Sesugh didn’t die in our custody – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Saturday denied claims that Asar Michael Sesugh died in its custody, insisting that Sesugh, who had escaped from detention weeks earlier, was neither in its custody nor on bail when he died.
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Iran vows to hunt down, kill Netanyahu
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC, yesterday vowed to hunt down and kill Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
NDLEA nabs 74-yr-old man with 11kg cocaine in ground pepper at Abuja airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 74-year-old man, Ikwuakalom Nwakoro Emeka, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport after allegedly attempting to smuggle 11 kilograms of cocaine concealed in food items while travelling to the United Kingdom.
‘We want only APC’: Hoodlums disrupt ADC secretariat commissioning in Bakassi
Suspected political thugs on Saturday, March 14, 2026, disrupted the commissioning of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) secretariat in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State, attacking party members and destroying property.
Middle East war: Nigerian, 141 others injured as US embassy in Baghdad hit by missile
No fewer than 141 people, including a Nigerian were injured as Iran fired multiple missiles at the United Arab Emirates,UAE, amid rising tension in the region. Six persons were also confirmed dead in the attacks that saw the UAE air defence systems intercepting the multiple aerial threats. The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence said this in […]
Video/Photos: Why I visited Tinubu – Gowon
“So, I can assure you, the government is handling it the best way it can to ensure that Nigeria, in the end, can achieve the peace”
60,300 migrants have returned to Nigeria
“Too many young people still risk their lives on dangerous journeys believing there is no other option. Migration should never be a desperate gamble”
Lagos reintroduces monthly environmental sanitation
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has formally flagged off the reintroduction of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise.
Iran conflict could strengthen naira, reduce borrowing — Jimoh Ibrahim
Ibrahim explained that the resulting dollar inflows would empower the Central Bank of Nigeria to intervene in the black market and stabilise exchange rates.
Northern groups, Middle Belt Forum, Ijaw Leaders, others to FG: No political will to decimate terrorists
•Urge sustained crackdown on terrorism sponsors By Samuel Oyadongha; Peter Duru; Egufe Yafugborhi; Emma Unah; Ochuko Akuopha; Steve Oko; Daniel Abia & Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, a couple of days ago, stirred the hornets’ nest when he claimed that the Nigerian government was aware of the identities and locations of terrorists operating in […]
13 % Derivation: Gov Otu fights on as new report says Cross River has 119 Oil Wells
•Stakeholders, journalists on fact-finding missions near the Bakassi Peninsula By Onochie Anibeze The recent recommendations on oil and gas wells in the Niger Delta by a panel set up by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) have given fresh momentum to the long-running dispute over oil wells involving Cross River and Akwa Ibom states […]
