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Gunmen launched a deadly invasion of the Furyam Takzul community in the Kantana Ward of Kanam Local Government Area, Plateau State, in the early hours of Sunday, May 10, 2026. The attack, which occurred around 12:05 a.m., resulted in the deaths of two residents and the abduction of five others, including women and children. According […]
Nollywood’s biggest night of the year delivered drama, history and a masterclass in storytelling as the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards held at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos on Saturday, with My Father’s Shadow dominating the ceremony to emerge as the night’s biggest winner. Linda Ejiofor made history by clinching […]
The political temperature in Rivers State has risen sharply as the Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike moves to deploy his formidable political machinery ahead of the 2027 general elections, with trusted loyalists picking up governorship nomination forms on both the All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party platforms in what analysts describe as a […]
Chaos erupted in Enugu State over the weekend as a ward chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was reportedly assaulted by aggrieved party members. The incident occurred during a scheduled distribution of funds intended for grassroots mobilization, highlighting deepening internal fractures within the state’s party structure. Witnesses report that the gathering, which […]
A 30-year-old Nigerian woman identified as Bella and her taxi driver were arrested by the Punjab Police in India for possession of over 3 kilograms of heroin. The operation was carried out by a team from the local Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) staff, led by Inspector Rupinderpal Singh, who intercepted the duo at a checkpoint […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has officially launched an investigation into the alarming disappearance of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member and a legal practitioner in Abuja. The missing persons, identified as Christiana and a lawyer named Sanni, were reportedly abducted in separate incidents within the capital city. The kidnappers have reportedly […]
Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has formally entered the 2027 Kebbi State governorship race, obtaining the nomination form of the African Democratic Congress on Saturday in what political observers are already describing as one of the most significant political developments in the state in recent years. […]
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), one of northern Nigeria’s most influential socio‑cultural organisations, is in the throes of an escalating leadership crisis that has pitted its Board of Trustees (BoT) against its National Executive Committee (NEC). The dispute centres on a bitter fight over tenure, constitutional powers and the control of an N3.9 billion […]
Several high-profile politicians and entrepreneurs have resigned their membership from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State, following the finalisation of a consensus arrangement for various political offices ahead of the 2027 general elections. The resignations came shortly after Governor Francis Nwifuru convened a final stakeholders’ meeting that produced consensus aspirants […]
On July 5, 1984, in what remains Nigeria’s most notorious state-sponsored abduction, former Transport Minister Umaru Dikko was kidnapped outside his London home, drugged, and sealed in a diplomatic crate in a failed plot to smuggle him back to Nigeria. The brazen operation, orchestrated by the military regime of Major General Muhammadu Buhari, […]
