Corps member dies in Orientation camp

  Etimbuk Daniel, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has died at the orientation camp in Enugu State. Senator Aniekan Bassey (APC-Akwa Ibom North-East), who announced this…

US supreme court to hear asylum case of Nigerian who ‘cooked for Unknown Gunmen’

  The US supreme court has agreed to hear an appeal by the federal government seeking to deny asylum to Izuchukwu Ozurumba, a Nigerian who was allegedly forced to cook…

Tinubu transmits executive bills to overhaul NDLEA, NSIB, replaces ASCON

  President Bola Tinubu has transmitted three executive bills to the House of Representatives, seeking a new legal framework for drug law enforcement, an expanded mandate for the Nigerian Safety…

Suspected Fake Surgeon Arrested In Rivers State, Eight Facilities Sealed

  The Rivers State Ministry of Health has sealed eight additional health facilities and arrested four persons for alleged medical quackery, impersonation, and operating without registration. The enforcement exercise, conducted…

NAFDAC seizes ‘N200m’ fake alcohol packaging materials in Abia

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says its operatives seized counterfeit packaging materials for alcoholic beverages and other products, worth more than N200 million…

Report: Trump considering deploying ‘mother of all bombs’ in Iran

  The United States is considering deploying its largest non-nuclear bomb against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear facilities, if President Donald Trump orders renewed military strikes, CNN has reported. According…

BREAKING: Finland’s appeal court cuts Simon Ekpa’s terrorism sentence to four years

  The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision by Päijät-Häme District Court last year to find Simon Ekpa guilty of terrorism-related charges, Yle, a Finnish online newspaper reported on…

NSCDC Uncovers Underground Tunnels, Suspected Drug Den In Delta

  The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered a network of underground tunnels, heavily secured doors and suspected escape routes in an unfinished building in Camp 74,…

Nigeria elected to UN human rights council

  Nigeria has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for a three-year term. The council announced the election in a post on X on Tuesday, listing Nigeria…

Ex-gang boss Keffe D sentenced to 40 years for Tupac’s murder

    Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the former gang leader convicted of orchestrating the 1996 murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur, has been sentenced to at least 40 years in…

NAFDAC uncovers fake drinks den in Lagos, arrests two

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a suspected counterfeit drinks production facility at Zamfara Plaza, BBA Trade Fair Complex, along the Badagry…

20 killed’ as gunmen ambush traders, security operatives in Zamfara

  Gunmen have reportedly killed 20 people after ambushing a convoy of traders travelling under military escort in Zamfara state. According to Reuters, the traders were heading to Nasarawa market…

IMF Urges Targeted Cash Transfers For Nigeria’s Poor

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for cash transfers and targeted, temporary income support for the most vulnerable households in Nigeria. The call was made as the Fund…

Retired Police Officers Give FG October 15 Deadline Over Pension Demands

  Retired police officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) have issued a fresh ultimatum to the Federal Government, the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP),…

PFIPC: Court Strikes Out Charges Against ‘Fake’ DG Adeyemi, FG Files Fresh Charge

  Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has struck out the eight-count criminal charge brought against the alleged fake Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion…