Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State command have arrested one Joseph Eren, a 37-year-old suspect over the death of his neighbour during a violent altercation in the Ibesikpo Local Government Area of the state. According to the statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, on Sunday, the suspect was involved in a heated…
The Federal Government has announced plans to build 10,000 housing units under the Renewed Hope Medic Cities initiative. The project, which is being led by the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development in collaboration with the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Health, and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria,…
Few days after nearly 100 persons lost their lives in tanker accident in Niger State, some youths trooped out to the scene of a tanker accident in Jalingo, Taraba State capital, on Wednesday. According to witnesses, the youths were scooping fuel from the faulty truck when security operatives arrived at the scene. Men of the…
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has suspended actress Shirley Igwe indefinitely over the assault of a crew member on a film set in Lagos. AGN made this known in a letter signed by the national president, Emeka Rollas, on behalf of the filmmaking regulatory bodies. According to the letter, Shirley, who served as a…
Jesutega Onokpasa, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), lawyer, and prominent political commentator, has passed away. Onokpasa died on Monday, with news of his passing confirmed on Tuesday. Announcing his death on his X account, pro-APC advocate Okezie Atani wrote that the respected political figure is survived by his wife and children. He…
In the first quarter of 2025 (Q1 2025), Nigeria recorded N5.172 trillion surplus trade, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). NBS in its “Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics Q12025,” revealed that the country’s import dipped to N15.426 trillion as export rose to N20.59trillion, totally N36.02trillion trade in the period under review. The report…
An Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced Kolawole Muyiwa, a former part-time lecturer at Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (now Lagos State University of Education), to life imprisonment over rape. Justice Rahman Oshodi ruled that the prosecution had proven the case of defilement beyond a reasonable doubt. The crime was committed on…
Convicted billionaire kidnapper Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, has applied for a plea bargain and clemency before the Lagos High Court, Ikeja. His new lawyer, Chief Emefo Etudo, informed the court of the application shortly after Evans was re-arraigned on a five-count charge of kidnapping and murder, brought by the Lagos State Government. Appearing…
Over the past year, Israel has picked off the Hamas leadership one by one – with the chief of the country’s army declaring yesterday that the terror group’s military wing has been ‘defeated’. But its most wanted target still remains at large – October 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar. The terror group’s leader has remained elusive…
A United States federal court has sentenced Anthony Ibekie and Samuel Aniukwu to a combined 30 years in prison for defrauding American citizens of $3.5 million. In a statement published on the US Department of Justice website, the duo was said to have orchestrated a romance scam, luring victims with false claims of inheriting substantial…