A 40-year-old man, Emmanuel Nwedu, was on Tuesday, May 27, arraigned before the Magistrate Court 11 in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, for the gruesome murder of his uncle and the alleged consumption of the victim’s blood. The shocking incident reportedly took place on Friday, May 24, in Uboenyim community, located in the Ebonyi Local […]
Nigeria’s economy has entered a phase of accelerated recovery and renewed investor confidence under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, marking a significant shift from broad reforms to tangible results. According to the World Bank, Nigeria recorded its fastest economic growth in a decade in 2024, with projections indicating a 3.6% growth […]
The Oyo State House of Assembly has dismissed a petition written against the management of the Oyo State Pacesetter Transport Service (PTS) by the Chairman, Association of Sacked Supervendors and Investors, Mr. Ibrahim Asiwaju. The dismissal was based on a report presented by the Chairman, House Standing Committee on Transport, Hon Adebayo Babajide, during a […]
The Federal High Court in Kaduna has ordered former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and five others to pay ₦900 million in damages for the unlawful arrest and detention of nine elders from the Adara community in 2019. Justice Hauwa’u Buhari ruled that El-Rufai was personally responsible for the arrests and extended detentions following […]
The first quarter of 2025 has seen a significant disparity in the distribution of Value Added Tax (VAT) across Nigeria’s geopolitical regions. According to recent data, some regions have received substantially more than they contributed, while others have gotten back only a fraction of their contributions. The South-East region contributed N28.37 […]
A tragic case of domestic violence has rocked the ancient city of Daura in Katsina State, where a heated altercation between co-wives ended in bloodshed. The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 25-year-old Rabi’a Labaran for allegedly stabbing her co-wife, Zainab Lawal, to death during a domestic dispute. The […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has issued a strong political declaration, asserting that any individual or group entertaining the thought of challenging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s dominance in the FCT ahead of the 2027 general elections is “only deceiving himself.” Wike, who made the statement during a stakeholders’ […]
The Nigerian Naira yesterday experienced a slight depreciation in value, trading at N1,620 per dollar in the parallel market, down from N1,615 per dollar on Monday. Similarly, the Naira depreciated to N1,590 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), according to data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The CBN data […]
The Lagos State Government has formally reported Nigerian singer, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) over allegations of raping a minor. This move follows a viral video that surfaced online, in which the controversial entertainer appeared to confess during an Instagram […]
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on students of tertiary institutions in the country to take a proactive stance against internet fraud, just as they did against campus cultism in the past. Speaking through the Acting Director, Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, ACE I […]
