The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has expanded its lexicon with the addition of new Nigerian words and expressions in its latest update, published in December 2025 and carried into 2026.

AN advocacy group, Ibile Justice Forum, yesterday, raised the alarm over illegal mining activities in Iloro I, Iloro II and Ibiri villages, in Ado-Odo community of Ogun State, urging the state and Federal Governments to recover their farmlands for the community.

No fewer than nine persons were killed by suspected bandits and herdsmen in Oyo and Benue states in the last 24 hours.

TRADERS and residents of Boundary Market area, Ajegunle, Lagos State have decried the poor state of the environment, saying that poor waste management practices have led people to dump their refuse on the roads.

The legal team of popular cleric, Pastor Chris Okafor, has challenged social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, actress Doris Ogala and other individuals making allegations against him to submit concrete proof to the Nigeria Police, warning that failure to do so would attract full legal consequences.

A 17-year-old boy (name withheld) has been paraded naked round Ajegbole community in Gabu ward of Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State for stealing tubers of yam.

The Oyo State Police Command has deployed intelligence operatives, tactical teams and mobile personnel following a deadly attack on the National Forest Rangers’ Office in Oloka Village via Ikoyi-Ile, which left five officers dead.

“Every shop, I think, pays N600 every month, but LAWMA don’t come. At the end of the day we use our money to throw the dirt”

The EFCC alleged that Malami, his son, and Asabe conspired to disguise the origin of funds, acquire property indirectly, and retain sums they allegedly knew were proceeds of unlawful activities.

Nafiu described mobilisation as the heartbeat of the scheme, noting that when it was conducted with precision and integrity, the entire service year proceeded smoothly.

A 17-year-old boy, simply identified as Ipo Agba, has been paraded naked around Ajegbole community in Gabu Ward of Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State for allegedly stealing yams.

THE Oyo State government, yesterday, suspended the Sobaloju of Ofiki in Atisbo Local Government Area, Jacob Adefabi, over alleged illegal mining activities in the community.

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that 5.36 million electricity customers nationwide remain without meters, leaving them exposed to the unpredictable estimated billing methods by distribution companies (DisCos). According to the Commission’s third-quarter 2025 industry report published on its website, as of 30 September 2025, only 6.662 million   of the 12.030 […]

Troops of Operation Enduring Peace, yesterday, said it has rescued Colonel Ajanaku (retd), following his abduction by gunmen in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Army, which made this known via its official X handle, stated that the retired officer was kidnapped in the early hours of January 5, 2026 from his residence […]

FACED with inadequate accommodation as over 30,000 students jostle for about 8,000 bed spaces, the management of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, may approve squatting for students with their colleagues, just as it vowed to sanction those engaged in hostel racketeering.