Nigeria pushes for prisoner transfer deal with Tanzania over 30 Nigerians in jail
By Nkiruka Nnorom The Federal Government has said it will pursue prisoner transfer agreement with Tanzanian authorities as part of efforts to secure the return of the over 30 Nigerians currently serving jail terms in the East African country. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, disclosed this yesterday in response to Vanguard’s […]
Fake Colgate toothpaste floods market, NAFDAC warns
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned citizens about the spread of unapproved and potentially fake toothpaste products falsely linked to Colgate.
JAMB releases 1.26m more UTME results, total hits 1.89m
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board ,JAMB, has released the results of candidates who sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination ,UTME,on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18.
Pirates abduct 20 passengers including UTME candidates in Calabar
No fewer than 20 passengers, including candidates of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), were reportedly abducted by sea pirates along the Calabar waterways on Friday.
Terrorists abduct another Kwara monarch, demand N400m ransom
The traditional ruler of Olayinka community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Salman Olátúnjí Aweda, was abducted by terrorists in the early hours of Saturday.
We apprehended seven militia herdsmen over kidnapped JAMB candidates – Police
The Benue State Police Command has arrested seven suspected militia herdsmen in connection with last Wednesday’s abduction of passengers aboard an 18-seater Benue Links bus along the Makurdi-Otukpo highway.
ALLEGED INFIDELITY: Lagos murder suspect flees, returns to C/River, ‘kills’ lover
On Sunday, March 29, a 30-year-old man, Sunday Ejor, of Nwang community, Ekajuk Ward 2 in Ogoja Local Government Area of Northern Cross River State…
We thought it was Malaysia—Survivors expose ruthless trafficking ring
On February 17, 2026, Bella Boluwatife packed her bags with hope. Like many young Nigerian women searching for a better life, she believed she was on her way to Malaysia…
Abducted JAMB candidates, others: Captors demand N9m for each captive, father cries
The father of two victims abducted Wednesday from a Benue Links bus en route Otukpo has cried out over ransom demands by their captors, who he said are insisting on N9 million for each of his kidnapped children.
‘Coastal road changed lives; children return to school’, indigenes recount
“It has affected me 100% because before now I’ve been at home Now at least we are going home happily. Everything is going very well, My children, my wife,they are eating,” he said.
18 pregnant women rescued from Lagos ‘baby factory’; children sold for N1m
The operatives rescued 18 pregnant women and 10 children. They also arrested the operators of the facility, Okeke and Agwu.
Jilli market airstrike: I lost six brothers in the operation—Resident
•Over 100 recovered bodies already buried •Those killed not innocent civilians —Minister of Defence •Why market still operates in spite govt closure By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Mallam Abatcha Gubio, a resident of the Jilli community in Borno-Yobe border, has claimed that he lost six brothers at last Saturday’s airstrikes targeted at terrorists, disclosing that over 100 bodies […]
Reintegration of Repentant Terrorists: Nigerians furious – ‘Help victims before helping killers’
Retired military officers, human rights activists, lawyers and other concerned Nigerians have expressed outrage as they condemned the reintegration of repentant terrorists into the society by the Federal Government …
Kidnapped JAMB candidates: Benue bus driver arrested – Mgt
The management of Benue Links Nigeria Limited has confirmed that its driver who conveyed kidnapped passengers, mostly Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, examination condidates, in an 18-seater bus from Makurdi to Otukpo has been arrested.
Painful journey of FESTAC ’77 emblem artist and Edo’s renewed hope
Pa Igbinovia, creator of Queen Idia head emblem for FESTAC ’77, battles failing health, impaired vision and hearing, and realities of poverty
Airline operators threaten to suspend operations over surge in Jet fuel price
Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has warned that airlines across the country may suspend operations from April 20, 2026, over what it described as an “astronomical and unsustainable” rise in the price of Jet A1 fuel.
