INEC CHAIRMAN URGES SECURITY AGENCIES TO SCALE UP PREPAREDNESS AS 2026 ELECTIONS GATHER STEAM
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, has called on security agencies to significantly...
POLICE BUST SYNDICATE BEHIND NUDE PHOTO BLACKMAIL IN LAGOS
The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Lagos, has apprehended three suspects over an alleged cyber blackmail and extortion scheme involving threats to release nude photographs...
SEVERAL JOURNALISTS WOUNDED IN BAUCHI ROAD ACCIDENT
Several journalists who were reporting on the North East Development Commission's project handover in Bauchi State were involved in a road accident on Friday and...
FRSC SUPPORTS LIFE SENTENCE FOR TRUCK DRIVER OVER OFFICER’S DEATH
The Federal Road Safety Corps has described the conviction and life imprisonment of Okpara Onyekachi as a landmark victory for justice and road safety enforcement...
INEC CAN’T DECIDE LEADERSHIP FOR PDP- TURAKI
The Taminu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cannot appoint leadership...
SAUDI ARABIA SETS HAJJ REGISTRATION DEADLINE, DATA CAPTURING, OTHERS
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has said again that February 8, 2026, is the last day for pilgrims to send their information and...
CUSTOMS OFFICER KILLED IN OGUN AMBUSH AS FOU ZONE ‘A’ INTERCEPTS N3.3BN WORTH OF SMUGGLED GOODS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’, has confirmed the death of one of its officers, Assistant...
RUSSIAN GENERAL SHOT, HOSPITALIZED IN MOSCOW APARTMENT
A Russian general was shot in an apartment building in Moscow on Friday morning and rushed to the hospital, officials said, in the latest apparent...
OGUN NAPTIP REPATRIATES 13-YEAR-OLD SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIM FROM BURKINA FASO
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Ogun State Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has successfully repatriated a 13-year-old...
NIGERIA’S CROSS-COUNTRY SKIER SAMUEL IKPEFAN EYES MILANO CORTINA 2026 AFTER HISTORIC BEIJING 2022 DEBUT
By Aishat Momoh. O. When the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics drew to a close, Samuel Ikpefan finally had his Olympic moment—marching in the closing parade,...