NDLEA arrests influencer over $28m cocaine shipment bound for UK
…Agency seizes 184.5kg cocaine, arrests two suspects in Lagos A Nigerian social media influencer, Afolabi Kazeem Micheal, popularly known as “KC Luxury”, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over his alleged links to an international cocaine trafficking network. The arrest according to BBC, followed the seizure of 184.5 kilogrammes of […]
Two sustain multiple fractures in Lagos flyover accident
Two persons sustained severe injuries on Sunday after a commercial motorcyclist operating illegally on the Iyana-Iba Flyover inward Volkswagen area of the Badagry Expressway was involved in a multiple-vehicle accident in Lagos.
Lagos shuts Eko Bridge indefinitely for safety, repairs
The Lagos State Government has announced the emergency closure of Eko Bridge (outbound to Lagos Island) for safety investigations and repairs.
Ekiti moves against kidnappings after pastor killed in night vigil attack
While the community of Eda Oniyo in Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State grapples with the immediate trauma of the recent attack in a church which led to the death of a revivalist simply known as Pastor Aregbe and abduction of about 15 worshippers by bandits…
Benin community where locals solve crime without the police
IN the midst of hustling and bustling of city life where everyone mind their business and more interested in what monetary gains they would get from any transaction
Hajj: 343 Lagos pilgrims land in Saudi Arabia
343 intending pilgrims have landed at the King AbdulAzeez International Airport, Madinah, Saudi Arabia, for the 2026 Hajj
Ondo probes mother’s death after quintuplets’ delivery; donates N2m to family
“Appropriate actions will follow the outcome of the investigation to enhance maternal healthcare delivery and prevent future occurrences”
You can have great sex at 40
Both of them were naked. Sesan was in shock. He leapt from the bed and ran out of the house, running like a man possessed in my towelling robe
Lightning kills police officer on duty in Maiduguri
A lightning strike which erupted in the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council of Borno State has claimed the life of a policeman, Abdulkadir Garba, known as ‘Buratai’, while on duty.
Four killed, four injured in fresh Plateau attack, clash with security operatives
No fewer than four persons have been killed in separate violent incidents in Plateau State, including a fresh attack on a community in Riyom Local Government Area and a clash involving security operatives and residents in Pankshin LGA.
How aircraft financing, insurance costs, others weigh down airlines — Okonkwo
By Dickson Omobola Professor Obiora Okonkwo is spokesperson for the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, and the Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, UNA. He was a panelist at the 2026 edition of International Air Transport Association, IATA, Focus Africa Conference, themed: ‘Elevating Aviation Safety, Connectivity, and Operational Efficiency in Africa,’ held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During […]
Beyond Garri: Mapping Nigeria’s $1bn path to Cassava derivative exports
In global agriculture, Nigeria stands as the world’s largest cassava producer. Hence, it can be described as the undisputed heavyweight champion of cassava
r. George Adimike: The priest who builds palaces for strangers
Fr. George is not your everyday cleric. With a PhD. in Systematic Theology from the prestigious Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome Italy and a PGD in Ratzinger Studies
Nigerians eating themselves to death – Experts warn
Traditional processing methods have been replaced by practices driven by speed, profit, and rising demand
Troops neutralise 50 terrorists, losses 2 soldiers in Yobe attack
By Ndahi Marama, Damaturu Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have killed 50 members of Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters in a failed assaults launched on Headquarters 27 Brigade at Buni Gari and the Buni Gari Checkpoint of Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe state. The incident which took place in […]
Armed herdsmen take over Benue road, attack commuters, machete female passenger
Suspected armed herdsmen are reported to have taken over the Gyungu Aze-Yogbo road in Mbayer/Yandev Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state, attacking commuters and leaving a female passenger severely injured during one of the assaults.
