A tragic incident unfolded on Tuesday morning in Ibadan, as a student writing the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) exams was fatally hit by a stray bullet fired by a police officer during a high-speed chase. The incident occurred along Gbagi Market Road, where police were in pursuit of a fleeing vehicle suspected to be…
In a move aimed at strengthening security collaboration across Ondo and Ekiti States, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 17, AIG Ajani Musibau Omolabi, psc(+), paid a courtesy visit to the Deji of Akure, His Royal Majesty, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, Odundun II, on Monday, April 15, 2024. The visit…
Pastor Edward Abiodun Oluwasanmi, a prominent Nigerian pastor, has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly conspiring with Osun monarch Oba Joseph Oloyede to defraud the U.S. government of $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The duo was indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on charges of conspiracy, wire…
A tense drama unfolded in the Senate on Thursday, February 20, when Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central erupted in a heated exchange after discovering her seat had been moved without her consent. The incident occurred during a plenary session presided over by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, when Chief Whip Senator Mohammed Ali Monguno raised…
The Ogun State Police Command has declared popular street singer, Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, widely known as Portable, wanted for allegedly leading a violent attack on government officials performing their lawful duties. According to a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, the incident occurred on February 5, 2025, at approximately 10:00 a.m. Officials from…
Beatrice Ekweremadu, the wife of Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has been released from a UK prison. Mrs. Ekweremadu, who was sentenced to four years and six months in prison in 2023 for her involvement in an organ trafficking case, regained her freedom earlier this week. She has since returned to Nigeria…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced that it generated a record-breaking revenue of N6.105 trillion in 2024, marking a 90.4% increase from the N3.2 trillion collected in 2023. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, highlighted the service’s impressive performance and revealed that the 2024 revenue exceeded its target of…
The Federal Government has stated that the country will continue to experience frequent national grid collapses due to ongoing challenges in the power sector. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this during a budget defense session with the Senate Committee on Power, chaired by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, in Abuja. Adelabu attributed the grid’s vulnerability to…
Subomi and Wahab Okoya, sons of billionaire industrialist Razaq Okoya, have been summoned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for questioning over alleged abuse of the naira. The summons follows a viral video showing the brothers spraying naira notes at a public event, an act prohibited under Section 21(3) of the Central Bank…
The Nigerian government has recovered $52.88 million in assets tied to former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke. According to Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi, the funds will be channeled into key development projects. Of the recovered sum, $50 million will be deployed through the World Bank to support rural electrification projects, while $2.88 million will be…
