The Police Command in Delta State, on Sunday, said it apprehended a member of a suspected cult group in the state. The command’s spokesman, Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement to reporters in Warri. Mr Edafe, a superintendent of…

Over 10,000 Front-End Partners, FEPs, have been trained nationwide as Nigeria moves closer to the full activation of the Local Government Proof of Address system. This was disclosed in a progress update released by the Association of Local Governments of…

The senator representing Nasarawa South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ogoshi Onawo, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party. Onawo announced his decision in a resignation letter dated January 10, 2026, addressed to the chairman of the…

Following the incessant kidnapping and the subsequent protest by residents of Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area, the Edo State Government has suspended the resumption for the second term academic activities in Edo Central Senatorial District until further notice. The…

The Edo State Police Command has debunked social media reports claiming that a police station was gutted by fire in Ekpoma, describing the reports as false and misleading. In a statement on Monday by its spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem, the…

A 26-year-old man has allegedly killed his 35-year-old girlfriend in Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east. The suspect, Valentine Anikpe, allegedly stabbed the victim, Ogechukwu Mmadubugwu, to death in Ekwulobia, Aguata Local Government Area of the state. Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson…

The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has issued a stern warning to the contractor handling the Ikorodu-Itoki Road project, threatening to revoke the contract if directives from the ministry continue to be ignored. Umahi delivered the warning on Sunday…

Concerns over worsening insecurity and rising cases of kidnapping in parts of Edo State have been raised by Aigbokhan Oseremen, Convener of the Esan Worldwide Community, who warned that the situation has strained relations between the police and local communities.…

The Super Eagles received a cautious fitness boost on Monday as captain Wilfred Ndidi was confirmed to be walking pain-free following the hamstring strain he sustained at the AFCON 2025 quarter-final. Promise Efoghe, the Super Eagles Media Officer, told the…

Special Assistant to Governor Monday Okpebholo on media and publicity, Bugie Okhuemoi, says the only solution to the surging insecurity in the state is to identify where kidnappers are in the forest and dislodge them. Okhuemoi stated this on Monday,…

Australian researchers say they have identified a new, highly targeted way to attack myelofibrosis, a rare and serious blood cancer, raising hopes for more effective treatments that go beyond symptom control. Scientists from the South Australian Health and Medical Research…

Nnenna Anozie, wife of John Anozie, who was abducted by operatives of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in June 2017, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to imprison the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, for alleged contempt.…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has reaffirmed his earlier promise to personally see through the prosecution of the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Olukoyede restated his commitment during an interview on…

The Managing Director of Stallion Cardinal Homes, Dr Waliu Adeoye, has noted that rents in Lagos and Abuja have surged by up to 20 per cent annually in some locations, intensifying housing pressure on tenants amid widening affordability challenges. In…

Two security operatives deployed to Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State have been killed by suspected armed herdsmen, raising renewed security concerns in the area. The attack happened on Saturday in Udeku, a community in the Turan district of…