In his first public statement since the incident, Joshua took to X (formerly Twitter) to thank the public for their support and to pay tribute to those affected, describing the emotional weight of the tragedy. Former world heavyweight boxing champion, ...
BREAKING: Over 50 DSS Officers Deployed to Kuje Prison Following Malami’s Court Bail in Terror Probe
Meanwhile, sources have described an intense atmosphere at the prison facility as the secret police arrived in a convoy of approximately six Toyota Hilux vans. The Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC) has been placed under a heavy security blanket ...
The Oxford English Dictionary has expanded its lexicon with the inclusion of several Nigerian words and expressions in its latest update, further reflecting the growing global influence of Nigerian and West African culture on the English language. The update, published ...
Lakurawa fighters have reportedly attacked charcoal and firewood producers in the outskirts of Mai-Kurhuna village, Kebbe Forest area of Kebbe LGA, Sokoto State. The development was disclosed on Thursday by Bakatsine, a conflict and crisis journalist who reports on insecurity ...
An elderly man, Idowu Fashola, has recounted his ordeal after spending eight years in custody over an allegation of child molestation. Pa Fashola, 70, was accused of r@ping a young girl who had lived with his family from the age ...
A Northern Islamic cleric has sparked controversy after declaring that America cannot defeat Muslims and warning that they are ready to confront the U.S. if provoked. The remarks have drawn mixed reactions online, with critics urging restraint. A Northern-based Islamic ...
A young man named Israel has reportedly taken his own life in Elebele community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. It was gathered that he hanged himself with a rope inside the bush over an alleged breakdown linked to ...
The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has said the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organisations follows a comprehensive review by the President Donald Trump Administration of what it describes as wasteful, ineffective, and harmful international ...
Oyo State Police Command has recovered the remains of five Forest Rangers who were killed at the National Park Service Office, Oloka, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The remains, according to the Command’s spokesman, Ayanlade Olayinka, were recovered ...
Scores of fighters were reportedly killed during a week-long surge of violent infighting between rival jihadist factions, Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), across parts of the Sambisa Forest axis in Borno State. Security sources told ...
At least three persons were killed on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, in fresh attacks on communities in Plateau State, as a cycle of reprisals intensified following the shooting of two Fulani youths in Jos South Local Government Area (LGA). According ...
President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the United States to withdraw from 66 international organisations. This, he said marks one of the most sweeping rollbacks of US participation in multilateral institutions in modern history, as the administration moves aggressively to ...
Traders in Balogun Market on Lagos Island have expressed frustration over the ongoing sealing of shops and the barricading of access roads by the Lagos State Government, weeks after the devastating fire at the Great Nigeria Insurance, GNI, building on ...
Lagos State Government has fixed Monday, January 12, 2026, as the resumption date for the second term of the 2025/2026 academic session for all public and private schools in the state. The announcement, which also covers government-owned technical colleges, was ...
The legal team of popular cleric, Pastor Chris Okafor, has challenged social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, actress Doris Ogala and other individuals making allegations against him to submit concrete proof to the Nigeria Police, ...