Afrofuji singer Destiny Boy dies at 22
Afrofuji singer Afeez Adeshina, widely known as Destiny Boy, has reportedly died at the age of 22. The news of his death emerged on Sunday, January 18, 2025, after popular Instagram investigative journalist, Temilola Sobola, announced it on social media. As of the time of reporting, details surrounding the cause of his death have not been officially disclosed. Destiny Boy was...
Zulum refutes claims of handpicking candidates for Borno APC congresses
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has denied reports suggesting that he has endorsed or anointed individuals for executive positions ahead of the forthcoming All Progressives Congress (APC) congresses in the state. In a statement issued on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya, the governor described the claims as false and deliberately circulated to sow discord...
One officer injured as NDLEA nabs woman, 26-year-old ex-convict for drug dealing
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 44-year-old woman, Yinka Agboola, and a 26-year-old ex-convict, Gaddafi Ammani, for alleged drug dealing. The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, January 18, 2026. Babafemi said Agboola was apprehended in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on Friday,...
Police: Nephew confesses to killing of woman, her six children
The Kano State Police Command has arrested three principal suspects in connection with the murder of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano. The arrests followed an intelligence-led operation ordered by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and carried out under the supervision of the Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori. According to a...
Defection: Tinubu orders suspension of APC e-registration in Kano — Doguwa
President Bola Tinubu has directed the All Progressives Congress (APC) to suspend the planned commencement of its electronic registration exercise in Kano State. The directive was disclosed by a member of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, in a 27-second video that circulated widely on social media on Saturday. According to Doguwa, the decision was taken by the national leadership...
Wanted drug kingpin arrested 12 years after killing 3 NDLEA officers
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have apprehended a wanted drug kingpin, Lekan Jimoh, popularly known as Kanmo-Kanmo, ending a 12-year manhunt following his alleged involvement in the brutal killing of three NDLEA officers. Kanmo-Kanmo, who is notorious for drug trafficking, evading arrest, and mobilising armed thugs against security agents, was on Friday, January 16, 2026, tracked...
Terrorism financing allegations: Ex-COAS Faruk Yahaya files N1.5bn defamation suit
Former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has instituted a N1.5 billion defamation suit at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja against retired Major General Danjuma Hamisu Ali-Keffi and others, including media organisations. The suit, filed on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, followed the expiration of demand notices issued to the defendants, requesting public retractions, apologies...
Otti warns opponents against early 2027 election distractions
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has cautioned political opponents to stop diverting attention from governance with premature discussions about the 2027 elections, stressing that his administration remains focused on delivering development to the state. The governor gave the warning during a church service on Saturday at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Umuikaa District Headquarters, in Isialangwa South Local Government Area. The...
Nigeria’s crude oil imports from US jump 167% to 42.1m barrels in 2025
Nigeria significantly increased its crude oil imports from the United States in 2025, purchasing 42.13 million barrels in the first 10 months of the year, according to data from the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA). The volume represents a sharp year-on-year rise of about 26.34 million barrels compared with the 15.79 million barrels imported during the same period in...
Lagos reopens Ikorodu Ferry Terminal after water hyacinth clearance
The Lagos State Government has reopened the Ikorodu Ferry Terminal after nearly three months of closure, following the successful removal of water hyacinth from the affected waterways. In a public notice issued over the weekend, the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) announced that passenger ferry operations at the terminal will resume from Monday, 19 January 2026. The terminal had been shut...
