A Chief Magistrate Court in Sokoto State, on Friday, remanded Shafi’u Umar-Tureta in correctional centre custody for allegedly circulating falsehood against Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu and his wife through a social media platform. Tureta was the Special Assistant to former Governor Aminu Tambuwal and was charged with circulating injurious falsehood and engraving matter known…
Fear and tension have enveloped communities in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State following a deadly attack by suspected bandits on the National Park Service (NPS) office in Oloka, which reportedly claimed the lives of four personnel. The attack occurred at about 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday when heavily armed gunmen stormed the National…
A notorious bandit leader known as Jankare has been killed by a rival group during a violent dispute along the Dutsenma axis of Katsina State. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the incident occurred after a disagreement erupted between Jankare and another bandit commander over recent criminal activities and control of territories in…
A five-year-old boy on Monday reportedly set a duplex building on fire while playing with match sticks in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The incident happened at Abiodun Adebiyi close, off Yidi Road, Irewole area Ilorin in the Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state. One of the rooms in the duplex was completely burnt…
The Nigerian entertainment industry recorded painful losses in 2025, cutting across Nollywood, gospel music, comedy and journalism. The deaths, which occurred at different times during the year, have left fans, colleagues and industry stakeholders mourning personalities who made notable contributions to film, music, comedy and the media space. Below is a record of Nigerian celebrities…
In a strange development, foreign policy expert Dr Walid Phares has urged US President Donald Trump to establish an emergency base in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, claiming that Port Harcourt is the main port city of the Biafra region. He claimed that this was to deter Boko Haram and other jihadist groups in Nigeria…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kwara Command has detained for prosecution a suspected 19-year-old kidnapper, Abu-Umar. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Umar Mohammed confirmed his detention at a news conference on Monday, in Ilorin. Mohammed said the suspect allegedly planned the abduction of a mother and her two children. “The suspect was…
The June 12, 1993 presidential election is remembered as Nigeria’s fairest and most unifying vote. It featured Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Bashir Tofa of the National Republican Convention (NRC), in what many hoped would mark the country’s return to civilian rule after years of military governance. Abiola,…
No fewer than five people have been killed by a suspected explosion involving a military-grade mortar bomb in Kano. 15 others sustained varying degrees of injuries. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday, caused panic in the affected area and drew emergency responders to the scene, including security personnel and medical teams….
Troops of the Nigerian military eliminated no fewer than 135 terrorists, apprehended 185 suspects, and rescued 129 kidnapped hostages through well-executed operations across the country in the last week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in the Defence Headquarters weekly update on the operations of the military on…
