An 18-year-old girl, Faiza Abdullahi, has been taken into custody following the death of a woman, Hajara Bashir, during a domestic altercation in the Kabala Costain area of Kaduna metropolis. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the incident occurred on Friday night during a dispute involving Faiza and a 13-year-old boy, Khalifa Abubakar…
A British Airways (BA) flight from London to Abuja was diverted to Barcelona, Spain, in the early hours of Monday, after a retired Nigerian Air Vice Marshal from Anambra State died onboard. The aircraft, which departed London’s Heathrow Airport at 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 5, was scheduled to land at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International…
The West African Examinations Council has released the timetable for the 2026 Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Private Candidates, First Series. In a post obtained from its X handle on Tuesday, the timetable outlines the schedule of subjects, dates, and times for the examination, providing private candidates with the necessary information…
The Kebbi State Police Command says operatives attached to the 36 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron in Birnin Kebbi have arrested five suspected bandits along the Zuru–Tadurga axis and recovered a cache of weapons, ammunition and over ₦2.6 million in cash. The arrests were made around 1 a.m. on Sunday during an operation under the…
Tensions in the Middle East escalated sharply following United States airstrikes on three key Iranian nuclear sites, Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow carried out early Sunday under orders from President Donald Trump. The strikes drew mixed international reactions, highlighting a deepening global divide over how to manage the growing crisis. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended…
Prominent civil rights activist Aisha Yesufu has formally entered partisan politics, declaring her membership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in a strong show of support for Peter Obi, whom she described as her leader and symbol of a new political struggle in Nigeria. Yesufu made the declaration on Wednesday in Enugu during the official…
The Japan Boxing Commission told local media that it was likely “the first time in Japan two fighters underwent skull-opening surgery for injuries stemming from the same event”. Two boxers in Japan have died from brain injuries they incurred in separate bouts during the same event in Tokyo, officials said. Super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT); Samuel Anyanwu, its suspended national secretary; and Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti. Their expulsion was announced on Saturday at the party’s national convention in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. Others expelled include Umar Bature, Ajibade Kamarudeen, Mao Ohabunwa,…
The Federal Ministry of Education has released the list of candidates admitted into the nation’s 115 federal unity colleges for the 2024/2025 session. To this end, the ministry has advised parents and guardians to verify their wards’ admission status by visiting the website of the ministry: [www.education.gov.ng and (http://www.education.gov.ng. The ministry’s Director, Press and Public…
A Nigerian woman has cried out after she learnt her ex-husband married her lawyer. The post-divorce story was shared on Facebook by Ojong Agbor. According to Ojong, the lawyer had handled the lady’s divorce case. Two weeks after handling their divorce process, she tied the knot with the woman’s ex-husband. Ojong wrote that the woman…
