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Army: We’ve arrested soldier who killed Insp. Ganiyu, justice will be served
The incident is highly regrettable, given the Division’s commitment to the Nigerian Army Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement.…
Mozambique votes in tense election likely to see ruling party win
Four candidates are vying to replace President Filipe Nyusi, who is stepping down after serving two terms. The favourite is…
Village head arrested for supplying information to bandits in Katsina
ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the spokesperson for Katsina Police told journalists that on Oct. 3, based on credible intelligence, the command…
Governors to Supreme Court: Why law establishing EFCC should be voided
A seven-member panel of justices, led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, fixed the date after the states were joined as co-plaintiffs…
NCC to sanction Starlink over unilateral tariff increase
Starlink had last week announced the increase in the monthly subscription for its internet service in Nigeria from N38,000 to…
Group backs INEC on diaspora chapters of political parties
By Emmanuel Mogbede The Tinubu-Kashim Coalition in the U.S. has called on political parties’ leadership to accept in good faith,…
39 internet fraudsters jailed in Abakaliki
.The Justices also ordered that their mobile phones be auctioned by the Deputy Court Registrar of the court and proceeds…
Benin man Ofure Akpolo jailed for $22,297.97 internet fraud
The charge against Akpolo reads: That you Ofure Prince Akpolo (m) on or about the the 3rd day of June.…
Police: We’ll not provide security during Rivers LG election
The decision to shun the poll was in line with the judgment of the Federal High Court barring the police…
Iran risks setting entire region on fire, Germany’s Scholz says
Scholz noted that it was only thanks to Israel’s air defence and allies that the Iranian attack on Tuesday evening…
MNJTF troops rescue 38 hostages, disrupt Boko Haram supply chain in Gubio
He said that the MNJTF troops intercepted a group of Boko Haram terrorists transporting a large number of hostages. Upon…
Police provide snacks, water to protesters in Lagos
The National Coordinator of the ‘Take It Back Movement’, Mr Juwon Sanyaolu, urged the government to do more to reduce…
Tragedy in Jigawa: 4 teenage girls drown while swimming
According to the police, the victims, identified as Saina’u Musa, 12; Fiddausi Ado, 11; Habiba Musa, 12; and Bahijja Musa,…
Anambra: Soludo declares free education in senior secondary schools
The Governor announced his decision to cancel the tuition fee at a meeting with principals and head teachers of public…
Edo election: Security operatives mount roadblocks in Benin
Security personnel in the wee hours of the day began stopping and searching vehicles at the roadblocks, as well asking…
Notorious Plateau gunrunner Bitrus Gyang caught with 20 AK-47s in Kaduna
Kaduna Police Command’s Spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan revealed this in a statement on Friday. He said the suspect was arrested…
Edo election: Okpebholo vows to clear outstanding LG workers salaries within 100 days
Okpebholo, who listed the number of months owed in each of the local government areas, described the act as wickedness.
Court jails 22 internet fraudsters in Benin City
On Friday, September 13, Justice Braimoh convicted and sentenced the trio of Ayomide, Odafe and Obodo to two years imprisonment…
Nigerian govt issues flood alert as Cameroon begins release of water from Lagdo Dam
Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency gave the alert on Tuesday while announcing the decision of Cameroon to begin the release of…
Nigerian Ihejirika on death row for drug trafficking in Indonesia freed
Ihejirika's case came to light when a delegation from Nigeria, headed by the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Ojo…
Kogi: University student arrested for kidnapping, murder of female colleague
However, it was gathered that after killing her, Jeremiah, an indigene of Kaduna state, allegedly removed her private parts. Damilola…
Morocco 2025: Eguavoen talks about ‘momentum’ as Eagles land in Kigali
The Super Eagles began their campaign in the 2025 AFCON Qualifier on a bright note with a 3-0 thrashing of…
NiMet predicts 3- day thunderstorms, rains from Sunday
NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Saturday, forecast thunderstorms over parts of Borno, Jigawa, Taraba, Adamawa, Bauchi, and Gombe States in…
‘I take N21m home monthly’, Kano Senator busts lid on package of lawmakers
While blowing the lead on Nigerian lawmakers' humongous pay, Kawu said though his salary is less than N1 million monthly,…
Jos tailor bags 18 years for stealing from church
The prosecutor said that the convict broke into the church with the help of his friend now at large and…
Lagos govt intercepts truckload of banned Styrofoam packs
The Public Relations Officer, LAGESC, Mr Ajayi Lukman, confirmed this on Friday in a statement. He said the Mercedes-Benz 814…
Gunmen abduct journalist’s wife, 2 daughters, 8 other family members in Kaduna
Bashir, a correspondent for Nigeria Telegraph, told colleagues in Lokoja, Kogi State’s capital, on Friday in a brief statement that…
#Endbadgovernance protest: Tinubu orders crackdown on bearers of Russian flag
You can see that some subversive elements are pushing individuals to carry Russian flags in Nigeria; that is crossing the…
Our policies will propel economy out of downturns – Tinubu
Tinubu, represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the call while declaring open the 2024 African Caucus Meeting held at…
‘Hunger pushed me to steal yam on two occassions’
Gandu told the Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State:”hunger pushed me to steal yam on two occassions. ”I beg for…