February 2025
Deploy more men to tackle criminal activities – Oyo NUJ tasks security agencies
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Oyo State Council, has tasked security agencies in the state to, without wasting more time, deploy their officers and necessary strategies to tackle the menace of security breaches. The union made this declaration in a communiqué issued at the end of its monthly congress. The communiqué, prepared by the […]
Govt killed Bola Ige after rendering resignation to Obasanjo – Bisi Akande
A former interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bisi Akande, has disclosed that “the government” killed Nigeria’s former Attorney General of the Federation, Bola Ige. Akande made this disclosure while revealing how a friend, Oluwole Rotimi, warned that Ige might die if he resigned from the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Featuring […]
Osun LG poll: Group disagrees with OSSIEC chairman, Abioye
Ahead of the February 22 local government election in Osun State, The Osun Masterminds, TOM, has called out Hashim Abioye, Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC. While fielding questions from journalists during the January 2025 State of the State Address on Friday, Ayo Ologun, speaking on behalf of TOM, stated that OSSIEC […]
Trump: Uncertainty as 3690 US-based Nigerians face deportation
Nigerian illegal immigrants in the United States have resorted to hiding and restricted movement to avoid being arrested and deported by the President Donald Trump-led government. This comes as a document from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations showed that about 3690 Nigerians in the US face deportation. The document, titled ‘Non-citizens on […]
US restricts helicopter flights amid Washington crash
The United States on Friday restricted helicopter flights near Reagan Washington National Airport, after a midair collision between an American Airlines, passenger jet and a military helicopter killed at least 67 people this week. The National Transportation Safety Board member, Todd Inman, at briefing said investigators on Friday recovered the helicopter’s black box, which captures […]
Kano govt allocates N2.5bn for mass weddings in 2025
Kano State Government has earmarked N2.5 billion for the conduct of quarterly mass weddings across its 44 local government areas in 2025. The State Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Musa Shanono, disclosed this while presenting the breakdown of the state’s 2025 budget recently passed into law by the State House of Assembly. According to Shanono, […]
Again, another plane crashes in US
A medical ambulance plane transporting a pediatric patient has crashed on a street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Fox News reports that the plane crashed just moments after taking off, erupting in a fireball and engulfing several homes in fire. The incident occurred near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard just after 6 p.m. on Friday. […]
Police nab 26-yr-old for allegedly raping 6-yr-old girl in Niger
The Niger State Police Command has taken custody of Umar Mohammed, a 26-year-old man, for allegedly defiling a six-year-old girl in Bangi, Mariga Local Government Area. According to the state police command, in a statement issued by Public Relations Officer Wasiu Abiodun, the incident occurred on January 27, 2025, at about 9 pm and was […]
Buni elected chairman of lake chad basin governors’ forum
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has been elected as the new chairman of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum. His election took place on Friday during an extraordinary meeting of the forum in Maiduguri, the capital of Yobe State. The forum, which focused on the theme “Rebuilding the Lake Chad Basin: Consolidating Gains, Commitment […]
5 dead, 6 hospitalised, 4 missing as tipper drivers attack anti-tout operatives in Anambra
Tipper drivers in Oba, Anambra State, on Friday ran over five operatives of the Special Anti-Touting Squad, SASA, killing them instantly. SASA is a creation of the Anambra State government, designed to check the operation of touts on Anambra roads. A violent encounter between tipper drivers and members of the squad erupted after the incident. […]