Gunmen kidnap travellers in Imo

  Armed men suspected to be bandits have reportedly kidnapped travellers along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. A source, who pleaded anonymity, said the…

Workers declare three-day warning strike

  Public service workers under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council have declared a three-day warning strike from October 2 to 4, 2026, over what they described as worsening…

FULL TEXT] Nigeria @66: Tinubu declares ‘age of prosperity’ after three years of reforms

  President Bola Tinubu on Thursday declared that Nigeria has moved beyond the difficult phase of his administration’s economic reforms, saying the country is entering an “age of prosperity” focused…

Flood kills 9 in Bauchi mining pit

  Nine miners have died after floodwater submerged a mining pit in Nahuta Village, Gwana District, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP…

EXTRA: Tinubu should remove me as minister if he loses FCT, Rivers in 2027— Wike

  Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says President Bola Tinubu should remove him from office if he loses the nation’s capital and Rivers state in the…

Court remands ‘fake’ PFIPC DG Adeniyi in prison

  The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, remanded the alleged Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi, in the Kuje Correctional Centre after he…

Two Nigerians bag 189 months for $2.4m US cyber fraud

  Two Nigerians resident in the United States, Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu and Harafat Mogaji, have been sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal prison for their roles in an…

Suspected Bandits Abduct Farmers In Niger State, Demand ₦2m Ransom Each

  Suspected bandits have abducted scores of farmers in separate incidents in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, with the chairman of the local government putting the number of…

Court orders final forfeiture of 431 phones seized from Chinese suspects

  The federal high court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of 431 mobile phones allegedly recovered from Chinese nationals to the federal government. Dehinde Dipeolu, the trial judge,…

Court sentences four to death over kidnapping in Edo

  The Edo state special criminal court has sentenced four persons to death over the abduction of a woman at Vegetable market along Airport road in Benin city, Edo state.…

From Obohia to Adakam: Who Controls the Guns in Our Communities?

  By Okechukwu Nwanguma The tragic death of a young man at Elekenowasi Obohia in Ahiazu Mbaise on 19 September 2026 should compel a wider conversation about firearms, community security…

Nigeria demands justice over death of 3 nationals in South Africa

  The Nigerian Consulate General in Johannesburg has called for justice over the death of three nationals in separate incidents across South Africa. Their deaths were reported to have occurred…

Delta dep director’s killing: Police arrest commissioner, 3 others

  Delta State Police Command says it has taken the Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr. Kingsley Ashibogwu, and three other suspects into custody over the death of Mr Unity Ekpevbughe…

DSS Secures Death Sentence For Suspect In Sokoto Kidnap, Killing Case

  The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has secured a death sentence against Ibrahim Usman, also known as Dan Iyali, over his alleged involvement in the kidnapping and…

Alleged Murder: DSS Arraigns Four IPOB Members Over Operative’s Killing

  The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned four suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and killing of…