The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 35-year-old and her six children, killed in a violent attack at Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Kiyawa, confirmed the incident, saying the command received a distress call, reporting the attack on the household of one Haruna Bashir. The victims, […]
A former governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Dr Akin Ogunbiyi, has directed his campaign coordinators and supporters across Federal Constituencies and local government areas in the state to join the campaign structure of the party’s candidate, Bola Oyebamiji. Ogunbiyi, the chairman of Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc, gave […]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won a seventh term in office after an election marred by violence and an internet shutdown, with African observers saying arrests and abductions had “instilled fear”. Museveni, 81, won 71.65 percent of the vote in the election, the Electoral Commission said, amid reports of at least 10 deaths and intimidation of […]
The final burial arrangement of the late gospel singer, Bunmi Akinnaanu, has been scheduled to take place on January 21, 2025. Fellow gospel singer, Alayo Melody, shared the burial arrangement, alongside a flier outlining the programme of events, in an Instagram post. Akinnaanu passed away on January 12 after a prolonged battle with a serious […]
Nigeria is a rich nation that is home to hundreds of communities with diverse cultures and traditions, each with its own distinctive perspectives. In spite of this, citizens feel unheard, and unvalued. In Nigeria, programs and policies are often launched with fanfare, yet many decision-makers fail to fulfill their promises to the people they have […]
The emergence of Artificial Intelligence has taken over the world. The digital space in Nigeria has grown to include over 122 million internet users as of 2025. Out of this large number of internet users, nearly 60% have encountered different types of online scams, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Digital fraud, also known as cyber fraud, […]
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has issued an interim order preventing the Chief Judge of Rivers State from accepting an impeachment notice directed at Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Odu. The Rivers State House of Assembly had asked the Chief Judge of the state to constitute a panel to investigate allegations of gross misconduct levelled […]
The National Working Committee, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has announced the appointment of caretaker committees to oversee party affairs in Delta, Enugu, Imo, Rivers, and Osun States. This was disclosed in a statement released by the National Organizing Secretary, Theophilus Dakas Shan. “The National Working Committee (NWC) of our Great Party, the Peoples […]
The Edo State Government has said that 38 students of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, arrested for protesting in the area will be released. The Commissioner for Education, Paddy Iyamu, disclosed this to Newsmen, saying that some have been released while others would regain freedom soon. He noted that the masterminds of the unrest living […]
A fire incident has burned down the RSK Adebowale Multipurpose Filling Station, a petrol tanker, and a motorcycle at the Ofiki area in Saki, Oyo State. The incident was confirmed in a statement released by the Chairman of the state Fire Services Agency, Moroof Akinwande, in Ibadan. According to Akinwande, the agency received a distress call […]