THE police in Katsina State Police Command have apprehended a 23-year-old housewife, Rabi’a Labaran, for allegedly killing her co-wife in Daura local government area. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Abubakar Aliyu, made this known  in a statement, on Sunday in Katsina. He said that the tragic incident occurred …

THE Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Uganda Airlines, have inaugurated the Nigeria-East/Southern Africa Air Cargo Corridor with 50 per cent discount. The Minister, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, at the inauguration and marking of the African Day in Abuja on Sunday, said …

THE Lagos State Police Command has arrested two principal suspects in connection with the brutal murder and burning of a young woman on May 24, 2025, in the ‘Gangare’ area near the canal behind Mile 12 Market, Lagos. The command’s  Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this …

SENATE Leader Opeyemi Bamidele on Sunday opposed key opposition parties in the country for labelling the National Assembly a rubber-stamp parliament without any justification or proof. This is contained in a statement in Abuja by his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs. Bamidele, who represents currently Ekiti Central, said if …

THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria “over the failure to disclose the details of any direct payments to the 774 local government councils in Nigeria including the amounts sent to each council.” In a statement released by its Deputy Director, …

THE Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned in the strongest possible terms the recent criminal defamation charges filed against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), describing the move as “a politically motivated abuse of power that undermines constitutional democracy and suppresses legitimate …

THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated telecom licensees in Nigeria to inform consumers of major service outages on their networks through media channels, stating the cause(s) of the service interruption, and the area(s) affected by the service interruption/outage, as well as the time that would be taken to restore …

BANDITS reportedly killed at least five members of the Katsina State local community security operatives on Saturday, setting their van ablaze in Maharba village, Matazu Local Government Area. Witnesses said the attack occurred when the security personnel responded to a distress call about the presence of armed bandits in the …

IN its efforts to adopt initiatives to avert any crisis and achieve a peaceful resolution of problems that affect the Ogoni people, Movement fir the Survival of Ogoni People [MOSOP] and Ogoni Liberation Initiative have decided to collaborate for Ogoni development. “We brief you today in view of the most …

PREMIER League clubs, Chelsea and Manchester United, are set to miss out on signing Victor Osimhen as the Nigeria international has agreed a move to Al-Hilal. Osimhen joined Galatasaray on a season-long loan from Napoli last year after failing to join Chelsea in the closing stages of the transfer window. …