THREE DEAD, FIVE RESCUED AS BUS PLUNGES INTO ARIYO RIVER IN OYO STATE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Oyo State Fire Services Agency on Thursday confirmed that three persons died and five were rescued after a commercial bus...
ANAMBRA COURT ADJOURNS CYBERDEFAMATION CASE AGAINST BUSINESSMAN TO APRIL 22
The Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has adjourned the cyberdefamation case against Awka-based businessman, Ikenna Ezeume, to April 22, 2026, for formal...
FIRE DESTROYS SIX SHOPS, N15M GOODS AT OWODE MARKET IN KWARA
By Aishat Momoh. O. A fire incident has destroyed six shops and goods worth millions of naira at the popular Owode Market in Offa, Kwara...
TROOPS REPEL TERRORIST ATTACK ON MILITARY POSITION IN BORNO
Troops of the Nigerian Army under the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, have repelled a terrorist attack on a military position in...
SERIAL FRAUDSTER EMMANUEL NWUDE, TWO LAWYERS JAILED FOR FORGERY OF FORFEITED PROPERTY DOCUMENTS
By Aishat Momoh. O. Twenty-one years after his conviction for defrauding a Brazilian bank of $242 million, convicted fraudster Emmanuel Nwude has again been sentenced...
CRYSTAL PALACE HELD BY AEK LARNACA IN UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE LAST-16 FIRST LEG
Crystal Palace were held to a 0–0 draw at home by AEK Larnaca in the first leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League last-16 tie...
OIL PRICES SURGE ABOVE $100 AS MIDEAST WAR DISRUPTS GLOBAL SUPPLY, STOCK MARKETS FALL
Global oil prices surged on Thursday, briefly climbing above $100 per barrel, while stock markets declined worldwide as escalating tensions in the Middle East disrupted...
MASS BURIAL OF 13 BENUE ATTACK VICTIMS POSTPONED OVER DELAY IN RELEASE OF BODIES
By Aishat Momoh. O. The planned mass burial of 13 persons killed during a recent attack by suspected armed herdsmen in Turan Community, Jato-Aka, Kwande...
LAGOS TASKFORCE DENIES BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS OVER RELEASE OF IMPOUNDED VEHICLES
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) has dismissed allegations that its officials collect bribes before releasing impounded vehicles. The agency’s spokesperson, Abdulraheem...
POLAND PRESIDENT VETOES EU DEFENCE LOAN PLAN, SPARKS POLITICAL ROW
Agency Report Poland’s dispute over European Union defence funding escalated on Thursday after President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a multi-billion-euro security loan programme already approved by...