Court forfeits Achimugu’s N8.9bn assets to FG
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, on Thursday ordered the final forfeiture of assets worth about N8.9bn linked to a businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, to the Federal…
Trump limits foreign students to four-year US stay
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has finalised a new rule limiting most foreign students and exchange visitors to a maximum stay of four years in the…
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- Sex Crimes
- July 16, 2026
- 38 views
Police arrest Asaba content creator over alleged rape
The Delta State Police Command has arrested an Asaba-based content creator, Ifeanyi Ogbonna, popularly known as “Odogwu of Asaba,” over allegations that he raped a 20-year-old woman who later…
US, Iran trade fresh strikes as Hormuz conflict escalates
The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf on Thursday, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the…
- Insecurity
- July 16, 2026
- 42 views
US reps pass bill to withhold all assistance to Nigeria until terror attacks are addressed
The US house of representatives has agreed to an amendment bill that would increase withholding of assistance to Nigeria from 50 percent to 100 percent until the West African…
Six killed as gas truck explodes at Kogi Army checkpoint
No fewer than six people were killed on Tuesday night after a gas-laden truck exploded at an Army checkpoint along the Abuja-Lokoja Federal Highway in Kogi State. The explosion…
Court orders final forfeiture of 48 property linked to ex-AGF Malami
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of 48 property linked to a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,…
Police constable recruitment: PSC releases names of 50,000 successful candidates
The Police Service Commission has released the names of successful applicants recruited into the Nigeria Police Force as Police Constables, following the conclusion of the nationwide recruitment exercise for…
Court grants ex-CCT chairman Danladi N100m bail in ‘corruption’ trial
A high court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has granted N100 million bail to Danladi Umar, former chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Peter Kekemeke, the…
Nigeria’s inflation rate drops slightly to 15.91%
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate was 15.91 percent in June 2026 — down slightly from 15.93 percent May. The rate marks the first…
Senate approves ₦50m for families of security personnel, teachers killed in Oyo rescue operation
The Senate on Wednesday approved a ₦50 million donation to the families of five Nigerians who lost their lives during the rescue operation that freed schoolchildren abducted in Oyo…
- Insecurity
- July 15, 2026
- 31 views
Gunmen abduct principal, four students writing NECO exam in Kogi
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a school principal, one NECO ad hoc staff member and four students writing the ongoing National Examinations Council examination…
Nigerian priest in US dies by suicide
A Nigerian Catholic priest in Massachusetts has died by suicide, days after being ordered to leave the United States and return to Nigeria, where he had repeatedly said he…
We’ll report ‘fake’ DG’s arrest to Trump gov’t – Atiku-linked US firm
A United States lobbying firm hired by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Von Batten-Montague-York, says it will brief members of President Donald Trump’s administration on the arrest of self-acclaimed…
Police confirm arrest of ‘fake’ agency DG Adeyemi in Osun
The self-acclaimed Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi, has been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force in Osun few hours after a Federal High…
