NEWS, POLITICS
BREAKING: Reno Omokri Backs Tinubu’s State Police Push Amid Benue Killings
June 17, 2025
Following renewed attacks in Benue State, Nigerian socio-political activist and author, Reno Omokri, has thrown his full support behind President Bola Tinubu’s call for the establishment of state police, describing it as the “right solution”...
Delta Farmers Celebrate Gains from Oborevwori’s Agricultural Revolution — Ossai
June 17, 2025
Farmers across Delta State are reaping the dividends of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s aggressive agricultural interventions, according to his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Ossai Ovie Success. Ossai said the governor has kept his campaign...
Benue Tragedy: Nigerian Woman Mourns After Losing Five Children and Mother in Yelwata Massacre
June 17, 2025
A Nigerian woman has made a heartbreaking appeal for help after losing her five children and her mother in the brutal attack on Yelwata community in Benue State. The assault, which took place late Friday...
FCCPC Summons Air Peace Over Alleged Non-Refund of Cancelled Flight Tickets
June 17, 2025
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has summoned the management of Air Peace following widespread complaints about the airline’s failure to refund ticket fares for cancelled flights. In a statement issued by the...
Ecobank Staff Jailed for Cyber Fraud, Blames Wife’s Pregnancy for Crime
June 17, 2025
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday sentenced a staff member of Ecobank Nigeria Plc, Solomon Stephen Ufayo, to one year in prison for committing cyber fraud involving ₦2.4...
Labour Party Slams Benue Killings, Demands Justice and Urgent Security Intervention
June 17, 2025
The Labour Party has strongly condemned the latest wave of mass killings in Benue State, describing the carnage as a national shame and a glaring indictment of Nigeria’s security architecture. In a statement issued on...
EFCC Arraigns Ponzi Scheme Operator for Alleged N13.8 Billion Fraud in Port Harcourt
June 17, 2025
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Precious Williams, director of Glossolalia Nigeria Ltd and Pelegend Nigeria Ltd, over an alleged N13.8 billion fraud linked to a Ponzi scheme. Williams was brought before...
Fireworks Factory Explosion In China Kills Nine, Injures 26
June 17, 2025
An explosion at a fireworks factory in central China has left nine people dead and 26 others injured, state media reported on Tuesday, as rescue operations continued under difficult conditions. The blast occurred around 8:30...
Lagos Suspends Planning Approvals Along Coastal Road Corridor
June 17, 2025
The Lagos State Government has announced the immediate suspension of planning approvals along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road corridor. In a statement issued Monday from Alausa, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Oluyinka...
Nigerian Woman Arrested In India With N1.8bn Worth Of Ecstasy
June 17, 2025
A 25-year-old Nigerian woman, Ifeoluwa Akinwunmi, has been arrested in India for alleged drug trafficking after being found with 5.325 kilograms of MDMA crystals, also known as ecstasy, worth an estimated N1.8 billion. Akinwunmi, who...
