Nigeria’s First Professor of Geography, Akin Mabogunje, Dies at 90
Nigeria’s first Professor of Geography and first African President of the International Geographical Union, Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje, has died. The...
Ekweremadu to Remain in Custody as Court Adjourns Trial Till Oct 31
The Central Criminal Court in the United Kingdom has adjourned the alleged organ harvesting case involving Senator Ike Ekweremadu and...
Uduak Akpan to Die By Hanging for Murder of Iniubong Umoren
Justice Bassey Nkanang of the Akwa Ibom State High Court on Thursday sentenced Uduak Akpan to death by hanging for...
Bandits Kidnap Rector, Kill 86-Year-Old Ex-Railway Staff in Kaduna
Bandits have attacked the Federal School of Statistics, Manchok in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, kidnapping the Rector...
NBC Fines DSTV, Trust TV, Startimes over Documentary on Bandits
The National Broadcasting Commission on Wednesday imposed a five million naira fine on Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DSTV and...
FG Confirms Purchase of N1.4 billion Vehicles For Niger Republic
Amidst the economic crisis and rising insecurity in Nigeria, the Federal Government has confirmed that it approved the purchase of...
Abducted LAUTECH Student, Hotelier Killed after N5m Ransom Paid
A final year student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Rachael Opadele, and a hotelier, Olugbenga Owolabi,...
Somalia Appoints al-Shabaab Co-founder as Religion Minister
The Somalian Prime Minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, on Tuesday appointed the co-founder of the al-Shabaab terrorist organisation, Sheikh Muktar Robow...
Arise TV Presenter Fined N70,000 for Driving on BRT Lane
Popular TV broadcaster, Rufai Oseni, has been fined the sum of ₦70,000 for committing a traffic infraction in Lagos. The...
Italian Man Charged to Court over Killing of Nigerian in Italy
An Italian, Filippo Claudio Giuseppe Ferlazzo have been charged to court over the killing of a 39-year-old Nigerian vendor, Alika...
Gumi Dismisses Claims of Religious Agenda in Oyo
Prominent Islamic scholar, Ahmad Gumi, has responded to renewed controversy surrounding his visit to Ibadan, Oyo State, insisting that his...
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Tinubu Approves N10bn Emergency Fund, Sets Up Task Force on Ebola
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging...
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Blessing CEO Arraigned Over Alleged N69.15m Fraud, Remanded in EFCC Custody
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, arraigned social...
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EFCC Quizzes Banker, BDC Operator Over Alleged N3.6bn Money Laundering Deal
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have interrogated a banker, Masa Olumense,...
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