STUDENT HOSTAGE FREED AFTER N2MILLION RANSOM PAYMENT
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR A high school student named Tope Oriloye was taken by armed men on February 8 in Makeke Community, which is in Akoko...
RUSSIAN SEX SCANDAL TRIGGERS CROSS-BORDER INVESTIGATION
Russian National Vladislav Luilkov Faces Global Backlash Over Alleged Exploitation in Kenya and Ghana A Russian man, Vladislav Luilkov previously known online as “Yaytseslav” has...
651 SUSPECTS ARRESTED, AS INTERPOL UNCOVERS $45M CYBER VSCAM NETWORK IN NIGERIA,15 AFRICAN COUNTRIES
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR Interpol says police in 16 African countries caught 651 people and got back more than $4.3 million during a special operation against...
POLICE ARREST EX-PRESIDENTIAL AIDE OBONO-OBLA OVER ALLEGED FORGERY OF CERTIFICATE RESULT
HOTJIST NEWS The police department in Cross River state says they have arrested Okoi Obono-Obla, who used to work as a presidential adviser, on charges...
POLICE AND MILITARY INTENSIFY PATROLS IN KEBBI LGA FOLLOWING 33 DEATHS
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Kebbi State Police Command has stepped up security in the Bui District of Arewa Local Government Area following a deadly armed...
POLICE DETAIN 52-YEAR-OLD OVER ALLEGED AMBUSH, MURDER IN ANAMBRA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Anambra State Police Command has taken into custody a 52-year-old suspect, Ndibe Jude Onyenwe, in connection with an ongoing investigation...
YOBE LIFTS MIDNIGHT CURFEW TO ALLOW RAMADAN OBSERVANCE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Yobe State Government has lifted the midnight curfew earlier imposed across the state to enable residents observe the Ramadan fast...
SODAEC CONDEMNS NON-RELEASE OF NDLEA CAPITAL FUNDS, WARNS OF SECURITY RISKS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Society for Drug Abuse Enlightenment and Control (SODAEC) has condemned the non-release of 2025 capital funds to the National Drug...
NIGERIAN ARMY ANNOUNCES NATIONWIDE SCREENING FOR CHILDREN OF FALLEN PERSONNEL
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigerian Army has announced a nationwide verification and screening exercise for children of deceased personnel under its educational sponsorship programme...
33 MINERS DIE, IN PLATEAU CARBON MONOXIDE TRAGEDY
HOTJIST NEWS More than 33 miners died, and 25 others were taken to the hospital yesterday. They were working underground at a mining site in...