POLICE RECOMMEND PRIVATE SECURITY FOR CATHOLIC CHURCH AFTER ATTACK BY UNIDENTIFIED INDIVIDUALS
By: Fasasi Hammad The Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has advised St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Katchuan Iruan, Boki LGA, to...
ORIENT PETROLEUM MD NWAWKA, ASSOCIATES SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS OVER N25B FRAUD
By: Fasasi Hammad Justice O. M. Anyachebelu of the Anambra State High Court has sentenced Nnaemeka Nwawka, Managing Director of Orient Petroleum Resources Plc, along...
BANDITS GROW BOLDER, SEIZING UNGOVERNED AREAS — BALA MOHAMMED EXPRESSES CONCERN
By: Fasasi Hammad Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has raised the alarm over a surge in banditry in parts of the state, warning that...
NAPTIP INVESTIGATES REPORTED CHILD ABUSE AT LAGOS DAYCARE
By: Fasasi Hammad The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Binta Adamu Bello, has ordered a comprehensive investigation into...
SUSPEND NIGHT SERVICES, POLICE TELLS RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN ONDO
HOTJIST NEWS The Ondo police have told religious leaders to stop holding night services throughout the state because there is increasing insecurity. This came after...
FG ARRAIGNS OZEKHOME, JEREMIAH USENI’S SON OVER ‘FORGERY IN UK PROPERTY DISPUTE
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR The federal government has charged Mike Ozekhome, a senior advocate from Nigeria (SAN), with using a fake Nigerian passport in a property...
ATIKU CONDEMNS ADAMAWA ATTACKS, CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has shown strong worry about several violent attacks in Adamawa State that have killed over 20...
COURT GRANTS MALAMI, SON N200m BAIL EACH IN ‘TERRORISM FINANCING’ CASE
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR A federal high court in Abuja has allowed Abubakar Malami, the former attorney-general of the federation, and his son Abdulaziz to be...
TEENAGER ARRAIGNED IN LAGOS OVER ALLEGED THREAT TO KILL RIVAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. A 16-year-old girl was on Monday, February 23, 2026, arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Badagry, Lagos State, over an...
COURT JAILS TWO FOR CHILD TRAFFICKING IN GOMBE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal High Court of Nigeria sitting in Gombe on Thursday sentenced two persons to two years’ imprisonment each for child...