Govt seizes chemically ripened fruits in Oyo market, issues health warning
The Oyo State Ministry of Health has intercepted and seized chemically ripened fruits during a food safety enforcement exercise at a market in Oyo town. The officials of the Department…
Troops dismantle kidnappers’ camps, apprehend 13 suspects in Edo
Troops of the Nigerian Army have dismantled kidnappers’ hideouts in Edo North Senatorial District, apprehended 13 suspects and recovered arms, drugs and other incriminating items. This is contained in a…
NDLEA seizes 7,746 tonnes of illicit drugs in Kogi
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kogi says it seized 7,746 tonnes of assorted illicit drugs between January and December 2025. Mr. Mustapha Yahuza, the Assistant Commandant-General of…
Lassa fever: Plateau records 6 confirmed cases , 4 fatalities
The Commissioner for Health in Plateau, Dr. Nicholas Baamlong, says the state recorded six confirmed cases of Lassa fever with four deaths. Baamlong made this known at a press briefing…
Police arrest landlady for allegedly poisoning tenant’s 3 year-old child in Ondo
The Police Command in Ondo State says it has arrested a 40-year-old landlady, Nafisat Lateef, in connection with the alleged poisoning of her tenant’s three-year-old son in Odigbo Local Government…
Police busts syndicate behind nude photo blackmail in Lagos
The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Lagos, has apprehended three suspects over an alleged cyber blackmail and extortion scheme involving threats to release nude photographs of a victim unless ransom…
MTN in talks to buy remaining IHS Holdings stake in $2.76 billion deal
MTN Group Africa’s biggest mobile operator, said on Thursday it is in advanced talks to buy the 75% stake it does not already own in IHS Holdings in a deal…
INEC can’t choose leadership for PDP – Turaki
The Taminu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cannot choose the leadership of the party. The party’s…
APC Chairman Yilwatda describes election day workers as silent casualties of Nigeria’s polls
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has raised a fundamental concern about Nigeria’s electoral process, pointing to what he described as a major but…
Soludo and Onitsha market politics, by Abraham Ogbodo
I have heard about Onitsha Market Literature. I did not know about Onitsha Market Politics until now. The idea has come through Charles Chukwuma Soludo who is a professor…