By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, have arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Akwa Ibom State. The commission disclosed this in a post issued via its X handle on Wednesday. The EFCC said the suspects were...
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By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Commissioner for Energy and Petroleum Resources, Honourable Sanusi Danfulani has assured that the State Independent Power Project (IPP) is nearing completion and would soon be functional. Hon. Sanusi, who spoke after inspecting a complete and functional power restoration in Durbawa village of...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Popular social media influencer, Vincent Otse, aka Very Dark Man (VDM), has led a solemn candlelight procession in Awka on Tuesday to honor the memory of Mr. Ifesinachi Onyekere, the entrepreneur behind the popular fish farm, Fish Magnet. Onyekere, a business coach, was tragically...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Anambra State Police Command has issued a stern warning to social media influencer Martins Otse, popularly known as Very Dark Man (VDM), against causing a breach of peace in the state. This warning comes after VDM planned a candlelight procession in honor of the...
Defending champions Senegal kicked off their title defense with a narrow 1-0 win over Nigeria in a fiercely contested Group D match at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Zanzibar. The game started with Senegal showing composure against Nigeria’s early aggression. Both teams created chances but struggled with composure...
By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja- WhatsApp has banned over 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centers between January and June 2025. A statement by Meta’s Vice President of Public Policy for Africa, Middle East, and Türkiye, Kojo Boakye, said this action is part of WhatsApp’s strategy to disrupt criminal...
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rainy conditions nationwide from Wednesday to Friday. The forecast, released Tuesday in Abuja, warns of thunderstorms in the northern region with moderate rains in parts of Kaduna State on Wednesday. Wednesday’s forecast includes thunderstorms with moderate rains in northern states like...
Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev’d Henry Ndukuba, has reaffirmed the Anglican Communion’s stance against LGBTQ at the 14th edition of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Chancellors, Registrars and Legal Officers Conference (ACRLOC) in Abuja. He spoke on the topic ” _The Decade of the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the licenses of two Value Jet pilots due to a safety breach at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The suspension was announced in a statement by NCAA Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu....
A devastating building collapse occurred in Dankama Local Government Area of Katsina State during a heavy downpour around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, claiming the lives of six family members. The victims were asleep when the building collapsed, resulting in the deaths of Mariya Sani, 45, and her five children:...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- FCT Police Command has announced the results of Operation Sweep Abuja, a security operation launched on July 7 in the Federal Capital Territory. FCT Commissioner of Police, Ajao Adewale, in a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja said the operation led to the impounding of...
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged African leaders to embrace traditional medicine and establish a continental health fund. Speaking at the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit in Accra, Obasanjo emphasized the need for Africa to strengthen its health sovereignty and ensure security for all. Obasanjo highlighted the potential of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Association of Igede Media Professionals (AIMP) expresses deep shock and outrage over the gruesome killing of two young Igede young men, Gabriel Ogoda and Ogah Jonathan Ukoh who were ambushed and brutally murdered along the Ulam axis of the Oju–Awajir Road in Gwer-East Local...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- A businessman Ajah Johnson Uchenna and his wife Rosemary Uchenna were on Monday 4th August 2025 sentenced to a total of 22 and a half years imprisonment by Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court 8 in Lagos for dealing in illicit drugs. The...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assented to the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill, 2025 — a landmark legislation to strengthen Nigeria’s financial sector and accelerate the nation’s march toward a $1 trillion economy. According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga Special Adviser to the...
U.S. President Donald Trump warned India of “very substantial” tariff hikes within the next 24 hours because India is buying Russian oil. Trump told CNBC on Tuesday, “We settled on 25 per cent, but I think I’m going to raise that very substantially over the next 24 hours, because...
U.S. President Donald Trump touted a pledge of $600 billion in investments from European companies as part of a tariff deal with the European Union as a “gift”. Trump said, “They gave us 600 billion dollars that we can invest in anything we want”. However, the European Commission had...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has intercepted a truck loaded with suspected vandalised street light poles. According to FCT Commandant Olusola Odumosu, the truck was en route to Kano before it was intercepted by the...
Nigeria’s hospitals are struggling due to systemic gaps in the healthcare framework, not because of incompetent doctors, according to an entrepreneur and healthcare advocate, Dr. Richard Ajayi. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ajayi described the current healthcare system as “fractured and dangerously inconsistent” due...
By OLa MODUPE, Osogbo – Western Nigeria Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has taken proactive measures to ensure the safety and security of the upcoming Osun-Osogbo Festival. A statement released by the Amotekun Corps’ spokesperson in Osun, Yusuf Abass, said about 500 well-trained personnel have been...