The Police Command in Lagos state says it has detained a 30-year-old newlywed man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, for allegedly stabbing his 25-year-old wife, Olajumoke, to death. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the murder case to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. He said that the incident happened on Friday at…
Three bodies have been recovered following reports that an aircraft, with eight persons on board, ditched into the waters near Bonny Finima in the Atlantic Ocean. The accident occurred on Thursday 24th October 2024 around 11:22 am along the waterways in Port Harcourt. The helicopter, a Sikorsky SK76 with registration 5NBQG and operated by East…
President Bola Tinubu has openly reached out to aggrieved elements in his ruling All Progressives Congress APC, urging them to be calm and promising to not let them down. The president spoke on Wednesday at a meeting of the National Executive Committee NEC of the party which held at the “Buhari House”, APC’s national secretariat….
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has dropped to 18.02 percent in September 2025. The NBS announced the increase in its consumer price index (CPI) report on Wednesday. The latest rate is the lowest in three years as 2022 (in June) was the last time the country’s headline inflation hit…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the commencement of the sale of application documents for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry admissions for the 2026/2027 academic session. This was detailed in a release, a photostatement signed by the Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede and shared on the Board’s official X handle…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for the immediate suspension of the tax laws signed by President Bola Tinubu, alleging that the final versions contain forged provisions not passed by the National Assembly. In a statement issued today, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, national publicity secretary of the ADC, said the tax laws scheduled to take…
The Presidency, on Sunday, launched a blistering attack on former President Olusegun Obasanjo and a cohort of what it described as “habitual presidential aspirants,” accusing them of hypocrisy and engaging in “pseudo statesmanship” over their recent criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s handling of national security. In a strongly worded statement on his X handle, Special…
A yet-to-be-identified woman who plunged into Lagos lagoon, off the Third Mainland Bridge, was later recovered dead. According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred around 4 p.m. at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) waterfront spot on the bridge. It was gathered that marine police officers stationed in the area swiftly responded to the emergency and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that it has lined up 28 more witnesses to testify against the former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. The anti-graft agency made the disclosure at the resumed proceeding on the 19-count money laundering charge it preferred…
Hundreds of thousands of Bangladesh protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign clashed with government supporters Sunday, with dozens killed in one of the deadliest days since demonstrations began. Rallies that began last month against civil service job quotas have escalated into some of the worst unrest of Hasina’s 15-year rule and shifted into wider…
