Nigeria’s Public Debt Hits N159.28 Trillion in Q4 2025 as Lagos Leads State Debt Profiles
Nigeria’s total public debt stock climbed to N159.28 trillion ($110.97 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking a 3.90% increase from the N153.29 trillion recorded in the previous quarter….
NDLEA Intercepts 748kg of Tramadol, Other Psychotropic Drugs in Edo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 748.02kg of controlled pharmaceutical drugs, including large consignments of tramadol, along the Benin-Lagos Expressway. The State Commander of NDLEA in Edo,…
Police Recovers 5 Vehicles From Car Snatching Syndicate in Rivers State
The Rivers State Police Command has dismantled a five-man car-snatching syndicate and successfully recovered five stolen vehicles. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Blessing Agabe, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Monday…
Nigeria no longer a permissive ground for drug cartels – UNODC
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says Nigeria will no longer be a permissive ground for international drug cartels. It said the position followed the strong message…
Child Trafficking: Court Jails Woman, Orders N500,000 Compensation
The Federal High Court in Calabar has convicted one Ms. Mbika Edem, also known as Ikwo, on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy and child trafficking. The offences which contravened…
Jet Fuel Crisis: A boon For Nigeria’s Dangote, But Not For Local Airlines
Nigeria’s giant Dangote refinery is benefiting from record margins for producing jet fuel that it is mostly selling abroad, while the domestic airlines it also supplies have threatened to stop…
Kano Court Jails Two 14 Years Each for Stabbing, Death of Man
A Kano State High Court on Monday, sentenced Nafi’u Garba, and Abdulmalik Garba-Yaroro, to 14 years imprisonment each for murder of one Surajo Garba. Garba and Garba-Yaroro, who live in…
Man Jailed 16 Years for Abducting, Defiling Teenager
An Awka Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court in Anambra has sentenced 34-year-old Onyedika Okafor to 16 years in prison. The conviction follows his trial for the abduction and defilement of…
Nigerians in South Africa Appeal to President Tinubu, African Leaders to Halt Xenophobic Attacks
The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) has appealed to the Federal Government and African leaders to halt the prevailing xenophobic attacks by South Africans against fellow Africans in…
Troops Rescue Kidnap Victim, Recover N8m Ransom in Plateau
Troops of Joint Task Force, ‘Operation ENDURING PEACE (JTF-OPEO)” have rescued a kidnap victim, recovering the ransom paid by the family during a coordinated operation in Qua’an Pan Local Government…