BUSINESS: ‘FG CLEARS OVER 200, 000 UNPROCESSED PASSPORT BACKLOGS, N28 BILLION LEGACY DEBT’ – TUNJI-OJO
By Aishat Momoh. O. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says more than 200, 000 unprocessed passport application backlogs have been cleared since he assumed office...
COURT SENTENCES ARSONIST TO DEATH OVER KANO MOSQUE FIRE THAT KILLED 23
By Aishat Momoh. O. An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano has sentenced a 38-year-old man, Shafi’u Abubakar, to death by hanging for setting...
KANO POLICE ARREST MAN FOR MURDER OF 22-YEAR-OLD HOUSEWIFE IN FARAWA QUARTERS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Shu’aibu Abdulkadir, a 35-year-old man suspected of brutally murdering a...
POLICE OFFICERS CAUGHT ON VIDEO DEMANDING N5,000 OR FUEL FROM TRAVELLERS IN BENIN, SUMMONED TO FORCE HEADQUARTERS
By Aishat Momoh. O. A viral video showing police officers in Benin City, Edo State, demanding either N5,000 or five litres of fuel from travellers...
EFCC WITNESS TESTIFIES: EMEFIELE’S AIDE ALLEGEDLY COLLECTED $17.1M IN CASH FROM BUSINESSMAN OVER THREE YEARS
By Aishat Momoh. O. A lead investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Alvan Gurumnaan, has testified that a personal aide to...
OIL MARKETERS BAG 14-YEAR JAIL TERM FOR N2.2BN SUBSIDY FRAUD IN LANDMARK RULING
By Aishat Momoh. O. In a major victory for Nigeria’s anti-corruption efforts, Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja...
AYRA STARR MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST NIGERIAN FEMALE ARTISTE TO HIT ONE BILLION YOUTUBE VIEWS
By Aishat Momoh. O. Grammy-nominated Afrobeat sensation Ayra Starr has become the first Nigerian female artiste to surpass one billion total views on YouTube, marking...
FCT POLICE, ARMY LAUNCH RESCUE OPERATION AFTER KIDNAP ATTACK IN ABUJA ESTATE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, in collaboration with the Nigerian Army and other security agencies, has launched a coordinated...
SHEIKH AHMAD GUMI DEPORTED FROM SAUDI ARABIA, BARRED FROM 2025 HAJJ PILGRIMAGE
By Aishat Momoh. O. Prominent Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has been deported from Saudi Arabia and denied entry into Medina, effectively barring him from...
ABUJA-BASED LAWYER ARRAIGNED FOR FORGERY AND IMPERSONATION, CASE ADJOURNED TO SEPTEMBER
By Aishat Momoh. O. Abuja-based lawyer Victor Giwa has been arraigned before the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, on charges of...
