The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board has announced new updates to its ongoing recruitment exercise, saying shortlisted applicants will now sit for their tests online. This was disclosed in a statement signed by AM Jibril, Secretary to the Board (Maj Gen Rtd), and posted on Tuesday. According to the Board, the recruitment…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited Nigerians who lost money to the fraudulent cryptocurrency trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), to report at its zonal directorates in Ibadan and Lagos. The Commission is currently prosecuting three suspects — Adefowoara Abiodun Olanipekun, Otorudo Avwerosuo, and Ehirim Justice Chukwuebuka, over their alleged involvement in…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the worsening insecurity in the country is orchestrated to undermine Nigeria’s democracy. Akpabio spoke on Wednesday during a plenary session on national security. He said the attacks should not be interpreted as persecution against any religious group. “This is orchestrated, this is organised, and this is meant to damage the…
The death toll in the Wednesday accident in Ebonyi State involving some prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has risen to four. The corps members were heading to the NYSC orientation camp for their three-week orientation course when the 14-seater bus they were in rammed into a parked truck. They are part…
Gunmen, on Saturday, invaded a church, God’s Doing Healing and Deliverance Ministry, in Orodo, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, and left one youth leader, Samuel Ogbonna, dead. Until his death, Ogbonna was the proprietor of Feel at Home, a restaurant/bar located within the environment, and a close aide to the general overseer of…
The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a housewife, Zuwair Hassan, of Magama-Gumau in Toro LGA, for allegedly inflicting burn injuries on the private parts of her 10-year-old sister-in-law over suspicion of witchcraft. According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Mohammed Ahmed Wakil, “On 11th September 2025 at about 0030hrs,…
Arsenal sealed a commanding 5-1 aggregate victory over Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final, winning 2-1 in the second leg played on Wednesday night at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. The Gunners, who went into the match with a 3-0 advantage from the first leg, extended their dominance despite an early scare and a…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have secured the conviction and sentencing of two TikTokers, Babatunde Peter Olaitan and Tobilola Olamide, to six months’ imprisonment each for abusing the Naira. The duo was sentenced by Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on May 8, 2025. Olaitan, also…
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has described the Nigerian Civil War period (from 6 July 1967 to 15 January 1970) as the most difficult period of his life. Gowon made this known on Saturday in Abuja after being honoured with a Lifetime Integrity and Achievement Award at the 5th Convention of the…
No fewer than 50 Nigerians have been arrested in one of India’s largest coordinated operations targeting a transnational narcotics network. The suspects were believed to be linked to a sprawling drug-distribution and hawala-laundering syndicate operating across several major Indian cities. According to a report by NDTV on Thursday, the crackdown was led by the Delhi…