ALAafin’S PALACE IN MOURNING AS 420-YEAR-OLD TORTOISE DIES
The ancient palace of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oyo State, has been thrown into mourning following the death of Baba, a...
NIGERIAN IN UK JAILED FOR MASTURBATING BEFORE FEMALE PASSENGER
A 36-year-old Nigerian, Babatunde Odutola, has been jailed for 44 weeks in the United Kingdom after he was convicted of outraging...
2027 HAJJ: SAUDI ARABIA REJECTS NIGERIA’S BID FOR MORE SLOTS
Saudi Arabia has turned down Nigeria’s request for additional slots for the 2027 Hajj, leaving the country with a quota of...
SIX GOVS? SHETTIMA’S OFFICE EXPLAINS TINUBU REMARK
Vice President Kashim Shettima has clarified his controversial comment on the number of northern governors who supported President Bola Tinubu ahead...
DANGOTE SHARES: SANUSI BEGS KANO RESIDENTS NOT TO TAKE RISKS
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has appealed to Kano residents interested in the Dangote Refinery shares to invest cautiously...
ANAMBRA FIRES BACK AT OBI — ‘YOU LEFT N127BN DEBT!’
The Anambra State Government has fired back at former governor Peter Obi, claiming his administration left behind eight external loans with...
FAKE JOB SCAM! FRAUDSTERS COLLECT N51.8M FROM 47 CROSS RIVER APPLICANTS
No fewer than 47 desperate job seekers in Cross River State have allegedly been defrauded of over N51.8 million by fraudsters...
KILLER HERBAL DRINK: POLICE ARREST SUSPECTED PRODUCER AS DEATH TOLL HITS 49
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a suspected producer of the herbal drink linked to the deadly poisoning crisis in...
TRAGEDY AT OAU! FINAL-YEAR STUDENT TAKES OWN LIFE
A 500-level student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Oluwole Oluwaseun, has died by suicide, with the police commencing an...
IMO INSPECTOR’S KILLING: 2 IN CUSTODY, THIRD SUSPECT ON THE RUN
The Imo State Police Command has arrested two suspects over the killing of Inspector Henry Effiong at the residence of the...
MYSTERY ARREST! UNILORIN DON PICKED UP AT 5AM
A lecturer at the University of Ilorin, Chief Elijah Ola Olorunsuwa, has reportedly been picked up from his residence in Ilorin,...
HE WENT TO CHURCH, ENDED UP DEAD — FAMILY ACCUSES LASUTH
A 46-year-old man, Olatunde Joseph Ojelabi, who was driving his family to church, has died days after a road accident, with...
POLICE DROP CHARGE AGAINST AUSTIN ALBERT, CO-DEFENDANT
The Nigeria Police Force has withdrawn and discontinued a criminal charge filed against businessman Austin Albert and another defendant before the...
Dangote Rejects Pressure for Male Heir
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has said he is not under pressure to have a son to carry on his family...
ONDO GOV’S AIDE, WIFE ARRESTED OVER N30M DRUGS, SUPPORTERS ATTACK OFFICERS
Tension has gripped Oka-Akoko in Ondo State following the arrest of a senior aide to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his wife...
Banditry Allegations: Bauchi Senator Submits Self For DSS Probe
Senator Shehu Buba, representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, has voluntarily submitted himself to security agencies for investigation over allegations linking him...
Medical Lecturers Warn Against Mass Admission
Medical lecturers at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, have warned the Federal Government against increasing admission quotas for medical students without...
ROAD PROJECT FLOOD: 2 DIE AS FAMILIES SUE FG, CONTRACTOR
Tragedy has struck communities along the Ataobong Bypass section of the Phase IV East-West Road project in Akwa Ibom State, with...
Arms Imports Soar 104% To N55bn Ahead Of 2027 Elections
Nigeria’s arms and ammunition imports have surged by more than 100 per cent in six months, with the value rising from...
EFCC GOES AFTER LAWYERS CHARGING CLIENTS IN DOLLARS
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has opened investigations into two lawyers accused of charging clients in foreign currencies, warning that...
