Senate Denies Taking $10 Million Bribe to Block NERC Appointee, Threatens Legal Action Against Accuser The Nigerian Senate today, Friday, November 7, 2025, moved decisively to protect its integrity by vehemently denying allegations that it collected a $10 million bribe to halt the screening and confirmation of one of President Bola Tinubu’s nominees for the […]
Police Launch State-Wide Search for Female FRSC Senior Officer, Daughter, Missing Since Sunday in Ogun The Ogun State Police Command today, Friday, November 7, 2025, officially declared a senior operative of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), SRC Lasisi Funmilayo Oluwamayokun, and her daughter, Sewa Lasisi, missing, following their disappearance from their residence earlier this […]
Road Carnage Rises as FRSC Confirms 3,915 Deaths, 24,674 Injuries in 7,715 Crashes Between January and September The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) today, Thursday, November 6, 2025, disclosed grim statistics on road safety, revealing a significant and alarming increase in crashes and fatalities across Nigeria during the first nine months of the year. The […]
Opposition Behind US ‘Country of Particular Concern’ Tag, Blames Them For Spreading ‘Genocide Claims’ Abroad The controversy surrounding the United States’ designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over alleged religious freedom violations has taken a partisan turn, with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, publicly accusing the […]
Nasarawa to Pay Off 4,000 Sacked Teachers from Recruitment Scam, Opens Portal for 1,500 Fresh, Merit-Based Slots The Nasarawa State Government today, Monday, November 3, 2025, announced a decisive resolution to the protracted crisis surrounding the illegal employment of teachers, revealing plans to pay off over 4,000 individuals wrongly recruited by the former management of […]
Lagos Police Plead for More Victims to Testify in E-Hailing Driver Rape, Robbery Investigation The Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, has made a significant breakthrough in addressing the escalating fears over passenger safety, confirming the arrest of a taxi driver linked to multiple horrific cases of sexual assault, robbery, and kidnapping. Following an […]
Crisis Deepens in Tanzania: Opposition Claims 700 Dead in Post-Election Clashes Amid Military Crackdown and Nationwide Internet Blackout Tanzania has descended into a severe political crisis following the country’s general election, with the main opposition party, Chadema, claiming that approximately 700 people have been killed in three days of violent clashes with security forces across the […]
RSF Claims Arrests in Sudan’s El Fasher as UN Warns of “Horrendous Accounts” of Atrocities and Potential War Crimes The conflict in Sudan has reached a new level of brutality, with the United Nations Human Rights Office issuing a stark warning on Friday, October 31, 2025, about “horrendous accounts” of atrocities committed by the paramilitary […]
EFCC and NFIU Launch Forensic Crackdown on Alleged Coup Funders In a significant escalation of the probe into the alleged coup plot against the Federal Government, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) have officially joined the investigation to track the financial backers of the conspiracy. The anti-graft […]
Public Outcry Looms as 15 per cent Import Tariff Threatens to Push Petrol Price Above One Thousand Naira Mark Nigerian consumers are bracing for another steep hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, as President Bola Tinubu has officially approved a 15 per cent ad-valorem import duty on imported petrol […]
Military Investigators Track N45 Billion NDDC Fund Trail Linking Politically Exposed Persons to Detained Soldiers In a dramatic twist to the ongoing military probe into an alleged plot to overthrow the Federal Government, military investigators have reportedly uncovered a massive financial trail involving N45 billion disbursed from the accounts of the Niger Delta Development Commission […]
Eight Dead, Including Police Inspector, As Multiple Truck Crash Triggers Fireball and Gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway A horrific night of carnage on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has left at least eight people dead, including a dedicated Police Inspector, following a multiple-vehicle crash involving five articulated trucks at the Kara Bridge area, inward Mowe. The tragic incident, […]
NSCDC Deploys 10,000 Personnel to Safeguard Anambra Governorship Election With the Anambra State Governorship Election just over a week away, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has announced a massive security mobilization, deploying 10,000 personnel to the state to ensure a peaceful and credible electoral exercise. The deployment is part of a comprehensive […]
Massive Russian Missile and Drone Strikes Injure 11, Including Six Children, and Cause Nationwide Power Outages in Ukraine Russian forces launched a massive barrage of drone and missile strikes across Ukraine overnight into Thursday, October 30, 2025, wounding at least 11 people and causing significant disruptions to the country’s power grid. The most severe civilian […]
No Compensation for Tormentors: Sheikh Gumi Calls on Islamic Judges to Immediately Grant Divorce to Abused Wives A prominent Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has issued a forceful call to Islamic judges and clerics to end a prevalent injustice faced by Muslim women seeking to escape abusive marriages. Speaking during his weekly Tafsir session in […]
Hostage Families Demand Immediate Halt to Gaza Ceasefire Plan’s Next Phase Over Failure to Return Remaining Deceased Captives In a powerful and emotional plea, the families of Israeli hostages and missing persons have demanded that the next stages of the US-brokered Gaza peace plan be halted immediately. The core of their urgent demand stems from […]
North Central Development Commission (NCDC) Debunks Viral Recruitment Claims, Warns Public Against Fraudsters The North Central Development Commission (NCDC) has issued a stern warning to the public against falling victim to fake recruitment schemes currently circulating online and through various other communication channels. The Commission categorically stated that it has not commenced any employment exercise, […]
Reps Move to Curb Exploitative Rent Hikes, Propose a Nationwide 20% Cap and Demand FG Action on Affordable Housing The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Federal Government to take urgent and decisive steps to curb the alarming trend of arbitrary and exploitative rent increases across the nation. The resolution, which followed the adoption […]
Ogun State Issues Third Flood Alert as Oyan Dam Water Release Threatens Riverbank Communities The Ogun State Government has issued its third flood alert for the year, urgently warning residents of communities along riverbanks and wetlands to relocate to safer grounds immediately. The alert comes as the state braces for an inevitable overflow of the […]
Enugu Residents to Endure 10-Day Power Outage Starting Wednesday Due to TCN Repairs Residents of the Enugu metropolis are set to experience a 10-day power outage as MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL) has announced a significant supply interruption to allow for major maintenance work on the transmission network. The planned power cut, announced yesterday, Monday, […]