NAPTIP intercepts suspected traficker with 10 children in Taraba
The Taraba Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has intercepted a human trafficker with 10 children in Jalingo. The statement issued in Jalingo…
Achievers University expels 15 over sex videos, misconduct
Prof. Bode Ayorinde, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Achievers University, Owo, says the institution has expelled no fewer than 15 students for sex video offences. Ayorinde disclosed this on Friday in…
Telecom: Over $1bn spent in 2025 by operators to expand coverage and capacity – EVC Maida
In 2025, the telecom sector operators spent over $1 billion in investment for the deployment of more than 2,850 new sites to expand both coverage and capacity nationwide, data announced…
Offa robbery: Appeal Court affirms death sentences on 5 convicts
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin on Friday affirmed the death sentences imposed on five men convicted over the 2018 Offa bank robbery. The court dismissed the appeal of…
Veteran Editor and Media Leader Lewis Obi Dies at 77
The Nigerian media community is mourning the death of Mr. Lewis Obi, a veteran journalist, editor and media executive whose career left a lasting imprint on modern…
Tinubu may visit Palau and Vanuatu soon – Peter Obi
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to criticise President Bola Tinubu’s frequent foreign trips amid Nigeria’s worsening electricity crisis and…
Public school enrolment hits 300,000 in 1 year – Otti
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia says enrolment in public primary and secondary schools in the state has increased by more than 100 per cent, from about 117,000 to over 300,000…
African governments look to Islamic finance after Benin sukuk success
Benin’s Islamic bond sale is encouraging other African states to consider sharia-compliant financing, after robust demand highlighted the potential to diversify funding and attract a broader investor base, advisers and…
Drone-backed ISWAP militants attack Nigerian army base, several soldiers dead
Islamist militants backed by armed drones raided an army base in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, killing several troops in the early hours of Thursday, the military said, in the second…
The fall of Kano and the battle to save democracy, by Abraham Ogbodo
The battle is not finished. But enough of it has been fought to take stock of the casualties. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been killed. It is awaiting a…