The judgment delivered by Justice Jamee Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, during the conviction and sentencing of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, contained several striking and strongly worded statements. Kanu was sentenced to life imprisonment...
Nigeria’s National Council on Health (NCH) has approved a new policy lowering the age of consent for voluntary HIV testing from 18 to 14 years. The decision, taken after hours of intense deliberation at the Council’s 66th meeting in Calabar,...
St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Niger State, has confirmed that the school was attacked by bandits in the early hours of Friday, November 21, 2025. The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora Secretary, Fr. Jatau Joseph, in a...
Barely six months after a similar drug bust involving Thai sailors, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted another cocaine shipment at Lagos’ Apapa seaport. The MV Nord Bosporus, arriving from Santos, Brazil, was found carrying 20 kilograms...
The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion for the 2025 Capital City Race slated for Saturday, November 22, 2025. The Director of Public Affairs at the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, ‎Bolanle Ogunlola, made this known in a statement...
Premier League leaders Arsenal host London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday as Manchester City seek to keep up the pressure on the Gunners. Arsenal are expected to be without defensive lynchpin Gabriel Magalhaes during the North London derby at the...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted an unknown number of students and staff members during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. It was gathered that the...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has been indicted for questionable expenditures totaling about N684 million on abandoned projects, unexecuted contracts, and irregular procurements, according to the 2022 Auditor-General’s annual report. The 808-page report, recently submitted to the National...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has denied reports that 16 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members died in a road accident while travelling to Gombe State. The claims, which circulated widely on social media, also suggested that two...
Lagos State has made history by issuing its first-ever Green Bond, raising N29.3 billion to fund climate-resilient and sustainable infrastructure projects. The announcement was made during a ceremony on Thursday at Balmoral Hall, Victoria Island, marking a significant milestone in...