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PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA – Residents of Port Harcourt were left horrified after police confirmed the arrest of a medical doctor accused of killing a 20-year-old pregnant woman and selling her newborn. The heartbreaking case has sparked outrage and fear, with many questioning how someone entrusted with saving lives …

ENUGU, ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA – The Enugu State government has accused the CEO of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Olasijibomi Ogundele, of defrauding the state of nearly ₦6 billion. According to the government, Ogundele allegedly disappeared after receiving the payment meant for the construction of 22 Smart Green Schools across the …

…Lament Cocoa, Maize, Palm Trees, and Other Farm Produce Destroyed by Landgrabbers BY PETER OLANIYAN ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA -Farmers and residents from five Ilaro communities in Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State have raised the alarm over increasing attacks and land encroachment by armed land grabbers.  In …

IGOBA, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA – A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State on Thursday, August 28, 2025 has ordered a 42-year old pastor, Samson Ajayi to be remanded in the Olokuta Correctional Centre. Ajayi, who confessed to the alleged offence of raping his 17-year-old daughter for 4 years, claimed …

FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – In a recent series of coordinated intelligence-led operations, the Nigeria Police Force has again made significant breakthroughs in its ongoing fight against kidnapping and gun running. The operations, executed by tactical units in Kaduna and Delta States, led to the arrest of eight high-profile suspects and …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – Wilson Akubo, a Nigerian pastor, has shared an emotional testimony after recovering all the funds stolen from his two bank accounts in a hacking incident. According to Pastor Akubo, unknown fraudsters recently gained access to his accounts in two separate banks and completely …

…Appoints KWAM 1 As Aviation Ambassador BY ABU-SATAR HAMED FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – The Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has announced the withdrawal of criminal complaints against female passenger Ms. Comfort Emmanson and music legend Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, popularly known as KWAM 1. Both had been involved in …

FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – Isaac Fayose, younger brother to the former Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose, has opened up on the devastating outcome of his ₦105 million investments in an amala restaurant in Abuja, revealing how employee theft and sabotage led to the collapse of the business within just five …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Against the backdrop of cases of obstruction of traffic by cattle herders engaging in open grazing in the state, the Ogun State Government, on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, reminded cattle owners and herders that the Animal Grazing Regulation and Cattle Ranch Establishment Bill 2020 signed …

Opinion: BY EMAKOJI AYIKOYE Across the globe, the lines between law and power are often blurred by political realities. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, despite facing serious criminal charges – from fraud to bribery – has been shielded from legal accountability due to his strategic importance in the ongoing …