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The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspected cultist and political thug, Onyeaka Odogwu, popularly known as Red Angel, as part of intensified efforts to ensure a peaceful and credible governorship election scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2025. Police spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the arrest in a statement issued in Awka on Sunday, said the 29-year-old suspect was apprehended during an intelligence-led operation by operatives of the Special Anti-Cult Squad (SPACS) in Enugu-Ukwu at about 11:30 a.m. on Friday, October 24. “Recovered from the suspect were two pump-action guns, two English double-barrel guns, three live cartridges, red…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced plans to increase its processing capacity from 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.4 million bpd, a move that will make it the largest refinery in the world upon completion. President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, disclosed this during a media briefing in Lagos on Sunday, alongside the Chairman of First Bank, Mr. Femi Otedola. “We are expanding the Dangote Petroleum Refinery from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day. Upon completion, this will make it the largest refinery in the world, surpassing the Jamnagar Refinery…

By Deborah Nnamdi A seven-year-old pupil of Elpis Nursery and Primary School in Jigawa State, Faith Maiyaki, has captured national attention after donating her savings to the “Oluremi at 65 Education Fund,” a campaign launched in honour of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. The initiative, introduced ahead of the First Lady’s 65th birthday on September 21, 2025, encourages Nigerians to contribute towards the supply of storybooks for the National Library, giving children across the country greater access to reading materials. Faith reportedly became inspired after watching the campaign jingle on NTA and TVC News with her parents. Determined to…

The Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has dissociated himself from a social media publication claiming he issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Media Consultant, Dr. Paul Bebenimibo, Tompolo dismissed the report as false and mischievous, describing it as the handiwork of detractors bent on tarnishing his reputation and undermining his commitment to combating crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region. “The attention of…

By Douglas Maha, Abuja More than $50 billion in cryptocurrency transactions passed through Nigeria between July 2023 and June 2024, highlighting the country’s growing investor sophistication, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said. Dr. Emomotimi Agama, SEC Director-General, disclosed the figures at the annual Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers conference in Lagos. He said the data underscores a stark contrast with Nigeria’s traditional capital market, where fewer than four per cent of adults are active investors. “While fewer than three million Nigerians invest in the capital market, over 60 million engage in daily gambling, spending about $5.5 million a day,” Agama…

Popular Lagos socialite Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu, better known as Pretty Mike, and former Big Brother Naija housemate Tuoyo Ideh have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during a midnight raid on a nightclub in Victoria Island, Lagos. The NDLEA confirmed the development in a statement released on Sunday, revealing that over 100 guests were apprehended during the operation at Proxy Nightclub, located on Akin Adesola Street. According to the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the raid was prompted by intelligence reports indicating a “drug party” was underway at the venue.…

Photo: Pope Leo XIV Culled from Daily Trust Nigeria Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, has weighed into the ongoing conversation of alleged genocide against Nigerian Christians. The Christian genocide narrative gained traction after the address of Vice President Kashim Shettima at the United Nations General Assembly in New York last month. Shettima had said the situation in Gaza was “heart-wrenching” and demanded an immediate ceasefire that will birth Palestinians independence and a home of their own on territories already recognised by the UN and international law. He had said a two-state solution remained the most viable path to…

By Deborah Nnamdi Tragedy struck over the weekend at the Bende Police Division in Bende town, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, following the sudden death of a young man, Okorie Akobundu Wisdom, who reportedly slumped while in police custody. Okorie, a native of Ozuitem community in Bende but resident in Bende town, was said to have honoured a police invitation for questioning over an undisclosed matter before the incident occurred. Sources told reporters that the deceased allegedly slumped during interrogation and was immediately rushed to a hospital in Umuahia, the state capital, where he was confirmed dead by…

A British court has sentenced two Nigerian men, Lekan Akinsoji and Sundjata Keita, both aged 27 and from Forest Gate, to life imprisonment for the murder of 21-year-old Ahmed Deen-Jah in east London. Akinsoji, a drill rapper, was ordered to serve a minimum of 28 years, while his accomplice, Keita, will serve at least 22 years, following their conviction at the Old Bailey. According to court proceedings, the attack took place on April 2, 2017, when the duo, dressed in black with balaclavas and gloves, embarked on what prosecutors described as a “gang ride-out.” The pair chased Deen-Jah into an…

Photo: Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Oluyede Troops engaged in ongoing security operations in Kebbi State have reportedly neutralized no fewer than 80 armed bandits attempting to infiltrate the state from the Zamfara border. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by Abdullahi Idris Zuru, Special Adviser to the Governor on Communication and Strategy, who described the success as part of the Kebbi State Government’s intensified efforts to secure border communities. According to the statement, the operation, carried out in Ngaski Local Government Area, followed the strategic deployment of well-equipped troops along Kebbi’s borders with Sokoto, Zamfara,…