archive2025

The Nigerian Navy has deployed a substantial force, including three helicopters, nine ships, and multipurpose assault boats, for a special sea inspection intended to showcase its combat readiness in protecting the nation’s economic assets across its territorial waters. This annual exercise, according to the Navy, is also crucial for preparing...

A Lagos-based developer, Olakanmi Ogundele, has raised the alarm after his newly hired driver, Olufemi Jogbodo, allegedly fled with his Gelly Saloon vehicle (number plate AGL586GW) just four days into the job. Ogundele revealed on Sunday that the suspect, who initially identified himself as Adeleye, was assigned to him by...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted a massive shipment of 396,000 capsules of tramadol at the Aliyu Mustapha International Airport, Yola, on Friday. This significant seizure follows closely after the agency recovered over 171,000 capsules of the drug in Niger, Benue, and Taraba states less than...

Minister of Education: Tunji Alausa Nigerian students studying abroad under the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) and their parents are scheduled to stage a protest today (Monday) in Abuja over the prolonged non-payment of scholarship stipends, which has caused distress among the scholars. The demonstration, organized by the Forum of BEA...

Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has strongly condemned what he termed a deliberate campaign of misinformation designed to depict the state as unsafe. Speaking at the grand finale of the Python Golf Club’s 6th Edition Chief Ikenna Okafor 2025 Pro-Amateur Golf Championship in Port...

Tension grips the Maga community in Kebbi State following a deadly pre-dawn attack by terrorists on the Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area. The attackers reportedly abducted 25 students and killed one staff member. According to a statement issued Monday by Police Public Relations Officer,...

Paystack Co-founder Ezra Olubi Ezra Olubi, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of the Stripe-owned Nigerian payments company Paystack, has been suspended following an allegation of sexual misconduct involving a subordinate. The controversy began on Wednesday after personal complaints were published on social media by an individual who had previously been...

Stakeholders in Africa’s finance and extractive sectors are calling for increased value addition and integration of gold into continental financial systems to boost economic resilience and create wealth. Speaking at the Gold Roadshow Africa, Mudassir Amray, Executive Director of Tropical General Investments Group, described gold as a "metal of strategy"...

The Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced seven individuals to death by hanging following their conviction for armed robbery. Notably, two of the convicts, Oyebanji Jimoh (32) and Jimoh Azeez (32), were already under a death sentence from a different judge for a separate armed robbery case....

Enugu Commissioner of Police The Enugu State Police Command has officially confirmed the arraignment of Mrs. Chisom Okonkwo, who had previously accused her husband of defiling and raping their two daughters. According to SP Daniel Ndukwe, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Okonkwo reported the matter but could not...