18 KILLED, INCLUDING 15 BURNT TO DEATH, IN NIGER COMMUNAL CLASH
By; Ganiyat Sunmola No fewer than 18 people have been killed in a renewed communal clash triggered by a longstanding land dispute in Rafi Local...
THREE NIGERIANS ARRESTED IN INDIA OVER ALLEGED DRUG TRAFFICKING
Agency Report Three Nigerians have been arrested in India for their alleged involvement in an international drug trafficking syndicate, Indian authorities have said. According to...
NDLEA TAKES CUSTODY OF 6.8 TONNES OF CANADIAN LOUD SEIZED AT APAPA PORT
By Aishat Momoh. O. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has formally taken custody of 6,778.5 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a highly potent strain...
NIGERIAN STUDENT JAILED 27 MONTHS IN US OVER ILLEGAL FIREARM POSSESSION, FACES DEPORTATION
By Aishat Momoh. O. A 23-year-old Nigerian student in the United States, Godson Oghenebrume, has been sentenced to 27 months' imprisonment after pleading guilty to...
POLICE ARREST THREE SUSPECTED EIYE CULTISTS OVER ABDUCTION, MURDER OF KWARA POLYTECH STUDENT
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Kwara State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of the Eiye Confraternity over the alleged abduction and murder of...
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By ; Ganiyat Sunmola The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has withdrawn the operating licences of 46 microfinance banks nationwide over violations of regulatory requirements....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...