Offa Robbery: Appeal Court Confirms Death Sentence for Five
The Ilorin court of appeal has upheld the death sentences of five men convicted over the 2018 Offa bank robbery that claimed 33 lives, dismissing all appeals against the 2024…
EFCC alleges structured deposits in Yahaya Bello trial
The Yahaya Bello money laundering trial continued in Abuja as an Access Bank compliance officer told the court that funds from Kogi State local governments were deposited into private accounts…
NAFDAC ignores outcry, enforces sachet alcohol ban nationwide
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has resumed enforcement of the ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and small…
Roadside Food Drying in Nigeria Raises Alarming Health Risks
Along Nigeria’s highways and rural roads, cassava, maize, rice, beans, pepper and melon seeds are routinely spread under the sun. While farmers see it as a cheap preservation method, health…
2027 Elections: Politicians’ Children Quietly Step Into the Spotlight
As Nigeria heads towards the 2027 elections, children of powerful politicians are re-emerging in the political arena. From Seyi Tinubu’s youth mobilisation efforts to quiet positioning by the sons of…
National grid collapses for second time in 2026
Nigeria’s national electricity grid collapsed on Tuesday morning, the second time in January 2026. The first grid collapse this year occurred only last Friday. This latest collapse was confirmed by…
Teacher gets life imprisonment for raping eight-year-old pupil
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a Social Studies teacher, David Oddion, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old pupil…
Boko Haram Storms Adamawa Community, Kidnaps Eight Family Members Including Newborn
Suspected Boko Haram militants have kidnapped eight members of one family, including a one-month-old baby, following a midnight attack on Palam community in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State.…
BREAKING: Soludo closes Onitsha market for 7 days over sit-at-home defiance
Anambra Governor Soludo has ordered the Onitsha market closure for one week following traders' defiance of the government's anti-sit-at-home directive The governor gave the directive on Monday during an on-site…
Tinubu leaves Abuja for Turkey on Monday with undisclosed date of return
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Monday depart Abuja for a state visit to the Republic of Turkey. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy) disclosed this…
