‘We’re heartbroken’: 12-year-old boy dies after shark attack in Australia
A 12-year-old boy, Nico Antic, has died in hospital after being bitten by a shark in Sydney Harbour, Australia.
Antic’s family confirmed his death via...
Protests: No going back on alcohol sachet ban ― NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will continue to enforce the ban on sachet and 200ml PET...
Stock market rebounds with N74bn capitalisation increase
The Nigerian stock market rebounded on Friday, January 23, 2026, gaining N74 billion as investors returned to bargain-hunting in select stocks after the previous...
Why I visited Tinubu in Aso Rock ― Olubadan
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has disclosed the reasons behind his courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu at the State House in...
Nine killed as cocaine lab explodes
At least nine people were killed on Friday after a cocaine laboratory exploded in Colombia’s southwest, police have confirmed.
The explosion occurred in the Narino...
Insecurity heightens anxiety as NYSC camps open in high-risk states
Anxiety has gripped prospective corps members and their families as the 2026 Batch A (Stream 1) National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation exercise begins...
“I’m not for sale,” Kwankwaso declares after Gov Yusuf’s NNPP exit
Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has declared that he remains committed to...
Over 13,600 Nigerians repatriated from 10 countries in three years –...
No fewer than 13,635 stranded Nigerians were repatriated from 10 countries between 2023 and 2025.
Data compiled from media reports and official records of the...
Seven arraigned over arson attack on Kwara traditional worshipper’s home
Seven suspects have been arraigned before the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin over the alleged burning of the house of a traditional worshipper,...
Police arrest three kidnap suspects, recover weapons in Kebbi
The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers in Shanga Local Government Area and recovered locally made weapons during the operation.
The arrest...
