EDO GOVERNOR THREATENS TO SIGN FATHER’S DEATH WARRANT OVER KIDNAPPING
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has vowed to sign the death warrant of anyone convicted of kidnapping, declaring that he would not spare even...
NAFDAC DRAGS 46-YEAR-OLD MAN TO COURT OVER FAKE CASAMIGOS TEQUILA, RED LABEL
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arraigned a 46-year-old man, Okafor Isioma, over the alleged production, distribution and...
VINÍCIUS JÚNIOR INVITES SUDANESE BOY WHO LOST BOTH LEGS TO REAL MADRID MATCH
Real Madrid superstar Vinícius Júnior has warmed hearts after inviting a 13-year-old Sudanese boy, Zaher, who lost both legs in a drone strike, to...
200-LEVEL STUDENT DIES AFTER FALLING OFF MOVING SHUTTLE BUS
A 200-level student of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, has died after allegedly falling off a moving campus shuttle bus in a...
54 YEARS OLD WOMAN FAKES KIDNAP, DEMANDS N15M FROM BROTHER
A 54-year-old woman has landed in police net in Delta State after allegedly staging her own kidnap and demanding N15m ransom from her younger...
UK COUNCILLOR IN TROUBLE OVER ‘MELT NIGERIANS, USE THEM TO FILL POTHOLES’ COMMENT
A 66-year-old former UK councillor, Glenn Gibbins, has been convicted by a British court over a controversial Facebook post in which he suggested that...
FG RAISES ALARM OVER ‘POISONOUS’ FOODS IN MARKETS
The Federal Government has raised the alarm over the growing use of dangerous chemicals in food sold in Nigerian markets, warning that consumers may...
NIGERIAN DRIVER JAILED 3½ YEARS FOR RUNNING OVER CYCLIST WHO SPAT AT HIM
A Nigerian delivery driver in the United Kingdom, Mark Okotie, has been jailed for three and a half years after deliberately using his van...
I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT PAEDOPHILE MEANT UNTIL POLICE ARRESTED ME – BABA IJESHA
Nollywood actor Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has stirred fresh controversy after claiming that he did not know the meaning of “paedophile”...
OIL PRICES FALL, FG TELLS MARKETERS TO SLASH PETROL COST
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned oil refiners and marketers against keeping petrol and diesel prices high despite the recent...
NIGERIANS ARE SUFFERING, LIFE IS NOT EASY – GBAJABIAMILA
Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has admitted that Nigerians are going through tough economic times, saying nobody can pretend that...
AKPABIO REVEALS HOW HE ESCAPED PASSENGERS’ ANGER AT AIRPORT
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has revealed how he once concealed his identity at an airport to escape the anger of frustrated passengers stranded for...
SENATE FEARS AIR DISASTER OVER TINUBU, VIP FLIGHT MOVEMENTS
The Senate has raised fears of a possible aviation disaster over frequent restrictions of airports and airspace to accommodate the movements of President Bola...
AKPABIO ANNOUNCES N100M REWARD FOR VICTORIOUS FLAMINGOS
Nigeria’s victorious U-17 women’s football team, the Flamingos, have received a N100 million donation from the Senate following their historic triumph at the FIFA...
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS THREATEN STRIKE OVER ‘FAILING’ EQUIPMENT
Nigeria’s aviation sector is facing a fresh crisis as air traffic controllers threaten to withdraw their services over deteriorating communication and surveillance equipment used...
MAN JAILED FOR SPENDING N21.9M MISTAKENLY SENT TO HIS ACCOUNT
A man, Chinedu Francis Nwabuisi, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment without an option of fine for spending N21.9 million mistakenly credited to...
US ISSUES TRAVEL BAN WARNING FOR 23 COUNTRIES – FULL LIST
The United States has issued a fresh travel warning to its citizens, placing 23 countries on its highest-risk travel advisory list and telling Americans...
TINUBU’S $500M LOAN: ATIKU BEGS WORLD BANK TO STOP APPROVAL
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has kicked against President Bola Tinubu’s proposed $500 million World Bank loan, warning that the move could saddle his incoming...
PASTOR’S WIFE DIES AFTER DELIVERING TRIPLETS IN ANAMBRA
A wave of grief has hit the Christian community in Nnewi, Anambra State, after the wife of a popular clergyman, Pastor Ejike Nwachukwu, reportedly...
MIYETTI ALLAH CHAIRMAN SHOT DEAD AT HOME IN TARABA
Gunmen have reportedly killed Alhaji Ibrahim Dio, Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Takum Local Government Area of...
ACTRESS UNDER FIRE FOR ALLOWING BABY TO ‘DRIVE’ MOVING CAR
Nollywood actress Yetunde Barnabas has come under heavy criticism after a disturbing video allegedly showing her allowing her toddler son to handle the steering...
CANADA SEEKS MORE FOREIGN WORKERS, MAKES RURAL IMMIGRATION SCHEME PERMANENT
Canada has made its Rural Community Immigration Pilot a permanent programme, opening a fresh pathway for skilled foreign workers seeking to live and work...
‘I’M BORN AGAIN’: MUSLIM GOVERNOR BAGO SINGS GOSPEL SONGS AT CHRISTIAN CONCERT
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has stirred reactions after mounting the stage at a Christian concert in Minna to sing gospel songs, including one...
LAGOS, OGUN MOVE AGAINST UNREGISTERED HERBAL PRACTITIONERS
The Lagos and Ogun State governments have moved to strengthen the regulation of traditional medicine practitioners, with Ogun seeking to adopt Lagos’ regulatory model...
2027: WIKE OFFERS N10M TO EACH COUNCILLOR WHO DELIVERS WARD FOR TINUBU
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dangled a N10 million reward before councillors who deliver their respective wards to...
