Gunmen kidnap UTME candidates, other travellers on Benue highway
Several passengers, including candidates travelling for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), were abducted by gunmen along the Makurdi–Otukpo highway in Benue State. The incident occurred on Wednesday night when a Benue Links bus carrying travellers from Makurdi to Otukpo was reportedly ambushed by armed men near Otukpo at about 8 pm. Sources said the bus had about 18 passengers...
Court orders arrest of ex-humanitarian minister Sadiya Farouq over $1.3m fraud
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has ordered the arrest of former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, and the ministry’s former Permanent Secretary, Bashir Nura Alkali, after both failed to appear for arraignment in an alleged fraud case involving $1.3 million and N746.6 million. Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie issued the bench warrant...
Wike vows to deliver Abuja road projects in May
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has assured residents that key road projects linking satellite towns would be delivered on schedule. Wike revealed that the Airport–Kuje road project is nearing completion, with one part of the bridge set to be opened for use next week. “From Airport Junction to Kuje, one part of the bridge is almost...
Wike labels Atiku ‘serial loser’, says ex-VP’ll re-contest in 2031
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, as a serial election contestant and loser, who will still contest in 2031. Wike said this in reaction to comments by Atiku that the President Bola Tinubu administration has not done anything positive for Nigerians. The minister, who spoke during an inspection tour of...
744 repentant terrorists graduate from federal rehabilitation programme
No fewer than 744 former terrorists and victims of violent extremism have completed the Federal Government's De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration programme under Operation Safe Corridor, in what military authorities described as a significant milestone in Nigeria's non-kinetic strategy against insurgency. The graduation ceremony held on Thursday in Gombe brought together repentant fighters and coerced participants drawn from 17 states and...
Injury rules out Liverpool’s Ekitike out of season, 2026 World Cup
Liverpool and France on Thursday confirmed that forward Hugo Ekitike will miss the remainder of the Premier League season and the 2026 World Cup after suffering a serious injury in a Champions League loss to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). Ekitike, 23, crumpled in a heap holding his lower right leg during the first half of Liverpool's 2-0 quarter-final second-leg defeat by...
Convicted inmate escapes after prison vehicle crashes on Potiskum-Damaturu road
The Nigerian Correctional Service in Yobe State has declared a convicted inmate wanted after he seized the opportunity of a road accident to flee from custody while being transported between two correctional facilities. The escape occurred on April 13 when a vehicle conveying inmates from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Potiskum to Damaturu was involved in a road traffic...
Nigerian Breweries market capitalisation hits N2.3trn as gross profit rises to N565bn
Nigerian Breweries Plc has announced that its market capitalisation grew by 135 per cent in 2025, rising from N991.5 billion recorded in 2024 to N2.33 trillion. The Chairperson of the Nigerian Breweries, Juliet Anammah, disclosed this in the company’s 2025 Annual Report and Accounts. Anammah attributed the performance to key economic reforms and policy shifts that strengthened Nigeria’s investment climate. She stated:...
Abiodun approves weekly day off, N10,000 transport relief for Ogun workers
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has approved a weekly day off and a N10,000 monthly transport allowance for civil servants in the state, as part of measures to ease the financial burden of rising fuel prices and soaring living costs. The intervention, which takes effect from April 2026, will run for three months and applies to workers across the state's...
NPF extradites man wanted for UK murder, crack cocaine trafficking
A Nigerian man who allegedly fled to Nigeria after killing a man in the United Kingdom in 2018 has been extradited to face justice, as the Nigeria Police Force demonstrated its growing resolve to deny fugitives safe harbour on home soil. Matthew Chukwuemeka Adebiyi was handed over to United Kingdom law enforcement officials on April 14, 2026, at the Murtala...
