Accident: Trapped mini-bus driver recovered lifeless from wreckage, other passengers rescued alive
Jan. 8, 2025 The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has recovered a mini-bus driver lifeless from an accident scene. The accident involved the mini-bus and a truck. The General…
Rail project: China Development Bank releases $255 mln for Nigeria
Jan 8, 2025 China Development Bank has released a $254.76 million loan to Nigeria for a railway project linking the two northern states of Kano and Kaduna, the bank said,…
Burna Boy, Tems, others make 2025 NAACP Award nominees list
L-R: Davido, Burna Boy, Tems, Wizkid Nigerian music superstars Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, and Tems have received nominations for the 2025 National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP)…
Court orders interim forfeiture of N228.4m traced to Abia ex-governor
A Federal High Court in Abuja has made an order of interim freezing and forfeiture of the sum of over N228.4 million linked to former Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia…
Kyari @60: I grew from an Almajiri school pupil to become NNPC Ltd GCEO — Kyari
January 8, 2025 The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mallam Mele Kyari has revealed how he went from being an Almajiri school pupil to…
$560,000 Romance Scam: Two US-Based Nigerians Face 40-Year Jail Term
January 8, 2025 Two Nigerians, Olutayo Sunday Ogunlaja, 39, and Abel Adeyi Daramola, 37 have been sentenced to a combined 40-year jail term for participating in a romance scam. This…
Troops killed 34 terrorists in Damboa encounter – DHQ
Jan. 8, 2025 The Defence Headquarters says the troops, ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, have eliminated 34 terrorists in an encounter at Sabon Gari Village in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno….
Allegation of plotting with Nigeria to destabilise Niger “groundless” – France
Jan. 8, 2025 France has described as “groundless” the allegation by Niger that Nigeria had offered space in its territory to France in order to destabilise the former French colony….
Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram ambush in Borno, kill 34 insurgents
January 8, 2025 The Nigerian military said on Wednesday its troops had killed 34 Islamist militants in a gun battle in northeastern Borno state and six soldiers had also died….
Missing persons cases rising in Ogun – Police raises concern
Jan. 8, 2025 The Police Command in Ogun has raised concerns over a significant increase in reports of missing persons in the state. CSP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s spokesperson, disclosed…