An axe-wielding burglar met an unexpected challenge after breaking into a church on Thanksgiving, coming face to face with a pastor trained in martial arts, according to police. Pastor Nick Neves responded to an alarm triggered at First Family Church in Antioch, California, during the early hours of Thanksgiving morning, the Antioch Police Department confirmed…
The Police on Thursday re-arraigned controversial social media influencer Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly cyberbullying Nollywood actresses, Iyabo Ojo and Tonto Dikeh. The social activist is also accused of cyberbullying Nigerian producer and singer Samuel Oguachuba, popularly called Samklef, among others. VDM was re-arraigned before…
Suspected kidnappers have reportedly abducted three members of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident was said to have occurred on Monday evening as the victims were returning from a Bible study session held in the Kasemola area, within the Ogbese axis. According to information obtained…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for declaring that the recall process against her failed to meet constitutional requirements. Following INEC’s announcement, Akpoti-Uduaghan celebrated on Facebook the outcome as a victory for the people. She wrote: “One battle down, two more to go. Deep gratitude to my beloved husband, support…
As the National Assembly begins deliberations in the 2025 budget presented by President Tinubu on Wednesday, December 18, a member of the House of Representatives, Bello El-Rufai, has called on Ministries, Departments and Agencies to stop buying new vehicles and cutleries every year. Speaking on the floor of the house on Thursday, December 19, El-Rufai…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed the immediate arrest and prosecution of the Head of the Police Anti-Kidnapping Squad in Osun State, Moses Lohor, and his team following the alleged shooting of Wakeel Nurudeen Iyanda Alowonle, the Chairman of the Osun State Transport Management System. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday night…
Tinuade Ladoja, one of the wives of the former governor of Oyo State and the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Rashidi Ladoja, has died. She passed away at the age of 71 on Monday morning after a brief illness. The media aide to former Governor Ladoja, Adeola Oloko, confirmed her demise in a telephone interview with…
Operatives of the Hisbah Board in Kano State have arrested some young men accused of not observing the Ramadan fast on the first day of the holy month. The Deputy Commander General of the Board, Dr. Mujahideen Abubakar, confirmed the arrests to journalists in the state. He stated that the suspects were apprehended during routine…
Former President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has passed away at the age of 82 years at a clinic in London, United Kingdom. This was disclosed in a statement shared by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, on his personal X account on Sunday, July 13, 2025. “INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHIRRAJIUUN. The family of the former president…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the national assembly will enforce a law mandating a minimum of 30 percent local value addition before any raw material is exported. Akpabio spoke on Wednesday when he received members of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), led by Nnanyelugo Martin Ike-Muonso, the council’s director-general, at his office…