NDPC to content creators: Stop filming citizens without consent
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has cautioned content creators against recording or photographing unsuspecting members of the public without their consent, warning that offenders could face criminal prosecution. In a statement issued on Friday, the commission also warned that social media platforms that fail to address such violations risk sanctions under the law. The NDPC said it had received reports...
Teen accidentally shoots friend dead with father’s gun in Niger
A 16-year-old boy, Emmanuel Danladi, has allegedly shot and killed his 15-year-old friend, Titus Joseph, while playing with a loaded dane gun belonging to his father in Kwamba, Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State. The tragic incident occurred on March 1 at Emmanuel’s residence, where the two teenagers were said to be playing. According to reports, Emmanuel picked up the...
Ogun police probe Broda Shaggi’s shooting
The Ogun State Police Command says it has commenced an investigation into the shooting of Nigerian comedian and skit maker, Samuel Perry, popularly known as Broda Shaggi, in the state. Broda Shaggi was said to have sustained a gunshot injury while filming a comedy skit in the Sango-Ota area of Ogun State and was subsequently hospitalised. The incident was said to...
Wike arrests developer over construction on embassies’ lands, orders buildings’ demolition
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ordered the arrest and demolition of buildings illegally constructed on plots of land allocated to foreign missions in the diplomatic zone of Katampe Extension, Abuja. The affected land, located within the Diplomatic Zone, Katampe Extension in FCT, was originally allocated on March 18, 2008, to 10 embassies for diplomatic...
NUC reconstitutes committee to tackle illegal universities
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has reconstituted its Committee on Degree Mills as part of renewed efforts to curb the proliferation of illegal universities in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a post shared on the commission’s official X handle on Friday. While inaugurating the committee, the NUC Executive Secretary, Abdullahi Ribadu, emphasised the importance of protecting the credibility and integrity of...
Troops clear IEDs, destroy terror camp in Imo
Troops of Sector 4 under Operation UDO KA have cleared several improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and dismantled a suspected terrorist camp during an offensive operation in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State. Security sources said the operation, carried out on March 11, targeted the Orsu-Ihiteukwa axis where members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed wing, the...
Court sends teenager to prison for raping 4-year-old girl
The Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Ikeja area of Lagos State has remanded a teenager, Isreal Mendi, in Kirikiri Correctional Centre over the alleged defilement of his neighbour’s four-year-old daughter. The Chief Magistrate, M. F. Onamusi, on Friday, declined to take the teenager’s plea and directed his remand until April 9, 2026, pending advice from the office of the...
Navy destroys illegal oil storage site in Rivers
The Nigerian Navy has destroyed an illegal crude oil storage site containing about 17,500 litres of suspected stolen crude oil in the Bonny area of Rivers State. The Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, March 13, 2026. Folorunsho said the operation was carried out under Operation Delta Sentinel. Folorunsho said the action followed...
4 dead as US refuelling aircraft crashes in Iraq
Four of the six crew members aboard a United States military aircraft have been confirmed dead after the plane crashed in western Iraq. The U.S. military confirmed the incident on Friday, March 13, 2026, as rescue efforts continued for the remaining two. The military refuelling aircraft crashed in Iraq on Thursday, in an incident the military said involved another aircraft but...
Uba Sani’s policies putting farmers first — Agriculture commissioner
The Uba Sani administration has continued to prioritise policies that place farmers at the centre of development, the Commissioner for Agriculture in Kaduna State, Murtala Mohammed Dabo, has said. Dabo made the remark on Thursday during the flag-off of the distribution of livestock support packages to 5,000 cooperative groups across the state. In his welcome address, the commissioner said the governor...
