Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a Brazil-based Nigerian businessman, Uche Franklin Onyekwere, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country.
Onyekwere, 47, was intercepted on Thursday, January...
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has ordered sweeping security measures in Amasiri community following the boundary crisis that claimed four lives in Okporojo village, Oso Edda, in Edda Local Government Area.
The governor imposed a daily curfew from 2...
The Nigerian military has recorded another operational breakthrough with the killing of a senior Boko Haram commander, Abu Khalid, during ongoing clearance operations in the North-East.
Reliable military sources told the News Agency of Nigeria that Abu Khalid, described as...
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 8 Division under Sector 2 of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have raided the camp of a notorious bandit leader, Gwaska Dan Karmi, in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing at least 20 suspected...
The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun I Area Command, Idiroko, has confirmed that one suspected smuggler died during a gun duel with operatives following an attack on its anti-smuggling patrol team in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The command...
A court has ordered the release of Adrian Conejo Arias and his five-year-old son, Liam Conejo Ramos, whom immigration officers detained during a Minnesota raid in the United States.
The U.S. District Judge Fred Biery gave the order in a...
Bitcoin was down by 6.53% at $78,719.63 on Saturday, January 31, 2026, continuing its decline from the previous session.
On Friday, bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market value, fell to as low as $81,104, the lowest since November 21,...
The Kano State Fire Service has recovered the body of a three-year-old boy, Abdura’uf Badamasi, who was declared missing in Wangara, Tofa Local Government Area of the state.
The Director of the Kano State Fire Service, Sani Anas, disclosed this...
The Presidency has said President Bola Tinubu set an ambitious target to grow Nigeria’s economy to $1 trillion by 2030 from his first day in office, insisting the country is now on a steady path to recovery despite the...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party has dismissed claims that its National Leader, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, engaged in negotiations to defect to the All Progressives Congress.
The party said reports suggesting Kwankwaso made demands or overplayed his political influence during alleged...
