The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has declared Nigerian entertainer, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, wanted in connection with alleged offences including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. NAPTIP made this known via its official Instagram handle @officialnaptip on Friday afternoon. It read, “WANTED BY NAPTIP. Darlington Okoye, aka Speed Darlington,…
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has ordered the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, to appear before it on July 10. The committee said that it might be compelled to issue an arrest warrant if Ojulari failed to appear on the said date, News Agency…
A 33-year-old Nigerian man, Edikan Adiakpan, has been arrested in the United States over his alleged role in a large-scale business email compromise and money laundering scheme. The scheme allegedly defrauded organisations across eight states, including a California-based medical research group focused on developing treatments for US military veterans. This was contained in a press…
A devastating flood in Bida Local Government Area of Niger has claimed the life of a 7-year-old boy, Mohammed Mohammed. The flood occurred on Thursday, June 26, 2025, after a heavy downpour that lasted two hours, from 5:00 am to 7:00 am, in the Emiliman Nasarafu Ward, Niger. According to eyewitnesses, the flood was caused…
Amid mounting frustration over unresolved pension issues, retired police officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) have announced plans to stage what they describe as the “Mother of All Peaceful Protests” nationwide on July 21, 2025. The Kaduna State chapter of the Union of Retired Police Officers disclosed this in a statement issued by its…
South Korean police on Friday arrested six US nationals attempting to send plastic bottles packed with rice and Bibles to North Korea, the head of the investigation team said. Local police said the six were trying to send thousands of plastic bottles, filled with rice, one-dollar bills and Bibles, into the sea off Ganghwa Island…
The end is now in sight over the political crisis in Rivers State as the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, says he and the suspended governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara, have “agreed to work together”. Wike, who spoke after a meeting with Fubara, President Bola Tinubu, and suspended members of the Rivers Assembly, said that…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has approved the compulsory retirement of 10 judges of the Imo state judiciary. In a statement on Thursday, the council said nine of the judges falsified their dates of birth while the 10th judge, Theophilus Nzeukwu, was indicted for allowing himself to be sworn in as Imo’s acting chief judge…
A fatal auto crash along the Gombe–Yola Federal Highway has claimed the lives of eight persons, including a senior police officer, following a high-speed accident at Kaluwa village in Kaltungo Local Government Area. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday at about 3:00 p.m., involving a Hummer bus driven by 67-year-old Usman Ibrahim of Damilu, from…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday signed into law four tax reform bills on key areas of Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue framework. The bills passed by the National Assembly were signed during a ceremony held at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. The government has announced that the implementation of the new tax laws will commence…