSA Ribadu Visits Jigawa Governor, Offers Condolences For Family Losses
National Security Adviser (NSA) Malam Nuhu Ribadu paid a condolence visit to the Governor of Jigawa State, Umar…
Police Raid Criminal Hideout in Anambra, Recover Stolen Goods, Relief Materials
The Anambra State Police Command, alongside a joint security team, has successfully raided a criminal hideout located in…
Two Chinese Nationals, Police Officer Killed in Abia State Ambush
Two Chinese expatriates and a policeman have been killed in an ambush by armed men in Abia State.…
‘Life is Not All About Politics’ — Atiku’s Son Responds to Criticism Over Visit to Ribadu’s Brother
Aliyu Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has cleared the air about his recent visit…
NCoS Debunks Claims of Illegal Detention of Jonathan’s 15 Domestic Staff in Okaka Centre
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Bayelsa State Command has refuted claims circulating on social media regarding the illegal…
Youth Employment Top of My Priorities – Alaafin of Oyo
The newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has shared his plans for the Oyo Kingdom, stressing…
I Was in Canada When I Received News of My Selection,’ says Alaafin
Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, the newly crowned Alaafin of Oyo, shared his unexpected and humbling experience that led…
We’ll Rebuild 200-Year-Old Oyo Palace, Preserve Our Tradition — Alaafin
The newly crowned Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, has shared his vision for the future of…
Pope Francis Defies Doctor’s Order, Makes Unexpected Appearance at Vatican
Pope Francis made an unexpected appearance in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, just two weeks after being discharged…
Police Arrest Fake Officer Linked to Threat of Reprisal Attacks Over Uromi Killings
The Kaduna State Police Command have arrested an individual who was posing as a police officer while threatening…
Supreme Court Overturns Five-Year Ban on Imo State Attorney General
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has overturned the five-year suspension imposed on the Attorney General of Imo State,…
One Dead, Two Injured in Fatal Accident on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed that one person has died and two others were…
Alaafin’s Coronation: New Era For Oyo – Tinubu
Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade has officially been crowned as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo. The grand coronation event,…
Police Alert Officers to April 7 Nationwide Protest
The Lagos State Police Command has issued an alert to its officers and unit commanders in preparation for…
Oba Abimbola Owoade Officially Crowned 46th Alaafin of Oyo
Oba Abimbola Owoade has been crowned the 46th Alaafin of Oyo. The historic coronation took place on Saturday,…
NHRC Condemns Abuse of Power by Military, Law Enforcement Officers
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has raised serious concerns over the ongoing abuse of power by military…
“Who Will Bury Me?” – 90-Year-Old Mother Pleads for Release of Daughter Detained by Patience Jonathan
Q 90-year-old woman has made a tearful public appeal to Nigeria’s former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, asking for…
Stolen Jewellery: Former Aides of Patience Jonathan Cry Out Over Delayed Trial for Six Years, Harsh Treatment
Several former domestic workers of Nigeria’s ex-First Lady, Patience Jonathan, have remained in custody since 2019 without a…
CCTV Now Installed on Third Mainland Bridge to Prevent Suicides, Curb Llegal Sand Mining – Umahi
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, has disclosed the installation of new surveillance equipment on Lagos’ Third Mainland…
JUST IN:Suspected Herdsmen Attack Benue Again, Kill Security Guard Killed Near Otobi Dam
Suspected herdsmen have launched another deadly attack in Benue State, resulting in the killing of a security guard…
Plateau Attack: Death Toll Hits 52, as Security Forces Intensify Operations
The number of people killed during violent attacks on communities in Plateau State’s Bokkos Local Government Area has…
Kebbi Suspends Perm Sec for Claiming State, Sokoto Have More Gays, Lesbians
The Kebbi State government has suspended a senior official, Nasiru Abubakar Kigo, for making controversial claims about the…
NDDC Releases N10bn to Boost Entrepreneurship in Niger Delta
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has disbursed N10 billion to the Niger Delta Chamber of Commerce, Industry,…
Slain 16 Travellers: Nigerians Gripped by Helplessness Over Failing Security, Says Laolu Akande
In the wake of the brutal murder of 16 Northern travellers in Uromi, Edo State, former presidential aide…
Umahi Announces Rehabilitation Works to Begin on Independence Bridge in Three Weeks
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has confirmed that rehabilitation work on the Independence Bridge in Lagos will…
Lagos Traffic: Umahi Reopens Independence Bridge, Promises Permanent Repair
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced the reopening of the Independence Bridge in Lagos on Friday, which…
JUST IN: Nigeria Receives One Million Doses of Gavi-Funded Vaccine to Combat Meningitis Outbreak
Nigeria has received more than one million doses of the pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV), supported by Gavi’s…
Police, Military Rescue Israeli National Kidnapped in Taraba
A collaborative effort between the police, military, and local hunters has led to the rescue of an Israeli…
VOA Shuts Down Broadcast in Nigeria, Ghana, and Other West African Nations After 46 Years
The Voice of America (VOA) Hausa service has abruptly gone off air in Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, and Niger,…
Gunmen Attack Passenger Bus in Benue, Kill Driver, Kidnap Passengers
A deadly attack occurred on Thursday night in Ikobi, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, where armed…
Inmate Kills Wife During Prison Visit
A tragic incident took place at Burg Prison in Magdeburg, Germany, where an inmate killed his wife during…