Woman remanded for allegedly stealing 2 month-old baby
Aug. 5, 2025 A Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan has ordered a 25 year-old woman, Odunayo Odunlade, to be remanded in Agodi correctional centre for allegedly stealing…
43 IDPs in Uhorgua set to graduate from tertiary institutions, says official
Aug. 5, 2025 About 43 survivors at the Home for the Needy Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Uhorgua, Edo, would be graduating from tertiary institutions at the end of…
Gunmen abduct 2 AAUA staff, Police rescue one
Aug. 5, 2025 The Police in Ondo State have confirmed the abduction of two staff members of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) by gunmen on Monday evening. The duo were…
37 condemned prisoners awaiting execution in Bauchi
Aug. 5, 2025 About 37 condemned prisoners are awaiting execution after being sentenced for capital crimes in Bauchi State. Mr. Ahmed Tata, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Nigerian Correctional Service…
Cybercrime: Court fines 21 convicted foreign hackers, N1m each, orders return to country in 6 days
Aug. 5, 2025 The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted 21 foreign hackers and ordered each of them to pay the sum of N1 million each. Justice Ekerete Akpan’s…
Ghana threatens to suspend DStv licence over subscription prices
August 5, 2025 Ghana’s government has given satellite broadcaster DStv until Thursday to lower subscription prices or face a suspension of its broadcasting licence, the Communications Minister said. Samuel Nartey…
Nigeria’s July crude oil output crests 1.8 million bpd, regulator says
Nigeria’s oil production surpassed 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) last month, with current average output at 1.78 million bpd, the head of the country’s upstream regulator NUPRC said on…
CORA, NLNG honour 2025 Longlist of 11 for The Nigeria Prize for Literature
Sophia Horsfall, NLNG’s General Manager for External Relations and Sustainable Development, described the NLNG/CORA Book Party as a standout among the activities leading to the announcement of the winner in…
Reward: D’Tigress players get $100,000, flats, national honour
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday announced a reward of $100,000 for each member of the victorious national female basketball team, D’Tigress and $50,000 each for the coaching crew. Represented by…
Suspected hoodlums attack, kill NSCDC officer in Jigawa
August 4, 2025 The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command, has confirmed the killing of its officer by suspected hoodlums at Shuwarin weekly market in Shuwarin District…