adminMan stabs mother to death for ‘refusing to bathe him’
A 30-year-old man, Oforbuike Damian, has been arraigned before a Magistrate’s court in Abakaliki for stabbing his aged mother to death. The defendant was arraigned on a one-count charge…
Trump Says Iran ‘Better Get Serious’ In Mideast War Talks
US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday to engage in talks to end the Middle East war “before it is too late”, after Tehran publicly spurned US overtures…
24-year-old Nigerian jailed for life in UK
A Nigerian national, Chukwuemeka Ahanonu, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a 56-year-old woman he attacked on a street in Leicester, United Kingdom, after crashing…
Report: Nearly 60% of Nigerians earn below N100,000 or have no income
Three in five Nigerians earn below N100,000 monthly or have no income, according to the Piggyvest Savings Report 2025. This underscores widening income pressures as rising living costs continue…
Several Feared Dead As Sand Pit Collapses In Kano
Some brickmakers are feared to have lost their lives after a sand excavation site collapsed in Ridawa village, located in the Ghari Local Government Area of Kano State, on…
Iran Rejects US Peace Plan, Says War Will End On Its Terms – State TV
Iranian state television, citing an unidentified senior official, said Wednesday that Iran had rejected a peace plan proposed by the United States to end the Middle East war. “Iran…
Israel army says struck Iran’s submarine development site in Isfahan
The Israeli military said Wednesday it had struck a submarine development facility in Isfahan, a day after its air force carried out a wave of strikes on the central…
Trump Insists Talks Happening ‘Right Now’ As Iran, Israel Trade Strikes
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that talks with Iran to end the Middle East war were underway “right now”, even as the Islamic Republic and Israel traded…
Nine Soldiers, One Policeman Killed In Kebbi Ambush
Governor Nasir Idris visited the mortuary and the accident and emergency unit of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Birnin Kebbi, where victims of the attack were taken to. Reports indicate…
NBA berates Sowore over press briefing in courtroom
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the conduct of Omoyele Sowore, an activist, following disruption at the federal high court in Abuja on Tuesday. In a viral video,…
Adelabu: Nigeria needs over $100bn investment to fix power sector
Bayo Adelabu, minister of power, says Nigeria requires over $100 billion in combined government and private sector investments to fix the power sector. Speaking at a press conference in…
Court dismisses cyberbullying charge against Sowore, releases passport
The federal high court in Abuja has dismissed the cyberbullying charge filed against Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, by Kayode Egbetokun, former inspector-general of police (IGP). Musa Liman,…
Police arrest A’Ibom village head with AK-47 rifle
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have apprehended one Chief Edet, the Village head of Asik Ubofa, a fishing settlement in Effiat Clan in Mbo Local Government…
Court upholds final forfeiture of $13m linked to Lagos socialite Aisha Achimugu
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday affirmed the final forfeiture of $13 million linked to Lagos socialite, Aisha Achimugu, and her company, Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas…
2025 ‘Deadliest Year’ Yet For Red Sea Migrants, UN Reports 922 Deaths
The number of migrants who died on the “Eastern Route” from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula doubled to a record high of 922 last year, the…