The Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), Lagos State Command, with the approval of CP Olorundare Jimoh, flagged off its 2026 sensitisation programme themed “Say No to Cultism and Drug Abuse” on Tuesday, March 4th, 2026. The event held at Sanngo Senior Secondary School and featured students from …

The people of Iho community in the Ikeduru Local Government area of Imo State have been thrown into mourning after a truck rammed into a building, killing a mother of three children, Mrs Chioma Ogu, on Monday. This is even as her husband, Mr Ogu, is lying critically ill and …

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has cancelled all visa appointments scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, 2026, citing a high potential for protests in Abuja amid escalating hostilities between the United States and Iran. In a statement posted on its website on Wednesday, the Embassy warned of “Potential Demonstrations” in …

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned until March 10 for the prosecution to open its case against former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulaziz Malami, over alleged terrorism financing and unlawful possession of firearms. The Department of State Services, DSS, had on …

The International Human Rights Commission – Relief Fund Trust (IHRC-RFT Global) has raised serious concern over what it described as alarming figures on kidnapping across Nigeria. The group insisted that the right to life is sacred and non-negotiable. In a statement signed by its Country Director, Amb. Abdullahi Bakoji Adamu, …

Mohammad Mokhber, a senior aide to the late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says Iran has no intention of negotiating with the United States. Mokhber said this on Wednesday while speaking with State TV, stressing that Iran can continue the Middle East war for as long as needed. According to …

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested one Joseph Mbake, a 36-year-old Cameroonian fisherman in Mkpanak Village, Mbo Local Government Area of the state, over alleged defilement of a 4-month-old minor. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, in a statement issued in Uyo on Monday, …

The Federal Government has commenced the implementation of Executive Order 9 of 2026, which mandates the direct remittance of oil revenues to the Federation Account Allocation Committee. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, detailing key resolutions …

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has delivered a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump’s threat to end trade with Spain by restating his opposition to war and what he called the “breakdown of international law”. In a 10-minute televised address, Sánchez reflected on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has criticised a former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and other opposition figures, accusing them of hypocrisy over the debate surrounding electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Act. Wike made the remarks during a media chat on Monday while …