NSCDC female officer stabbed to death (Graphic photos)

A female officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) identified as Blessing Akpan was stabbed to death by unknown assailants in Abuja, Nigeria. It was learnt that Blessing was stabbed in front of her residence in Piawe, Bwari, in the early hours of Tuesday last week, and was confirmed dead at Bwari […]

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Man slumps, dies while trying to separate couple fighting in Nigeria

A middle aged man identified as Joseph Ayuba, slumped and died while separating a couple fighting in the Dogon-Ruwa community in Abaji Area Council of the FCT, Nigeria. Barnabas Yakubu, a native of the community, who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 stated that the couple, who were neighbours to […]

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Girl arrested for allegedly stabbing boyfriend to death in Nigeria (Photos)

Ondo State Police Command, on Monday, said it had arrested one Augustina Mowari for allegedly killing her boyfriend, Michael Ikuedowoni, in the state. The suspect stabbed the deceased to death following an argument that ensued between them over suspected infidelity on Sunday at Okitipupa, the headquarters of the Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state. […]

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Tinubu using misleading statistics to conceal economic hardship ―Peter Obi

Labour Party’s presidential flagbearer in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for allegedly presenting inaccurate statistics to obscure the country’s worsening economic situation. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Obi said Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate during the last election, once ridiculed his emphasis on […]

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Northern governors won’t be re-elected in 2027 unless they join ADC  ―Babachir Lawal, ex-SGF

The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has stated that all elected officials in the North, including governors seeking re-election, will not be re-elected unless they join the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC). Answering questions during an interview on Trust TV’s Sunday Politics, Lawal said the ruling APC has destroyed […]

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Tinubu gives Super Falcons national honours, $100,000 each, homes, et al

President Bola Tinubu has rewarded the Super Falcons with national honours, cash prizes, and homes following their historic win at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. In a ceremony at the State House in Abuja on Monday, Tinubu conferred the title of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) on […]

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Charly Boy breaks silence on renaming his bus stop after Olamide Baddo

Nigerian singer, songwriter, television presenter, publisher, producer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has reacted to the Lagos government’s decision to rename the popular Charly Boy Bus Stop in Bariga to Olamide Baddo Bus Stop, in honour of the rapper and Bariga native, Olamide Adedeji. Responding to that exercise, Charly Boy in a post […]

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Security stops Natasha from entering National Assembly complex

A kind of drama arose at the entrance of Nigeria’s National Assembly complex in Abuja on Tuesday as security operatives prevented suspended Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, from gaining access to the premises. Natasha arrived at the gate accompanied by activist Aisha Yesufu, rights advocate Mama P, activist Randy, and a crowd of supporters, […]

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Suspect in Ondo University students’ killing dies in police detention

Ondo State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the death of a murder suspect, Femi Oladele, also known as Tallex, during a brief illness. Oladele was arrested for his alleged role in the abduction and death of Andrel Okah and John Abba, two students of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko. The two students, who were […]

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Kogi University lecturer dies in company of female student

Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Ayingba, has said that it is still investigating the circumstances that led to the death of a lecturer in the Department of Social Science Education of the institution, Mr Olabode Ibikunle. The lecturer reportedly died last Thursday while in company of one Miss Glory Ojochegbe of the same department. PAAU […]

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Atiku resigns from the Peoples Democratic Party

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has resigned from the party. The former Nigerian vice president disclosed this in a letter obtained  on Wednesday. This paper also confirmed the letter from Paul Ibe, Media Adviser to Atiku Abubaka. The letter reads: “I am writing to […]

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Buhari laid to rest in Katsina private residence

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has been laid to rest. He was laid to rest at his private residence in Daura, Katsina State, on Tuesday evening, after Islamic funeral rites. The solemn burial, which took place after the Jana’iza (funeral prayer), marked the final farewell for the revered statesman who passed away in a London hospital […]

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Natasha fires back as Akpabio appeals judgment reinstating her

Nigerian Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has shown her discontentment over the appeal filed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, seeking to overturn a Federal High Court ruling that ordered her reinstatement to the Senate. Akpabio, through his legal team, approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja to challenge the July 4 judgment delivered by […]

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Nigerian woman narrates how her Nigerian husband stabbed her multiple times after killing her mother in Canada (Photos)

A grief-stricken Nigerian woman, Lydia Imie Ogbejiele, has narrated how she narrowly escaped death in the hands of her husband, Lucky, after he allegedly killed her 63-year-old mother on July 1, 2025 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. According to the Greater Sudbury Police, the suspect, Lucky Ogbejiele, stabbed his mother-in-law to death and attacked his wife, […]

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APC sweeps all chairmanship seats in the Lagos LG poll

Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged winners in all announced chairmanship positions in the just concluded Lagos State Local Government elections. According to the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), APC candidates were returned elected across all local government areas and local council development areas (LCDAs) declared so far. The newly elected council chairmen […]

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Oba Sikiru Adetona Awujale of Ijebu joins his ancestors

Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, has joined his ancestors The monarch died on Sunday at the age of 91, hours after the announcement of the death of his longtime friend and former president, Muhammadu Buhari. Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, confirmed the monarch’s death in a statement issued from Abeokuta, the state capital, […]

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Former President Muhammadu Buhari dies

Former Nigerian President, Muhammdu Buhari has passed away. His former aide, Bashir Ahmad, announced the passing of the former president on X. He wrote: “The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London. “May Allah accept him in Aljannatul […]

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David Mark, stakeholders hold meeting with ADC state chairmen

National Working Committee (NWC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), led by its Interim National Chairman, Senator David Mark, has assured the party’s state chairmen of their full inclusion in the opposition coalition seeking to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. This assurance was given during a meeting which brought together the […]

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Nigerian Supreme Court dismisses Edo PDP Ighodalo’s appeal

Nigerian Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed Senator Monday Okpebholo as the Governor of Edo State, dismissing the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo. The five-member panel of the apex court in its judgment delivered by Justice Lawal Garba, held that the appellants failed to prove their case of over-voting, […]

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Gov Mbah unveils Enugu State-owned airline, operations to start off with three Embraer aircraft

Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has unveiled the state-owned airline, Enugu Air, describing it as a giant leap for the state and a gold standard for government-private sector partnership. Mba said the airline will start off with three Embraer aircraft and will first begin with Enugu to Abuja to Lagos before stretching its wings […]

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