The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the sealing of its Headquarters at the Wadata Plaza in Zone 5 Wuse, Abuja. Bode George, a member of the PDP Board of Trustees, described the sealing of the partyâs secretariat by Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) as sacrilegious and unacceptable. Speaking on Arise Television on…
The Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of applications for the Regular Recruit Intake (RRI) and the Short Service Combatant Commission (SSC) Course 49/2026. According to a statement released by the Military Secretary (Army) at the Army Headquarters, Mambilla Barracks, Asokoro, Abuja, the recruitment exercise aims to strengthen the Nigerian Army with competent and patriotic…
An 18-year-old British teenager has been sentenced to one year in a Dubai jail for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl. The teenager was on holiday with his family in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) when he met the girl â who is now 18 â at the same hotel. The teenagers who…
Ifechukwude Okonjo, the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku in Delta State, Nigeria, was jailed for theft in the US. When Ifechukwude Okonjo emerged as the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku in Delta State in September 2019, there was no indication that he had been convicted of a crime in the US. Ogwashi-Uku is a community in Anaocha South Local…
The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a cleric identified simply as Kadiri, who is alleged to have sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl in the Babasanya-Araka area of Ede. According to police spokesperson SP Abiodun Ojelabi, officers were dispatched to the area after receiving a report of the incident. He said the…
The federal high court in Abuja has ordered six banks to provide the inspector-general of police (IGP) with information pertaining to the accounts connected to Omoyele Sowore, an activist and publisher. Emeka Nwite, the presiding judge, issued the order on Tuesday following an ex-parte application moved by Wisdom Madaki, counsel to the IGP. The defendants…
Olubadan-elect, Oba Rasidi Ladoja, has said he never expected to ascend the throne so soon, admitting he thought the late Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, would reign for at least five to ten years. Speaking on Monday at his Bodija residence in Ibadan, where he was received by family members, Baales, associates, and well-wishers,…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a Federal Executive Council committee to further crash prices of food items across the country. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sabi Abdullahi, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, while presenting a paper at a one-day capacity-building workshop for journalists covering the Senate. Mr Abdullahi said the…
Police in Limpopo have confirmed that an 11-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed a farm worker while attempting to shoot at guinea fowls on a farm in Thabazimbi. The incident occurred on Saturday when the boy reportedly handled his fatherâs firearm, which discharged and struck the worker, believed to be in his 30s. Police spokesperson…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 16 containers of contraband, including arms, ammunition, expired pharmaceuticals, prohibited foods, and counterfeit products, with a total duty paid value of more than N10 billion. Addressing journalists at the Apapa Command on Monday, Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, said the seizures were the result of coordinated operations with…