Nigerian police have confirmed the death of an unidentified man at a guest house in Paiko, Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, where he had allegedly gone to see a commercial sex worker. The incident occurred on Tuesday within a lodge owned by the local government and located in the popular Paiko market. Daily…
The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has stated that a significant number of illicit weapons currently in circulation in Nigeria originally belonged to the Federal Government. Ribadu made this statement on Thursday during the arms destruction exercise conducted by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) at Muhammadu…
The Delta State Police Command has issued a stern warning to Point of Sale (PoS) operators, cautioning them against facilitating large transactions, particularly amounts exceeding N500,000. According to the Command public relations officer, SP Bright Edafe, such transactions could potentially involve criminal activities, leading to legal consequences. This warning was highlighted in a developing case…
A Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered vehicle exploded in Benin City, Edo State at the NIPCO filling station located at Ikpoba Hill, along the Benin-Auchi expressway, on Wednesday, injuring many people. A viral video circulating on social media shows the vehicle scattered. According to reports, three persons sustained various degrees of injuries and were rushed…
A 38-year-old Nigerian man, known as Pussy Mama, has been remanded by the Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court for allegedly trafficking over 3,000 young girls and boys from Nigeria to Ghana, Mali, and other countries for prostitution. For over a decade, the accused had been on the wanted list of both Nigerian and Ghanaian police for…
Nigeria’s aviation sector’s rating has improved to 75.5%, with the country officially removed from the global aviation watchlist. This was revealed by Festus Keyamo, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, during the commissioning of the Juhi-2 Aviation Fuel Depot at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on Thursday. The minister lauded the recent progress,…
Barely 48 hours after a tanker explosion rocked Jigawa state and killed over 90 people, another incident has been reported along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Confirming the incident, the Federal Road Safety Corps said no life was lost in the tanker explosion that hit the Ibafo axis of the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday. According to the…
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has seen his wealth more than double to $28 billion following the long-awaited opening of his Nigerian oil refinery, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The refinery is the world’s largest single-train facility, capable of processing a broad range of global crude types. It represents a monumental investment for Dangote,…
A lawmaker of the House of Representatives, George Ozodinobi, has decried the growing high cost of living in Nigeria. Speaking on the floor of the plenary on Wednesday, October 16, the lawmaker who represents Njikoka and Ochadunokofia federal constituency of Anambra State, said N70,000 minimum is not ideal for any civil servant. Ozodinobi said the…
Although President Bola Tinubu and his deputy, Vice President Kashim Shettima, are both outside the country, there is no leadership vacuum, the president’s office said on Wednesday. Mr Tinubu is currently on a working leave outside Nigeria while Mr Shettima travelled to Sweden on an official visit on Wednesday. The president departed Nigeria on the…
