Ghana’s president urged to rally African leaders behind push for slavery reparations
December 21, 2025 Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama held talks with a global delegation seeking reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism, who urged him to rally other African leaders to…
DSS DG, Ajayi, pledges to champion media freedom, engage other security agencies
The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has pledged to foster a more enabling environment for journalists and media practitioners to carry out their…
Army eliminates 21 terrorists, intercepts logistics in Borno
Dec. 21, 2025 The Nigerian Army troops, under Operation Hadin Kai, have neutralised more than 21 terrorists in a fierce encounter in Sojiri and Kayamla villages along the Damboa–Maiduguri Road…
Alleged graft: ICPC invites Dangote over petition against ex-NMDPRA boss
Dec. 21, 2025 The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has asked Aliko Dangote to appear before its panel of crack investigators on Monday in Abuja over…
Lagos housewife allegedly fakes own kidnap, extorts N2.5m from husband
Dec. 21, 2025 The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a 26-year-old housewife and her 30-year-old accomplice for allegedly staging her own kidnapping and extorting N2.5 million from her…
Female drug kingpin arrested in Lagos with 23.50kg cocaine stashed in her children’s room
Dec. 21, 2025 The leader of a drug syndicate Shodunke Yetunde Simbiat who went underground since May 2024 has been nabbed in her Lagos home where 23.50 kilograms of the…
Farewell to Professor Adamu Baikie, by Monday Philips Ekpe
This accomplished scholar, university administrator and public servant has left behind huge, definitive legacies, writes MONDAY PHILIPS EKPE Aoiri Obaigbo, a distinguished alumnus of the University of Benin,…
NDLEA seizes 1,396.5 kg of narcotics, arrests 150 suspects in Adamawa
Dec. 20, 2025 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 1,396.5 kg of narcotics and arrested 150 suspects in Adamawa in December. Mr. Aliyu Abubakar, the Commander of…
Plateau Govt seals pharmacy in Jos over expired drug
Dec 20, 2025 The Plateau Ministry of Health has sealed Zenith Life Hospital pharmacy in Jos following allegations that an expired Ringer’s Lactate intravenous fluid was administered to a patient…
UK museum displays thousands of African artefacts it knows almost nothing about
December 19, 2025 A museum in Britain has opened a gallery displaying thousands of African artefacts it knows very little about, hoping to spark a conversation on colonial-era looting and…