All 21 Travellers Kidnapped on a Kogi Highway Regain Freedom

All 21 travellers kidnapped on the Ajaokuta-Itobe Road in Kogi State on Thursday have regained their freedom. They were rescued by the combined effort of security forces, including the Nigerian Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and local vigilantes. A statement released on Saturday by the Chief Press Secretary to the state governor, […]

Keep Reading

Police Restrategise in Plateau after D3adly Attack

The Plateau State Police Command on Saturday said it had deployed more personnel to provide security in Bokkos and other troubled LGs in Plateau state after the deadly attack which left about 195 residents dead. The spokesman for the command, Alabo Alfred, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday said the action complied with […]

Keep Reading

Police Take Action on Officers Spotted Picking Money from (video)

The Nigeria Police Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi has addressed a viral video of officers spotted picking money from the ground at Benin airport. A video making the rounds on the web showed the moment some officers picked money that singer Shallopopi threw into the air at the Benin Airport. Some Nigerians had expressed fear that […]

Keep Reading

Nigeria’s First and Second Ladies Pay Condolence Visit to Family of Akeredolu (video)

The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, alongside the wife of the Vice President, Nana Shettima, on Saturday, paid a condolence visit to the family of the late former governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, at his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State. Mrs Tinubu, while speaking during the visit, described the Akeredolu as a great man, stating […]

Keep Reading

Senate Passes 2024 Budget Increased by N1.2 Trillion

The 10th Senate has increased the 2024 budget by a total of N1.2 trillion, moving the budget from N27.5 trillion to N28.7 trillion. According to the report submitted by the Appropriation Committee led by Senator Solomon Adeola, aggregate expenditure was pegged at N28,777,404.073.861; statutory transfers -N1,742,786,788,150; recurrent expenditure- N8,768.5330,852; capital expenditure-N9,995,143,298,028 and GDP at 3.88%.President […]

Keep Reading

Naval Officers Apprehend 3 Stowaways on Europe-Bound Vessel

Naval officers from the Nigerian Navy Ship, BEECROFT, have apprehended 3 stowaways on a vessel bound for Europe. The suspects – Ebuka Daniel, 29; Samuel Abraham, 32, and Christian Happy, 32, are indigenes of Enugu, Edo and Delta states respectively. The suspects said they paid N20,000 to an unknown boat operator who ferried them to […]

Keep Reading
Parents of 4-Year-Old Bride Defend Her Marriage to 54-Year-Old Man

Government Summons 54-Year-Old Husband and Parents of 4-Year-Old Bride

The Bayelsa Government has summoned the parents of a four-year-old girl and the 54-year-old man reportedly engaged in a marriage in the Akeddei community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the government’s intervention is coming on the heels of media reports of a Dec. 26 […]

Keep Reading
Davido, Burna Boy, Tems, Others Make Barack Obama's 2023 Album List

Davido, Burna Boy, Tems, Others Make Barack Obama’s 2023 Album List

Barack Obama, a former President of the United States, has included four Nigerian songs in his favourite music of 2023 list. The songs are ‘Unavailable’ by Davido featuring Musa Keys, ‘Amapiano’ by Asake featuring Olamide, ‘Me & U’ by Tems, and ‘Sittin’ On Top Of The World’ by Burna Boy featuring 21 Savage. South African […]

Keep Reading
More Revelations Emerge about Bauchi Man K!lled by Ex-Lover

More Revelations Emerge about Bauchi Man K!lled by Ex-Lover

More details have emerged about the m*rder of Nafiu Hafiz Gorondo, a native of Bauchi State, who was reportedly k!lled in Kano by his ex-girlfriend, Hafsat Suraj, also known as Chuchu. The victim is alleged to have been stabbed to death barely two weeks ago by Chuchu at their Unguwa Uku residence. While the police […]

Keep Reading
President of Burundi Orders the G*y Couples Be Publicly Stoned

President of Burundi Orders the G*y Couples Be Publicly Stoned

The President of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, on Friday, launched an aggressive campaign against g*y couples. He ordered that such couples be stoned in public. Ndayishimiye also criticized Western nations for pressuring other countries to grant LGBT rights or risk losing their assistance. Since 2009, homosexuality has been illegal in Burundi, an East African nation of […]

Keep Reading