GUNMEN ATTACK ONDO COMMUNITY, SET POLICE STATION ON FIRE (VIDEO)
On Wednesday night, Gunmen attacked Ipele community in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo state, setting the divisional police station in the community on fire....
OLUBADAN ELEVATES STATUS OF MAKINDE’S BROTHERS, 8 OTHER CHIEFS
HOTJIST NEWS The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, will host a ceremony on Friday to honor and promote Governor Seyi Makinde's older brother, Olumuyiwa...
GOODLUCK JONATHAN AMONG AFRICAN LEADERS STRANDED IN GUINEA-BISSAU FOLLOWING MILITARY COUP
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is among several African leaders currently stranded in Guinea-Bissau after the military seized power and suspended the country’s electoral process....
POLICE WARN AGAINST PROTESTS OVER KEBBI SCHOOLGIRLS’ ABDUCTION, CITE SECURITY RISKS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Kebbi State Police Command has cautioned civil society groups and organisations against staging protests over the abduction of students from...
RIVERS COMMUNITIES DEMAND JUSTICE OVER ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
Communities throughout the Niger Delta have reiterated their demands for justice, restoration, and acknowledgment following decades of environmental deterioration associated with oil and gas exploration....
POLICE WARNS SOWORE AGAINST PROTEST OVER DEMOLITION IN LAGOS
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, has warned activist, Omoyele Sowore, and others against mobilising protests over recent demolitions in the state....
NASARAWA ENVIROMENT MINISTRY SOUNDS ALARM OVER UNCHECKED MINING HAVOC
The Nasarawa State Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has indicated that the inability of officials to manage the influx of miners into the state...
QUICK MILLITARY RESPONSE AVERTS BLOODY CLASH IN BENUE
Personnel of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have promptly intervened to cease a violent communal dispute between the Ugambe community in the...
AFTER PUBLIC BACKLASH, ASABA ORPHANAGE OWNER SURRENDERS TO NAPTIP
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons said Christopher Nwoye, the owner of Happy Home Orphanage, a controversial facility in Asaba, Delta,...
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....