Group Demands End To Checkpoint Extortion In Nigeria’s South-east
A non-partisan civic and socio-development group, called ‘Oganihu’, has called for an end to security checkpoint extortion, impunity in Southeast geo-political zone. . In a statement signed by Professor…
NDLEA Arrests Cross-Border Kingpin, Intercepts N6.2bn ‘Jihadi Drug’, Opioids At Lagos Airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted consignments of captagon, popularly known as the ‘Jihadi drug’, and millions of opioid tablets worth more than N6.2 billion at…
APGA wins all seats in Anambra LGA elections
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has won all 21 chairmanship seats in the Anambra state LGA elections held on Saturday. The party also secured all the councillorship positions…
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Bandits kill eight farmers, injure five others in Sokoto community
Bandits have attacked Ghandi community in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing no fewer than eight farmers and leaving at least five others with gunshot injuries. The…
DSS to suspend Sowore cybercrime case till after 2027 election
The Department of State Services has directed its private counsel, Akinolu Kehinde, SAN, to take steps to suspend the alleged cyberbullying case instituted against the African Action Congress presidential…
Nepal begins burials as flood death toll rises to 752
Nepal said Sunday it had begun burying some of the hundreds of bodies recovered after devastating floods, after taking DNA samples and marking them so families can later retrieve…
Nigerian jailed eight years in US for stealing $7.5m from charities
A Nigerian national, Olusegun Adejorin, has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the United States for using a business email compromise scheme to steal more than $7.5m…
Police Arrest 70-Year-Old Man Over Alleged Defilement Of Eight-Year-Old Girl In Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 70-year-old man over the alleged defilement of an eight-year-old girl in the Tsakanin Bayara area of Bauchi metropolis. The Police Public…
Niger Republic says attack on airport attempted coup by mutinous soldiers
The National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP), the ruling military Junta in Niger Republic, says soldiers within its military forces attempted a coup on Saturday. Heavy…
Nepal-China Floods Death Toll Rises To 675, Missing Persons Soar To Nearly 3,000
Devastating floods near the border with China this week have killed at least 675 people in Nepal, the Himalayan nation’s disaster authority said on Saturday. Chinese state media earlier…
Police rescue two Colombians ‘lured to Nigeria, held against their will by Chinese nationals’
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says its operatives have rescued two foreign nationals lured to Nigeria and held captive by “certain Chinese nationals”. Ani Iniedu, force public relations officer,…
Tinubu Files Case In US Court To Block Release Of Alleged Drug Trafficking Record — Lawyer
President Bola Tinubu has filed a challenge in a US court to prevent the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI and DEA from releasing records linked to allegations of drug…
Two Nigerians extradited to US over schemes linked to teenagers’ deaths
Two Nigerians have been extradited to the United States to face federal prosecution over alleged financially motivated sextortion schemes targeting American minors. The suspects, Adebola Festus Adekunle, 26, and…
Gunshots, explosions heard at Niger Republic airport, presidential palace
Gunfire and explosions were heard in several parts of Niamey, Niger Republic’s capital, early Saturday as attackers targeted the city’s Diori Hamani International Airport. The airport houses an air…
Policeman shoots motorist dead in Rivers, colleagues arrested
A policeman attached to the Rivers State Police Command, Alfred Louis, has allegedly shot and killed a motorist simply identified as Anthony Obodo at the Agip-Ada George Junction in…
