POLICE ARREST 26 SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS, RECOVER WEAPONS AND RANSOM CASH IN KADUNA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 26 suspected kidnappers and recovered four fabricated firearms, several dangerous weapons, and part...
COURT ADMITS MORE DOCUMENTS AS EXHIBITS IN $4.5BN FRAUD TRIAL OF FORMER CBN GOVERNOR EMEFIELE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja on Wednesday, October 9, 2025, presided over by Justice Rahman Oshodi, admitted...
TINUBU GRANTS 175 INMATES PREROGATIVE OF MERCY
The National Council of States on Thursday endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s appeal for the provision of clemency to 175 inmates nationwide. This initiative is designed to alleviate overcrowding in correctional institutions and to advance restorative justice. The Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba...
JUSTICE AFTER TWO DECADES: US TO EXECUTE MAN FOR TEEN’S RAPE, MURDER
A 53-year-old man convicted of the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl is to be executed by lethal injection in the US state...
TINUBU PAYS TRIBUTE TO KOLADE, CALLS HIM A SYMBOL OF BRILLIANCE AND SERVICE
President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow at the demise of esteemed broadcaster, diplomat, and corporate leader, Dr. Christopher Kolade, characterizing him as one of...
CBN SAYS ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT CHANNELS LIFTING RURAL, UNDERSERVERED NIGERIANS
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has characterized alternative payment systems as an essential support mechanism for rural populations and marginalized communities throughout the nation....
OIL LEAK POLLUTES FARMLANDS, RIVERS IN BAYELSA COMMUNITIES
An oil spill from an 8-inch crude delivery pipeline at Oil Mining Lease 29 has polluted Nembe communities around the Santa Barbara River in Bayelsa....
BREAKING DOWN THE MAN BEHIND THE ROLE: MEET INEC’S NEW BOSS, JOSH AMUPITAN
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The...
LAGOS GOVT GIVES MARCHING ORDER FOR DISLODGEMENT OF ALL SQUATTERS UNDER THE OPEBI-MENDE BRIDGE
HOTJIST NEWS Lagos State Government on Thursday gave marching order for immediate dislogement of all types of squatters who have converted the underbelly of the...
BREAKING: COUNCIL OF STATE APPROVES PROF AMUPITAN AS NEW INEC CHAIRMAN
BY MUNIRAT BALOGUN ABUJA — THE National Council of State has sanctioned the appointment of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, from the North-Central region, as...