Tsunami Warning As 7.4-Magnitude Quake Hits Northern Japan
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan Monday, Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, issuing a tsunami warning for waves up to three metres (10 feet). The quake hit at…
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6 killed, 8 injured in fresh Plateau attacks
No fewer than six persons have been reported dead, while eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries following two separate attacks on communities in Barkin Ladi and Riyom local…
Iran not planning to attend talks with US in Pakistan
Iran is not currently planning to attend talks with the United States, state media said, after President Donald Trump ordered US negotiators to travel to Pakistan on Monday, just…
‘Bandit kingpin’ killed as rival armed groups clash in Kaduna forest
Kachallah Auwalu, a bandit kingpin, has been killed during a clash between rival armed groups in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused…
Tenure or Tenacity? Reframing the Debate on the Inspector-General’s Four-Year Term
By Okechukwu Nwanguma The debate over the tenure of the current Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, is not a narrow legal quarrel. It is a revealing test of Nigeria’s…
NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine, Loud In Food Flasks, Snacks, Arrests Two Cargo Agents
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted cocaine concealed in food flasks bound for the United Kingdom. The agency disclosed that 12 large parcels of…
Kwara: Gunmen raid palace, abduct Monarch, Wife
Suspected bandits have abducted a traditional ruler, his wife and another resident in a brazen midnight attack on Olayinka community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The…
Abducted Benue JAMB candidates, others regain freedom
All 13 remaining passengers, including the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination candidates abducted from an 18-seater Benue Links bus last Wednesday along the Makurdi-Otukpo road by armed…
Iran Says ‘Far From Final Discussion’ As Strait Of Hormuz Remains Closed
The strategic Strait of Hormuz was again closed on Sunday in the stand-off between Iran and the United States, with Iran’s powerful parliament speaker signalling a final peace deal…
Withdraw NBC’s ‘unlawful’ order on broadcasters, SERAP tells Tinubu
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to order the immediate withdrawal of a recent directive issued by the National Broadcasting Commission, describing it as…
NBC warns presenters against bias, bullying, breach of broadcast code
The National Broadcasting Commission has raised concern over what it described as a growing lack of professionalism among anchors and presenters, warning that violations of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code…
Two candidates, parent arrested for forging UTME scores with AI
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the arrest of two candidates and a parent for falsifying 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results using Artificial Intelligence and other…
US blockade: Iran closes Hormuz Strait again with ships mid-transit
Iran’s military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday, its military command said, hours after reopening it and with more than a dozen commercial ships passing through…
No Ban On Airtime Borrowing Or Data Advance Services — FCCPC
Amid growing confusion fueled by viral social media posts and reports, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has clarified that it has not banned airtime borrowing or…
Trump says US blockade of Iranian ports will ‘remain’ if no deal reached
President Donald Trump said late Friday he planned to maintain a US blockade of Iranian ports if a peace deal with Tehran is not reached, adding that he may…
