The Police Command in Lagos State has debunked a publication in some newspapers dated April 17, 2025 asserting that hundreds of Boko Haram suspects have been apprehended in Lagos. The commandâs spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin refuted this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. He said that following the publication, the Commissioner of Police in…
A Nigerian woman who was denied asylum in Britain eight times has finally been granted the right to stay after deliberately joining the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The 49-year-old Nigerian woman (unnamed), became involved with IPOB âto create a claim for asylumâ, a judge said. The woman came to the UK in 2011 and…
The Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate and Senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District, Senator Peter Onyekachi Nwabonyi, has condemned the alleged harassment and public humiliation of an Ebonyi indigene, Mr. Michael Eje, by youths of Nkpor, Anambra State, for reportedly killing a sacred snake. Reacting to a viral video circulating on social media, the…
Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been photographed at his official residence in the United Kingdom, amidst an ongoing fuel crisis back home in Nigeria. Buhari, who served as President from 2015 to 2023, handed over power to his successor, Bola Tinubu, on May 29, 2023. Meanwhile, back in Nigeria, the pump price of petrol…
The Oyo State Police Command has reacted to the shooting of a 14-year-old boy, Kehinde Alade, by a stray bullet from one of its personnel. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Osifeso Adewale, the spokesperson for the Oyo State command, said the police regret the tragic incident which occurred during a joint traffic enforcement operation…
Following a recent ruling by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Disciplinary Board against the Libya Football Federation (LFF), tensions have heightened within Libyan media, with several platforms calling for punitive measures against Nigerian workers in the country. The CAF Disciplinary Board penalized the LFF with a $50,000 fine and awarded a 3-0 forfeit…
Ace Nigerian artist, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has set a new Spotify record for the biggest streams by any song. The superstarâs recently released album titled âMorayoâ has claimed the number 1 spot on the Apple Music Nigeria Chart, with all his tracks dominating the charts to positions. One of his singles from…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sacked all commissioners and public officers serving under his administration. Fubara, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday evening by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, said the sacking was with immediate effect. The governor said the decision followed the recent Supreme Court judgment. Meanwhile, Fubara thanked…
US President Donald Trump ordered the declassification Thursday of the last secret files on the assassination of president John F. Kennedy, a case that still fuels conspiracy theories more than 60 years after his death. Trump signed an executive order that will also release documents on the 1960s assassinations of JFKâs younger brother Robert F….
Bello El-Rufai, a House of Representatives member and son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed rumors of an EFCC raid uncovering massive cash and drugs at his residence in Kaduna. Reports circulating claimed that $800 million, âŚ700 billion in cash, and âŚ1 trillion worth of drugs were found at his home. In…