Many bandits were killed why attempting to raid Matuzgi, a community in Talatar Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on Tuesday. Residents said 35 bandits were killed by the local vigilante and the state’s Community Protection Guard (CPG) stationed in the community. Residents said soldiers later arrived in the area and joined the fight,…
The University of the Philippines (UP) community has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of their Nigerian basketball player, Israel Osamudiame Friday. As reported across outlets in the Philippines, the talented youngster collapsed during a team practice session on Tuesday. The 19-year-old, who would have turned 20 on 6 September, was one of…
Several gospel singers including Lekan Remilekun-Amos otherwise called Omo Dafidi and Lanre Teriba popularly known as Atorise have mourned colleague and worship leader, Bunmi Akinnaanu, popularly known as Omije Ojumi. Ms Akinnaanu reportedly passed away on Monday in Lagos hospital. She was 46 years old last November. Atorise, in an emotion-laden voice, told newsmen that…
The federal government has officially ended fuel and foreign exchange subsidies, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun revealed on Thursday. The minister made the announcement during the presentation of the Nigeria Development Update by the World Bank in Abuja. The subsidies, the government said drained the country’s economy to the…
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command on joint stop and search duty with Bomadi Vigilante along the Bomadi–Tuomo Road have arrested a 62 year old woman, Charter Timide, with a sack containing 178 live cartridges neatly packed for delivery. The suspect was arrested on October 30, 2025, at about 1230hrs. Delta State Police Public…
Justice Marianne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, reserved ruling till July 17, 2025, on an application filed by former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, seeking permission to travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. Bello is standing trial alongside Umar Shuaibu Oricha…
Power supply to some parts of the Presidential Villa, Maitama, Wuse, Jabi, Lifecamp, Asokoro, Utako, and Mabushi have been disrupted. This followed the vandalism of the 132kV transmission line and the carting away of underground cable supplying bulk electricity to the Central Area transmission substation in Katampe. The vandals also carted away a 40-metre 1x500mm…
President-elect Donald Trump had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, where he issued a stern warning not to escalate the war in Ukraine. This call, made from Trump’s resort in Florida, marked their first conversation since Trump won the presidency, according to a report by Washington post. Trump reminded Putin of Washington’s significant…
Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), on Saturday claimed many Nigerians living abroad live in regrets and depression. Mrs Dabiri-Erewa said in a tweet on Saturday that many Nigerians abroad kept bombarding her agency with calls, expressing regrets and depression. Her statement comes as a reaction to a UK-based lawyer, Dele Olawale’s…
President Bola Tinubu has warned state governors that he may issue an executive order to enforce direct allocation of funds to LGs if they fail to comply with the supreme court ruling on financial autonomy. The president issued the warning again on Friday while speaking at the 15th national executive committee (NEC) meeting of the…
