Benue Killings: 2Baba calls for urgent action, says ‘we can’t pretend anymore’
Nigerian music icon, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has condemned the continued killings in Benue State, describing the attacks on communities in Otukpo Local Government Area as unacceptable. The Benue-born singer spoke on Wednesday during a visit to Otukpo-Nobi, one of the communities recently attacked by suspected armed herders. The visit came weeks after […]
Ex-minister Sadiya Farouq hospitalised in Egypt, counsel tells court
The anti-graft agency accused the former minister and her co-defendants of misappropriating about $1.3 million and N746.6 million.
N118bn saved, N19.72bn lost to Lagos fires in 2025 —Govt
By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — THE Lagos State government, yesterday, disclosed that properties valued at N118.32 billion were saved from fire incidents in 2025, while properties worth N19.72 billion were lost to various fire outbreaks across the state. The Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Mr Olugbenga Oyerinde, disclosed this during the 2026 ministerial press […]
Oyo Kidnap: Empower monarch with security votes, logistics – Oluwo tells Tinubu
“The government has to empower traditional rulers with security votes and other logistics support because they are always the first point of contact”
Oyo: ‘We’re working to rescue all victims’ — President Tinubu assures
President Bola Tinubu has assured the people of Oyo State that the Federal Government is working closely with state authorities and security agencies to secure the release of pupils, students and teachers abducted by gunmen in Esiele community, Oriire Local Government Area.
Oyo School Kidnap: Bandits kill teacher; panic grips community
“One of the Amotekun operative is in a critical condition in the hospital, while a few soldiers, hunters, and other operatives were wounded”
