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JCourt sentences youth to 3 years imprisonment for impersonation during JAMB exam

JAMB fumes, throws challenge over UTME venue, time controversies

Benjamin insisted that JAMB recognises the importance of convenience for candidates and ensures they sit for their examinations in locations…
APC chairmanship aspirant Olasunkanmi sympathizes with Agege community over Pen Cinema accident

APC chairmanship aspirant Olasunkanmi sympathizes with Agege community over Pen Cinema accident

Hon. Taiwo Olasunkanmi Samuel, a leading All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship aspirant in Agege, has extended heartfelt sympathy to the…
FAAN

FAAN announces date for resumption of flights at Enugu Airport

FAAN had on April 18 announced the closure of the Enugu airport for repairs due to a sudden and significant…
Supporters of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, defy gunshots to inaugurate new chapter of their group 'New Associates' in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State

Wike’s supporters defy gunshots, inaugurate new chapter in Bayelsa

The supporters of New Associates, who had thronged the venue as early as 8am, were already seated when the gunmen…
The Minister of Finance of Wale Edun says the Federal Government plans to reduce inflation rate to single digit and create more jobs.

FG to reduce inflation, create more jobs – Edun

The minister also said that President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda were working and the results were commendable.
Pope Francis was buried in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, his favourite church in Rome, on Saturday after a two-hour funeral service

Pope Francis buried in Rome’s Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Some 150,000 people watched Pope Francis’ funeral procession through Rome from the roadside, according to estimates by the Vatican.
A driver was injured as his fully-laden truck plunged down Pen Cinema Bridge in Lagos and landed on two buses early Saturday morning.

Truck plunges down Lagos bridge, lands on 2 buses

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) announced the grave accident in a statement by its spokesperson Adebayo Taofiq. According…
NIDCOM says 231 Nigerian youths, many of whom were lured coerced into engaging in internet fraud in Ghana have been rescued and return home

Nigerian youths ‘coerced’ into internet fraud, others rescued from Ghana

The statement quoted Dominic Mensah, Head of Human Trafficking at Ghana’s Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in Ghana as…
Pope Francis' funeral unites Trump, Zelensky in Rome

Pope Francis’ funeral unites Trump, Zelensky in Rome

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky met for fifteen minutes inside St Peter's Basilica ahead of Pope…
UK Government deports 43 individuals, including failed asylum seekers and convicted criminals to Nigeria and Ghana, a report on gov.uk says.

UK deports 43 convicted criminals, failed asylum seekers, others to Nigeria, Ghana

The report indicated that the deportation operation followed the Organised Immigration Crime Summit, where the UK convened over 40 countries,…
FRSC boss, Shehu Mohammed hails conviction, sentencing of four motorists for flouting road safety rules by a Mobile Court in FCT.

FRSC redeploys 26 senior officers

The FRSC Corps Marshal also appointed for the first time in the history of the Corps, a female Corps Commander,…
Kano governor Abba Yusuf dissolves Ministry of Higher Education being overseen by his estranged deputy, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo.

Kano govt recovers N28m ‘March salaries’ to dead, retired workers

By Aminu Garko The Kano State Government has uncovered payment of over N27 million to 247 individuals who have either…
Messaging platform, WhatsApp, to appeal Nigeria's tribunal ruling affirming the $220m fine imposed on its by the country's FCCPC.

WhatsApp rejects Nigeria tribunal’s $220m fine, to appeal ruling

WhatsApp said that it would urgently apply to stay the order and appeal the ruling of Nigeria’s Competition and Consumer…
Police recover pistol, ammunition, arrest one suspect during a raid on a criminal den in Masaka community of Nasarawa State

Nasarawa: Police raid criminals’ hideout, nab suspect, recover pistol

Nansel said that the operation was part of the strategies adopted by the state Commissioner of Police, Shetima Jauro-Mohammed, to…
Police

Civilian volunteer dies, as police rescue 7 kidnap victims in Edo

In the first incident, operatives of the Igarra Area Command, Igueben Divisional Police Headquarters, Operation Rescue Teams with vigilantes and…
IGP Kayode Egbetokun says Police will work with Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS) to safeguard the country's forests from criminals

Insecurity: Police ready to collaborate with forest security service- IG

Egbetokun gave the assurance when the Commander General of NFSS, Dr Wole Osatimehin, paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja.
Police arrest three men in Abeoukuta, the capital of Ogun State, for allegedly trading in human parts, including cerebral bones

‘How three Ogun men were arrested with human parts’

Ogun Police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, disclosed in a statement that the three men were arrested on April 22 at about…
Post-UTME

2025 UTME: JAMB delists four centres, hands over 27 impersonators to police

While JAMB commends the 883 centres that have demonstrated exceptional performance, it unequivocally warns that any centre failing to meet…
President Bola Tinubu says Osun governor, Ademola Adeleke, has created a niche for himself as a politician of reckoning in Nigeria and beyond

2027: Group urges Adeleke, Tinubu to strike ‘mutual supportive agreement’

According to the group, rather than leaving the (PDP), Adeleke should fully support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in…
Court jails Kaduna man Darlington Ogihonmwanghomwan for defrauding one Zainab Baloni of N1.2 million through a phony poultry investment deal.

Fraudulent Kaduna poultry investor Darlington Ogihonmwanghomwan jailed

Ogihonmwanghomwan was arrested by the anti-graft agency after his victim petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC about the…
Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun

Egbetokun launches police school protection squad in Edo

Egbetokun who was represented by AIG in charge of Zone 5, Benin, Salman Garba-Dogo, said the squad that is specifically…
Kogi govt insists telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria must comply with its statutory terms, conditions to resume operations in the state.

Why we shutdown MTN services – Kogi govt

The Kogi government has been at loggerheads with MTN, leading to the forceful and total closure of the company services…
Police raise alarm over what they described as the rising incidents of murder in Ebonyi State, describing it as “bad act to mankind”.

Police say cause of death Ebonyi man, son ‘mysterious’

Some reports circulating online had indicated that the Ebonyi man and his son died following consumption of food prepared by…

Otunba Gbenga Daniel: Transforming Education across Ogun State

Under the visionary leadership of Otunba Gbenga Daniel during his tenure as the Executive Governor of Ogun State (2003-2011), the…
FBI

“FBI report shocks: Cyber Crime losses in U.S. soar to $16 billion in 2024

California, Texas, and Florida led the nation in reporting cyber crime complaints, with people aged 60 and above bearing the…
EFCC

EFCC declares four foreign accomplices linked to CBEX fraud wanted

The suspects, whose photographs have been made available by the Commission, are wanted in connection with fraudulent activities allegedly carried…
How a pepper seller's son rose to become an LG chairmanship aspirant

How a pepper seller’s son rose to become an LG chairmanship aspirant

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has scheduled elections for July 12 in all 57 council areas, and Shehu's…
Omisore

LG Poll: Ikeja Youths purchase N5.5m Chairmanship Nomination Form for Omisore

Bolaji further noted that the decision to endorse Omisore came after a thorough review of his plans, achievements, and long-standing…
Herdsmen

Edo traditional ruler orders herders out of community over insecurity

According to the royal father, the people of Ekperi have endured a series of relentless attacks, including the kidnapping of…

IHR sends important message to Hajj Officials

In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, IHR’s National Coordinator, Ibrahim Muhammad, emphasized the importance of educating Nigerian pilgrims…