Over 60 killed as boat capsizes in Niger state
A boat carrying over 100 passengers sank in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State, leaving a dozen people dead, rescuers said on Wednesday. The State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said in a s...
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Zulum leads N/East govs to Tinubu, requests completion of roads, oil exploration
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, led a delegation of North East governors to meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday. The meeting, held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, focuse...
Police arrest 60-year-old suspect over rape of 24-year-old woman
The Lagos State Police Command, Gender Unit, has charged to court one Ajayi Femi, ‘m’, aged 60, over the rape of a female victim, aged 24. On 22 August 2025, the case was reported by the victim’...
PDP Convention: Wike, Ortom, Fayose, Ikpeazu, Ugwuanyi give NWC 6-point demand
In a communique issued in the early hours of Tuesday on behalf of the group and signed by Ortom, the stakeholders warned that failure to meet their demands would “render any purported national conve...
LASG resumes second phase of Ogudu–Ifako bridge repairs after review of traffic management plan
The Lagos State Government has announced the resumption of the second phase of repair works on the Ogudu–Ifako Bridge (inbound Island), scheduled to commence on Wednesday, 3rd September, 2025. To mi...
Fight against banditry: Facts disapprove El-Rufai’s false claims
The attention of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has been drawn to comments made by the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, in a television interview on Sunday. ...
75-year-old grandpa arrested as NDLEA destroys 178,000kg skunk in Taraba forest
A 75-year-old grandpa Uchelue Ikechukwu was among six suspects arrested with illicit substances in raids by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in parts of Anambra state. Ju...
IGP Arase dies in Abuja
The Nigeria Police Force has announced with deep sorrow the passing of former Inspector-General of Police and former Chairman of the Police Service Commission, IGP Solomon Ehigiator Arase (Rtd.). He p...
Police rescue one, arrest three suspected kidnappers, recover cache of arms, ammunition, and cash in Akwa Ibom and Nasarawa State
The Nigeria Police Force has again recorded significant breakthroughs in its ongoing fight against violent crimes such as kidnapping across the country, with coordinated efforts leading to the rescue ...
Tinubu has been fair to all sections of Nigeria, says FG
In the light of recent insinuations, half-truths and fake information being circulated, we find it expedient to make it abundantly clear that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has been gu...
Rivers: Wike hails President Tinubu, says he’s satisfied with conduct of LG Election
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the ongoing local government election in the state. He also hailed President Bo...
Adamawa State gets new seal
Adamawa State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, CON, has assented to a new Bill to be cited as “A Bill For A Law To Create The Seal Of Adamawa And Regulate Its Use 2025.” The landmark legis...
