China-bound businessman arrested at Kano Airport after swallowing 95 wraps of cocaine
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 62-year-old Lagos-based businessman, Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, for attempting to traffic cocaine to China by ingesting dozens of drug pellets. Izueke was apprehended on Saturday, January 31, during the outward clearance of passengers boarding an Ethiopian Airlines flight to China...
Nigeria records 43,000 snakebites annually amid severe antivenom shortage
Nigeria records about 43,000 snakebite cases every year, but limited access to life-saving antivenom continues to drive preventable deaths and disabilities, health experts have warned. Medical professionals and researchers on Neglected Tropical Diseases are urging the Federal Government to prioritise local production, subsidise costs, and ensure widespread availability of antivenom across hospitals and primary healthcare centres nationwide. According to the experts,...
Kogi shuts markets, motor parks over insecurity
The Kogi State Government has ordered the temporary closure of selected markets and motor parks across parts of Kogi West Senatorial District as part of intensified security operations targeting terrorists, bandits, and other criminal elements. The announcement was made on Sunday, February 8, 2026, by the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo. According to him, the closures aim...
CAC delists 400,000 inactive firms, moves fully digital
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has removed over 400,000 inactive and non-compliant companies from Nigeria’s official corporate register in 2025 as part of efforts to sanitise its database and strengthen regulatory integrity. Registrar-General of the CAC, Hussaini Magaji, disclosed this during a “Celebration Walk” organised by the commission on Saturday in Abuja. Magaji said the mass delisting was aimed at eliminating...
Ghana recalls Nigeria’s High Commissioner over links to electoral malpractice
President John Mahama of Ghana has recalled the country’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Baba Ahmed, over his alleged links to electoral malpractices in Ghana’s parliamentary election primaries for Ayawaso East Constituency. This was contained in a statement issued by the Ghanaian Presidency on Saturday, February 7, 2026. The presidency said Ahmed, an aspirant, was recalled due to his alleged role in...
18-year-old wife flees after cutting off husband’s manhood in Yobe
An 18-year-old housewife (name withheld ) in Potiskum, Yobe State, has allegedly cut off her husband’s manhood. The Yobe State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday, February 7, 2026. Abdulkarim said the incident occurred at about 1 a.m. on Friday, February 6, but was reported to the Potiskum Divisional Police Station at...
Tinubu to embark on first UK state visit in 37 years
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will host President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu in Nigerian leader’s first state visit to the United Kingdom (UK) in 37 years. Buckingham Palace announced this via a statement on Sunday, February 8, 2026. The Palace said Tinubu and his wife have accepted an invitation to be guests of the King at Windsor...
Why I chose N500k over N15m restaurant promo offer — Carter Efe
Nigerian content creator and comedian Carter Efe has turned down a lucrative ₦15 million monthly offer from a female fan who wanted him to promote her Lagos-based restaurant. During a recent TikTok livestream, Carter Efe invited the fan — known for consistently sending him generous gifts — to speak. When he asked what he could do for her in return for...
Bandits kill three, abduct Catholic Priest, 10 others in fresh Kaduna attack
Bandits have launched another deadly assault in Kaduna State, killing three residents and abducting a Catholic priest alongside 10 others in Karku community, Kauru Local Government Area. The attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday, with residents saying the gunmen stormed the village at night and operated for several hours before fleeing with their captives. The Catholic Archdiocese of Kafanchan...
2027: Wike launches radio station to boost Tinubu’s re-election campaign
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has commissioned a new radio station in Rivers State aimed at supporting President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. The station, Majority FM 89.5, is located at the office of the Rivers State Renewed Hope Ambassadors in Port Harcourt and is equipped with modern broadcast studios and technical facilities. Speaking at the...
