COURT REMANDS EX-LABOUR MINISTER NGIGE IN KUJE OVER ALLEGED N2.2BN CONTRACT FRAUD
By Aishat Momoh. O. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday ordered the remand of former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige,...
IRANIAN SECURITY FORCES “VIOLENTLY” ARREST NOBEL LAUREATE NARGES MOHAMMADI, EIGHT OTHERS AT MEMORIAL EVENT
By Aishat Momoh. O. Iranian security forces have “violently” arrested 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi along with at least eight other activists during...
COURT DELIVERS VERDICT IN NDLEA’S CASE AGAINST ABBA KYARI
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, fixed Feb. 26, 2026, for judgment in a case filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency...
MAN KILLS NURSING MOTHER, BABY OVER PATERNITY DISPUTE IN KATSINA
BY UTHMAN MOHAMMED A 30-year-old nursing mother and her 10-month-old child were killed and left in a well in Sheme village, which is in the...
DEFENDANT’S WIFE OWNS 800,000 SHARES IN COMPANY, WITNESS TELLS COURT IN JUDE OKOYE’S $1M THEFT TRIAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. The trial of music executive Jude Okoye and his company, Northside Music Limited, over an alleged $1 million theft, continued on...
SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS FG, CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MARYAM SANDA
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR The Supreme Court on Friday confirmed the death sentence given to Maryam Sanda, the daughter-in-law of a former Chairman of the...
EFCC ARRAIGNS FORMER MIN OF LABOR AND PRODUCTIVITY CHRIS NGIGE, REMANDED IN KUJE PRISON
HOTJIST NEWS The former Minister of labour and productivity Chris Ngige, appeared in court on Friday at the Abuja High Court in Gwarinpa, where he was...
EFCC ARRAIGNS PEACE CORPS COMMANDANT, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR ALLEGED N60m
HOTJIST NEWS The Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday 11, December, 2025, arraigned the Commandant of the Nigeria...
THREE BANDITS OPERATING ILLEGAL ROADBLOCK KILLED IN BENUE BY ARMY, POLICE
By 'Leke Yusuf Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS), in a coordinated effort with the Nigeria Police Force, Zaki-Biam Division, and the Benue State...
CUSTOMS, NDLEA SEIZE 1,187KG OF CANADIAN LOUD CONCEALED IN IMPORTED VEHICLES AT APAPA PORT
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 2,374 packages of Canadian loud cannabis...