A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has sentenced three men to prison for abducting and trafficking a two-year-old boy from Cross River State, in a bid to take him to Benue State.

By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The National Coordinator of the Safe Schools Initiative, Hajiya Halima Iliya, has called for stronger collaboration between the initiative and the Armed Forces of Nigeria to enhance the security of schools across the country. Iliya made the call on Thursday when she paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of […]

Women leader faces possible suspension over NWC-backed candidates By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — The crisis rocking the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has deepened following allegations that some political appointees of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa attended a campaign rally organised by a Social Democratic Party, SDP, candidate for Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency. […]

By Evelyn Usman LAGOS — No fewer than 65 persons were feared dead in fire and other emergency incidents across Lagos State between January and September 2026, while property estimated at N13.24 billion was lost, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has said. The agency disclosed this in its Third Quarter Activity Report, which […]

By Hadiza Yusuf KANO — The Kano State Police Command has arrested 47 suspects for alleged thuggery, drug peddling, phone snatching and other related offences during operations conducted across the state between October 1 and 7, 2026. The Command also said it recovered quantities of suspected illicit drugs, dangerous weapons and three Android mobile phones […]