adminNDLEA arrests Lagos businessman over 3.3kg cocaine bound for UK
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 55-year-old Lagos businessman, Onuigbo Ndubisi Chinedu, over an alleged attempt to export 3.30kg of cocaine concealed in the…
US lawmaker asks Nigerian government to release Nnamdi Kanu
John James, a United States congressman, has urged the Nigerian government to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), or risk aid cuts. He…
Iran says war to expand further if US attacks continue
Iran’s army warned on Sunday that the Middle East war would widen if the United States chose to press ahead with attacks on the Islamic republic, ahead of the…
SERAP sues NNPCL over ‘failure to account for ₦211trn oil money’
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company over what it described as its “failure to explain and account for ₦211…
Osun Decides: Stakeholders Set for Citizens’ Town Hall to Promote Credible Poll
As the August 15, 2026 Osun State Governorship Election enters its final 21 days, the Civil Society Network on Election Integrity will convene a Citizens’ Town Hall on the…
Police arrest four officers over viral video of ‘ethnic comment’ against motorist
The Ondo state police command says it has arrested four police officers seen in a viral video making “unprofessional and ethnically insensitive” remarks to a motorist during a roadside…
N1.32bn allocation: No Kobo was released to PFIPC, Budget Office tells Reps
Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu, on Friday defended the agency’s role in the controversial budgetary allocation to the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC),…
Army hunts soldier over alleged sale of uniforms to terrorists
The Nigerian Army has declared one of its personnel, Private Mohammed Amutu, wanted over his alleged involvement in the illegal sale and supply of military uniforms to terrorists…
Enugu Air plane with 68 passengers skids off runway at Benin airport
An aircraft operated by Enugu Air skidded off the runway of the Benin airport during landing on Thursday. The aviation company confirmed the incident in a statement posted on…
Court Sentences Suspects In Oriire Abduction To Life Imprisonment
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has sentenced three suspects in the abduction of students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to life imprisonment. According to…
Trump commends Tinubu
United States President Donald Trump has commended President Bola Tinubu for what he described as his decisive leadership in tackling terrorism and insecurity in Nigeria, particularly attacks on Christian…
17 states to experience flooding from July 21 to 27 — Report
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, on Tuesday, warned that 17 states will face flooding from July 21 to July 27, 2026. This warning was issued in NiHSA’s National…
EFCC: Immigration CG not under investigation over visa fraud allegations
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says Kemi Nandap, comptroller-general of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), is not under investigation over alleged visa fraud involving some immigration officers.…
160,000 flee South Africa over anti-migrant unrest – Report
More than 160,000 foreign nationals left South Africa over the past two months as local groups increased violent hostility against undocumented migrants, according to an AFP tally based on…
NSCDC uncovers fake university in Lagos, rescues 106 students
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Badagry Area Command, has uncovered a suspected fake university operating from a three-bedroom apartment in Ilado, Olorunda Local Council Development Area of…
