There was pandemonium in the Panseke area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, when an ex-convict stabbed a police officer in the forehead. The incident occurred in the early hours of last Friday. According to The Guardian, the ex-convict came to Panseke and attempted to retrieve an AK-47 rifle from one of the Ogun State…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (MoHU) to kick-start preparations for the 2026 Hajj. The signing ceremony, held on Sunday in Jeddah, was witnessed by NAHCON Chairman Abdullahi Usman, a professor; Saudi Arabia’s Vice Minister…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has described President Donald Trump of the United States’ warning on Christian genocide as a wake-up call for Nigerians to unite against terrorism. Oba Ladoja stated this while receiving the President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke, at the Olubadan Palace, Oke Aremo,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced then arrest of a wanted drug lord, 40-year-old Yussuf Abayomi Azeez. NDLEA said the suspect was arrested by its special operations unit of at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos, while on his way to Saudi Arabia for Umrah, a holy pilgrimage, after months of…
PRESS RELEASE Friday, November 7th, 2025 Justice for Afolayan Darasimi Roseline. NANS JCC OYO Pays Visit to LAUTECH Iseyin Campus and Demands Justice The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Joint Campus Council (JCC), Oyo State Axis, on Friday, November 7th, 2025, paid a condolence visit to the Ladoke Akintola University of…
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has dismissed allegations of a Christian genocide in Nigeria, describing them as false, dangerous, and politically motivated. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, the Council’s Secretary-General, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, said the claims being circulated by some Western media and political figures were part of a…
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, to have a rethink about his 2027 presidential ambition. The party’s spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, gave the advice in a statement on Sunday in reaction to the LP’s performance in Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra. Mr…
The Police Command in Ondo State says it has dismantled a notorious sex trafficking syndicate exploiting young women under the guise of job recruitment and social media content creation. This is contained in a statement signed and made available to journalists on Sunday in Akure by Olushola Ayanlade, the command’s spokesperson. Mr Ayanlade said one…
Chioma Ifemeludike, the African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate in the November 8 Anambra State governorship election, has declared herself a winner despite getting 292 votes. Ifemeludike took to her X account on Sunday, stating that integrity stands higher than political deception. The incumbent governor, Chukwuma Soludo was declared the winner of the poll, with…
A suspected armed robber and kidnapper who allegedly concealed a fabricated Beretta pistol ingeniously inside a loaf of bread has been apprehended at the Koka Roundabout, Asaba, the Delta State capital. The suspect was intercepted on Thursday, 6 November, at about 0845 hrs by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Delta State Command, while…