Some members of the Kano state delegation to Ogun for the National Sports Festival have been confirmed dead after a fatal accident on their way home. Reports confirmed that 35 passengers were in the vehicle that plunged into a bridge at Kura local government after their games in Ogun state. A survivor from the accident, […]

A human rights lawyer and the counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has asked the Federal Government of Nigeria, Swiss authorities, and other international bodies to probe the tragic and controversial killing of Michael Kenechukwu Ekemezie, a 39-year-old Nigerian man from Awka North, Anambra State, who reportedly died after a violent […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has announced the arrest of 43 individuals suspected of engaging in internet-related fraud. The operation was carried out on Friday by the operatives in the Toto area of Nasarawa State. According to the Commission, the arrests were made following credible and actionable intelligence which linked the suspects to a […]

The troops of the 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, deployed under Operation MESA, have intercepted 88 bags of 50kg of foreign parboiled rice during a patrol. The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of 35 Artillery Brigade, Capt. Samuel Akari disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Saturday. Akari explained that the interception followed […]

A tanker laden with 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, crashed on Friday in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, sparking fears of a possible fire outbreak. The incident occurred at the Ayanyan area along the Ogbomoso/Ilorin Expressway after the tanker, bearing registration number MAG 20 XB (Borno), reportedly lost control and veered into […]

Angry residents on Saturday morning, blocked the Ijebu-Ode–Mojoda–Epe Road to protest new tollgate charges introduced by the Ogun State Government. The protesters used tires and wooden planks to barricade the ever-busy dual carriageway, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. The protest, which erupted along the Fari Expressway stretched and extended towards Mojoda in Epe, Lagos, disrupting […]

Earlier in the week, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a well-known cleric based in Kaduna State, was barred from participating in the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage after Saudi Arabia banned him from entering the country. Gumi indicated in a social media post on Monday, that he had returned home to Nigeria. He further confirmed that the Saudi authorities […]

A strange disease has reportedly struck Mbutu Community in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area, LGA, of Imo State, killing about six pupils and forcing the local authorities to shut down all public and private schools for seven days. The community, which comprises four Autonomous towns, Mbutu Ancient Kingdom, Mbutu Nweorie, Mbutu Ukwu and Nwenkwo are […]