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By Deborah Nnamdi The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of 11 out of the 18 passengers abducted by gunmen along the Benin–Akure Highway in Edo State. The passengers were kidnapped on Friday, December 12, near Obarenren village in Ovia North-East Local Government Area while travelling in a…

By Deborah Nnamdi An elderly Islamic cleric, Ladan Zubairu, was brutally murdered early Monday at Yusuf Garko Mosque in the Maraba Quarters area of Kano, triggering mob violence and widespread panic before security agents restored order. The attack occurred shortly after dawn prayers. According to residents, the assailant struck inside…

Nollywood actress Regina Daniels has accused her estranged husband, Ned Nwoko, of deliberately exposing their children to public attention during an ongoing custody battle. In a video shared on her Instagram page, one of Daniels’ sons could be heard saying, “Mummy, come back.” The actress accompanied the clip with a…

By Deborah Nnamdi Fear has gripped Ora, a community along the Osun–Kwara boundary, following an attack by gunmen who abducted a retired Customs officer, Emmanuel Owolabi, and killed a resident. Residents said the assailants stormed the community on Monday evening, firing gunshots that sent people fleeing in different directions before…

The Nigerian Bar Association has strongly condemned the Nigeria Police Force over its decision to resume enforcement of the suspended tinted glass permit policy from January 2, 2026, accusing the police of disregarding the rule of law and due process. The police had, in a statement issued on Monday by…

Renowned American film director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead at their Southern California mansion on Sunday, December 14, 2025, according to reports by CNN and NBC. Los Angeles police, speaking at a media conference Sunday evening, said they were treating the deaths…

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has ordered the prosecution of popular TikTok streamer Habeeb Hamzat, widely known as Peller, following a viral video showing him livestreaming while driving, an action that culminated in a road crash. The directive was contained in a statement…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Niger State Police Command has recorded major successes in its ongoing fight against crime with the arrest of a suspected female arms and ammunition courier, a notorious child abductor, and several other criminal suspects across the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed…

Justice Maryam Aliyu Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Gwarimpa, Abuja, has ordered that a former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre until December 18, when a ruling will be delivered on his bail application. The order…

By Deborah Nnamdi Nigeria’s headline inflation rate moderated to 14.45 per cent in November 2025, reflecting a continued slowdown in consumer price pressures. The latest figure represents a decline from the 16.05 per cent recorded in October 2025, marking a month-on-month drop of 1.6 percentage points, according to data released…