One of the schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Kebbi, on Sunday has escaped and returned home. According to the Associated Press (AP), the school principal, Musa Rabi Magaji, said the girl broke free minutes after the attack. He added that another student, who was not among the 25 confirmed abducted, also managed […]

Widow of the late Bamidele Akingboye, former Social Democratic Party, SDP, governorship candidate in the November 2024 Ondo State election, Christy Akingboye, has publicly defended herself against allegations that she had a hand in her husband’s death.

By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT— Two children have been reported dead in a night fire incident in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The fire incident happened 10 p.m. on Sunday at Rumuola area of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the fire, which razed the makeshift estate around Captain Elechi Amadi […]

..As Ofobrukueta tasks Police on thorough investigation By Ochuko Akuopha ASABA— THE Delta State Police Command, yesterday, confirmed the murder of the Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state, Mr Ese Idisi. Meanwhile, the immediate past chairman of Ethiope council, Victor Ofobrukueta, has charged the […]

“If we want to bring down insurgency and terrorism in Nigeria, we must address the challenges we are facing in Lake Chad.

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced Prof. Cyril Ndifon, suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), to five years’ imprisonment without an option of fine.

Sulaiman Abdulllahi said the bandits killed the school’s vice principal, and others with unidentified bodies littering the school premises

By Henry Ojelu The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro, SAN, has debunked reports claiming that actor Olanrewaju James, known as Baba Ijesha, was freed after being cleared by the Court of Appeal, describing the circulating narrative as “false, misleading and irresponsible.” Speaking to journalists in Lagos yesterday, Pedro said his […]

By Peter Duru Makurdi—Benue State is under siege as armed herdsmen and bandits continue to terrorize communities, leaving at least 53 people dead and residents living in fear. In Kwande Local Government Area, two traders were ambushed on Saturday while returning from the Jato-Aka Market to Nzaav community in Yaav Council Ward. Eyewitnesses said the […]

Diaspora is a place where many Nigerians are working so hard to go.

Travelling abroad is so cherished in Nigeria that a family with a relative in the diaspora is perceived as rich, especially by rural dwellers.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled attempts by a drug syndicate operating in Orita-Apeje, Araromi-Okeodo forest reserve, Ife South LGA, Osun State, to distribute large quantities of processed skunk—a strain of cannabis—across the country. A total of 11,135 kilograms were seized on Tuesday, 11th November 2025, following days of surveillance in the forest.

As the debate over constitutional restructuring intensifies, the renewed push for the creation of Anioma State has moved to the front burner of national discourse.

The House of Representatives has commenced what may become  one of the most extensive financial investigations in Nigeria as lawmakers begin a detailed probe into the alleged non-repatriation of about 850 billion dollars in export proceeds recorded between 1996 and 2014.

The new monarch pledged to uphold peace, tradition and development for the people of Olomu, promising to work with the traditional council and youth

“This statement fits a disturbing pattern in which Gumi routinely downplays or denies targeted killings of Christians”