The FCT Police Command has successfully arrested twelve (12) notorious armed robbery suspects responsible for the heinous killing of Ms. Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, Esq., an Anchor, Reporter, and Producer with ARISE News, and Mr. Barnabas Danlami, a security guard, during a robbery operation at Unique Apartments, Katampe Extension, Mabushi,...
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A WhatsApp conversation allegedly linking former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, to a $4.5 billion fraud scheme has been admitted as evidence by an Ikeja Special Offences Court. Despite objections from the defence team, Justice Rahman Oshodi admitted the chat logs—presented by the Economic and...
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared that the decision on who succeeds him as governor of Oyo State in 2027 will rest entirely with the people, not political godfathers or power brokers. Speaking during the flag-off of the zonal stakeholders’ consultative forum on the 2026 budget in Ibadan...
Controversial Asaba orphanage owner turns himself in as NAPTIP probes alleged child trafficking ring
Controversial Asaba orphanage owner turns himself in as NAPTIP probes alleged child trafficking ring
Owner of Happy Home Orphanage, a controversial facility in Asaba, Delta State, Mr. Christopher Nwoye, has voluntarily surrendered to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), after weeks of evading arrest. This was confirmed in a statement issued Thursday in Abuja by the agency’s spokesperson,...
Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, has received a posthumous pardon from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Vatsa, a poet, was among the 17 people who received presidential pardons following the endorsement of the National Council of State, which met in Abuja...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday led a session of the National Council of State, joined virtually by former Heads of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd). The hybrid meeting, held inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, began promptly at 1:29 p.m.,...
Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, on Thursday, pushed forward the hearing in the ongoing ₦110 billion fraud case involving former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and two others. The case will now resume on November 12. Bello is standing trial alongside Umar...
The National Council of State has approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) from the North-Central as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented Amupitan as the nominee to fill the vacant position, following Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s exit. Yakubu...
As preparations ramp up for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s national convention, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, has said that Nigerians are keenly watching, hoping to see the PDP reorganize and reclaim its position as a stabilizing force in the nation’s democracy. Speaking to journalists in...
In a world-first medical feat, Chinese doctors have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig liver into a human patient—an unprecedented milestone in the field of xenotransplantation. The recipient, a 71-year-old man suffering from end-stage liver disease caused by hepatitis B and liver cancer, was not eligible for a traditional...
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has clarified its position on the rising tide of violence affecting Christian communities in the country, reaffirming the reality of targeted attacks, especially in Northern Nigeria, and calling for urgent, equitable government intervention. The statement, signed by Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President of CAN, responds...
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria has sounded the alarm over a staggering global health crisis, revealing that an estimated 4,000 adolescent girls and young women contract HIV every week worldwide. This sobering statistic was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lokoja by AHF Nigeria’s Senior Advocacy...
Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Abimbola Williams in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, narrated before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja how funds were diverted from the Kogi State government’s coffers through...
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has assured investors that the most auspicious and convenient time to choose Nigeria as an investment destination is now, saying the nation has exited its phase of economic instability. He attributed the milestone to the decision made by the administration of President Bola...
Former Governor of Abia State and current senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid, insisting that no opposition figure—including seasoned contenders like Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, or former President Goodluck Jonathan—stands a chance against the incumbent in the...
A prosecution witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday testified that no banking regulations were violated in the transactions linked to the alleged N110 billion fraud case involving former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and two others. Testifying before Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made a strong case for investing in Nigeria, declaring that “there is no better time” for investors to seize the growing opportunities in the country. Speaking through Vice President Kashim Shettima at the inaugural Bauchi Investment Summit held on Wednesday, the President emphasized the...
President Bola Tinubu has officially signed the Nigeria Police Training Institutions Establishment Bill, 2024 into law, granting formal recognition to 48 police training institutions nationwide. Sponsored by Senator Ahmed Malam-Madori (APC–Jigawa North East), the legislation is designed to institutionalize police education, enhance professional development, and integrate global best practices...
The 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Ibagwa, Akwa Ibom State, has expressed profound grief over the passing of Lieutenant Samson Haruna, the Regimental Medical Officer of 6 Battalion, who died from critical burns sustained during a violent domestic altercation with his wife, Mrs. Retyit Obadiah Dalong Samson Haruna....
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Geoffrey Uche Nnaji following damning revelations of certificate forgery. In a statement issued by Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency announced: > “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche...