BENUE ‘SLAUGHTER HOUSE’ RAIDS: 41 SUSPECTS APPREHENDED
By: Balogun Ibrahim Police in Benue State have arrested 41 suspects in connection with alleged illegal slaughterhouses operating in Makurdi, the state capital. The Police...
US DELIVERS MILITARY SUPPLIES TO NIGERIA
As part of continuous efforts to improve bilateral security cooperation between the two nations, the United States has provided Nigeria with vital military equipment. United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), which is in charge of US military activities throughout the continent, verified the delivery. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday, AFRICOM said the supplies were handed over to Nigerian partners in Abuja. “U.S. forces...
THREE SUSPECTED HUMAN TRAFFICKERS APPREHENDED IN ONDO
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Ondo State Police Command has arrested three suspected human traffickers and fraudsters in Akure, the state capital, and rescued three victims...
OSIMHEN FIRES NIGERIA AHEAD WITH AFCON SCORING TOUCH
By: Balogun Ibrahim If there was a moment that captured Nigeria’s failed World Cup qualifying campaign, it was Victor Osimhen’s astonishing miss during a crucial...
MOTHER OF FIVE DIES AFTER DOCTORS ALLEGEDLY LEAVES SCISSORS IN HER BODY
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR Aishatu Umar, a mother of five, died in Kano State as a result of suspected medical malpractice at the government-owned Abubakar Imam Urology Centre. According to Abubakar Mohammed, the deceased's relative, Aishatu passed away after suffering from excruciating stomach discomfort for several months after undergoing surgery at the hospital approximately four months prior. Mohammed claims that following the procedure in September, Aishatu apparently started having ongoing, worsening stomach pain. He claimed that despite her many medical stays, she was just prescribed painkillers without any additional testing. A pair of scissors had apparently been left within her body during the initial surgery, he explained, according to medical tests and scans that were subsequently performed just days ago. “She underwent surgery at the Abubakar Imam Urology Centre in September. After that, she complained of severe...
AFCON 2025 PREVIEW: FIVE MOROCCAN THREATS THE SUPER EAGLES NEED TO CONTAIN
By: Fasasi Hammad Nigeria will face host nation Morocco in the semi-final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), with both teams vying...
SHOCK,GRIEF IN LAGOS AS NUJ–NAN MOURNS MOJI ENIOLA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigerian Union of Journalists, National Association of Nigeria (NUJ–NAN) Lagos Chapter, is in mourning following the sudden death of...
TRANSPORT MINISTER MOURNS DEATH OF 5 PERSONS IN LPG TRUCK MISHAP
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR On Monday, January 12, 2026, a deadly traffic accident involving a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker in Lawanti village, Akko Local Government Area, Gombe State, claimed the lives of five people. The LPG tanker allegedly crashed into victims in the Lawanti hamlet along the Bauchi–Gombe route, causing immediate deaths and multiple injuries. Residents have described the catastrophe as surprising and terrible, and it has left the town in grief. Senator Said Alkali, the Minister of Transportation, responded to the tragedy by offering his sincere sympathies to the residents of Lawanti district, especially the families of the five victims who perished.
PORTABLE CHARGED TO COURT OVER CAR THEFT, ASSAULT, REMANDED IN CUSTODY
On Monday, the Ogun State High Court in Ota, Ogun State, arraigned controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, better known by his stage name Portable, on a nine-count criminal allegation. Oluseyi Babaseyi, our correspondent, was informed by the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer that the accusations include assault, stealing, causing bodily harm, and resisting arrest. Portable’s arraignment followed a viral video that surfaced on Sunday showing him in police custody. The incident is reportedly connected to...
FORMER US NAVY SAILOR SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS FOR SPYING FOR CHINA
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR A jury found former US Navy sailor Jinchao Wei guilty of spying for China by selling US military secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer, and he was sentenced to 200 months in jail (about 16 years) in federal court. The U.S. Department of Justice announced in a statement on Monday that Wei, 25, also known as Patrick Wei, was sentenced in federal court following his August 2025 espionage conviction by a jury. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said, “Members of the United States military swear to support and defend the Constitution...