COURT SENTENCES EX-DRIVER TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF ELDERLY COUPLE IN ABUJA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has sentenced Jonathan Marcus, a former driver to an elderly couple, to death by...
LNSA, LASRRA PARTNER TO STRENGTHEN SECURITY WITH BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY
By; Ganiyat Sunmola The Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA) has partnered with the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) to deploy facial recognition and...
OYO TEACHERS SUSPEND STRIKE OVER ABDUCTED SCHOOL CHILDREN
HOTJIST NEWS The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has stopped the ongoing strike in Oyo state after getting instructions from the national leadership of the...
CBN SHUTS DOWN 46 MICROFINANCE BANKS FOR FAILING REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
By ; Ganiyat Sunmola The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has withdrawn the operating licences of 46 microfinance banks nationwide over violations of regulatory requirements....
BANDITS KILL SCORES IN SAI COMMUNITY, BENUE STATE
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR Many people were killed in an attack that happened very early in the morning in the Sai Community, which is part of...
TWO POLICE OFFICERS FEARED DEAD AS GUNMEN ATTACK CHECKPOINT IN RIVERS
By: Balogun Ibrahim Two police officers were killed and another seriously injured after gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in the Obiri-Kwere area of Obio/Akpor Local...
KADUNA COURT REJECTS EL-RUFAI’S BAIL APPLICATION
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Kaduna State High Court has dismissed the bail application filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who is facing a...
ALLEGED N336.9M FRAUD: EFCC ARRAIGNS MAN, HIS COMPANY IN LAGOS
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Ikoyi, on Monday, June 29, 2026, arraigned Abdulkarim Muhammad Arome, and his company, Cresco...
ARREST OF FIVE SUSPECTED CULTISTS; RECOVERY OF WEAPONS, HARD DRUGS, SIM CARDS, PHONES, LAPTOPS & CHARMS
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested five (5) suspected cultist members of the Aye Confraternity during a routine stop-and-search operation carried out...
POLICE ARRAIGN THREE OVER ALLEGED THEFT, SALE OF 300 FREE MOSQUITO NETS IN OSUN
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Osun State Police Command has arraigned three suspects before a court for allegedly stealing and selling 300 insecticide-treated mosquito nets...