A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna State has directed that social commentator and activist Mahdi Shehu be held in prison custody over allegations related to the circulation of false and provocative videos. Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani, leader of the Niger Republic, had alleged that President Bola Tinubu received a substantial payment from France, and the European…
Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, announced on Wednesday that 35,000 police officers will be deployed across Edo State for the September 21 governorship election. Additionally, 8,000 personnel from sister security agencies, including the armed forces and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), will be mobilized to support the police. He also confirmed…
A man has died in Adamawa State after he was stabbed by his younger brother over a N200 piece of meat. The man, Friday Murya, was dealt the deadly knife cut after his butcher brother, Monday Murya, got infuriated during a quarrel over the N200 meat. Monday also stabbed another of his elder brothers, Sinairu,…
Iran warned Washington on the activation of terrorist sleeper cells in the United States few days before the U.S. attack, NBC News reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources. U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly received a communiqué last week in which Iran threatened to activate such cells in the U.S. if Washington made a decision to…
The Turkish government has warned that members of a terrorist group known as the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), exist in Nigeria, and also operate in other countries around the world. Mehmet Poroy, Turkish Ambassador-designate to Nigeria, disclosed this on Tuesday night in Abuja at a dinner organised by the Turkish Embassy to mark the country’s…
The United States President, Donald Trump has disclosed that American airstrikes against suspected Islamic State (IS) militants in northwest Nigeria were intentionally delayed so they could be carried out around Christmas. Trump announced late Thursday that the United States had launched a “powerful and deadly strike” against IS fighters. In an interview with Politico, he…
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has sentenced a 27-year-old fashion designer, Haruna Musa Tolani, to 12 months imprisonment for impersonating and defrauding Callitus Egwuonwu, an investigating officer with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Directorate. Tolani, an indigene of Ilorin East Local Government Area…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has claimed he was the “most demonised” public figure during the final years of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. Shettima, a former Borno State governor, stated this in Abuja on Thursday during the public presentation of OPL 245: Inside Story of the $1.3bn Nigeria Oil Block, a book written by former…
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed that three dismissed officers, Mr Abiodun Kayode, Mr James Emmanuel, and Mr Oni Philip—have been charged and remanded in prison for the killing of a Kwara State Polytechnic student, Ishola Abdulqoyum. Recall that in September, the sad incident occurred along Panat Road, a crucial link between Sango…
The Super Eagles received a major boost in their World Cup qualifying campaign after FIFA sanctioned the South African Football Association for fielding an ineligible player. FIFA confirmed that South Africa must forfeit their March 21, 2025, qualifier against Lesotho after midfielder Teboho Mokoena was selected despite being ineligible. As a result, Lesotho has been…
