Video: Teenager hacks celebrities’ WhatsApp, sells ‘adult contents’ to classmates in Delta
Working from home fueling rise in secret drinking — Survey
How kidnappers killed Abuja-based lawyer, Princess Chigbo, after N3m ransom demand — Family
2026 Budget: INEC gets N1tr, as NSCDC HQ dogs get N57. 5m
Bloodbath in Benue: Rival cult gangs kill 8 in supremacy clash
Who’s to blame as refuse heaps swamp Lagos?
Illegal mining destroying our farmlands — Ogun communities

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Community parades teenager naked for stealing tubers of yam
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.
From corruption to civil liberties: High-stakes cases that will shape 2026
As Nigeria settles into 2026, the nation’s courts will undoubtedly become the most consequential theatres of power.
Police launch manhunt after suspected bandits kill five forest guards in Oyo
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.
Lagos: Residents, traders lament as refuse swamp Ajegunle Market
“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”
Court orders interim forfeiture of Malami’s 57 properties worth N213bn
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.
NYSC to deploy corps members based on security conditions, policies
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.
Community parades teenager naked for stealing yams
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.
Oyo suspends monarch over illegal mining
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.
5.36m electricity customers remain without meters — NERC
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 […]
Army rescues retired colonel from kidnappers in Plateau
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 […]
Accommodation: UNILAG may allow squatting, to sanction racketeers
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.
Nursing mother, child abducted in Ondo
The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the abduction of a nursing mother and her child along Supare/Ajegunle in Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state.
‘I need help’ – Man who lost hands to electrocution 23 years ago during official NEPA duty
In 2002, when he was working on an electrical pole for the defunct NEPA (now PHED), unannounced power restoration led to electrocution
‘How oath-taking stops trafficked victims from talking’
There are several shrines in Benin, Edo State capital and beyond where people go to take oaths over personal and sometimes collective issues
2027: In reality, there can’t be a one party state – Adebayo, SDP leader
Adewole Adebayo, leader of the SDP and the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, in this interview, bares his mind on the new tax policy

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