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…
FG to regard armed groups, gun-wielding non-state actors as terrorists
Dec. 19, 2025 President Bola Tinubu has said that under the new security architecture, any armed group or gun-wielding non-state actors operating outside state authority will be regarded as terrorists….
NAF’s C-130 aircraft, crew in Accra, proceeding to Portugal – Official
Dec. 19, 2025 The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that its C-130 aircraft, which made a precautionary landing in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, has safely arrived in Accra, Ghana, ahead…
NCAA certifies Kano, Port Harcourt airports
Dec. 19, 2025 The Nigeria Civil Aviation of Nigeria (NCAA) on Friday issued aerodrome certificates to Malam Aminu Kanu International Airport, Kano (MAKIA) and Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo International Airport, Port…
INEC hosts PDP leaders to strengthen compliance with electoral laws
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday, 19th December 2025, hosted factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at an interactive meeting to strengthen compliance with the Constitution, the…
