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MTN to conduct network maintenance in Northern Nigeria October 25
MTN Nigeria has announced plans to carry out a scheduled network maintenance exercise on Saturday, October 25, 2025, which will temporarily affect connectivity across parts of Adamawa, Borno, and Kano States. According to the telecom company, the maintenance window will run from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., during which services…
Read More »Court Nullifies Ebonyi LG elections, cites electoral act violations
The Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has nullified the local government and councillorship elections held in July 2024, which produced the current council chairmen and councillors across the state. Delivering judgment, Justice Hillary Oshomah ruled that the elections were not conducted in accordance with the provisions of…
Read More »Senate approves life imprisonment for child defilement, 10-year term for rape
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Senate has approved life imprisonment for anyone convicted of defiling a minor, marking a significant escalation from the previous five-year jail term under the nation’s criminal code. The decision followed the passage of the Criminal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to strengthen penalties for…
Read More »30 killed, 40 injured in Niger tanker explosion
File photo: unrelated scene of a tanker explosion By Deborah Nnamdi No fewer than 30 people were killed and about 40 others sustained varying degrees of burns in a tragic tanker explosion on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, along Essan and Badeggi communities between Bida and Agaie in Katcha Local Government…
Read More »Man bags life imprisonment for defiling a minor in Lagos
A 25-year-old graphic designer, Abodurin Apelogun, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl during the COVID-19 lockdown in Lagos. Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court delivered the verdict after finding Apelogun guilty of one count of defilement brought by the…
Read More »Regina Daniels’ brother denies drug allegations, defends her marriage
By Deborah Nnamdi Regina Daniels’ brother, Lawrence Daniels, has spoken out amid growing social media speculation about the actress’s marriage to billionaire politician Ned Nwoko and unverified claims of drug abuse. In a post on his Instagram page, @sweezzy1, Lawrence urged the public to stop spreading false narratives about his…
Read More »Teenager takes over vice president’s seat, advocates for girl-child education
A Nigerian teenager, Joy Ogah, on Monday symbolically assumed the seat of Vice President Kashim Shettima for a day, using the opportunity to advocate for the rights and education of girls across the country. The symbolic takeover, announced in a statement by the Office of the Vice President on Tuesday,…
Read More »Nigerian man who posed as female nurse in UK gets suspended prison sentence
By Deborah Nnamdi A 33-year-old Nigerian man, Lucius Njoku, has been handed a suspended prison sentence in the United Kingdom for posing as a female nurse to work at an NHS hospital in Cheshire. Njoku reportedly used the identity of his friend, Joyce George, also a Nigerian, to secure work…
Read More »Box Office: Daniel Etim-Effiong’s ‘The Herd’ grosses N30.1 million in opening weekend
By Deborah Nnamdi Nollywood actor and filmmaker Daniel Etim-Effiong has made a powerful directorial debut as his first feature film, The Herd, grossed N30.1 million in its opening weekend at the Nigerian box office. Data from the Nigerian Box Office shows that the crime thriller earned N28.8 million between October…
Read More »MainPower announces 10-day scheduled power outage across Enugu metropolis
Residents of Enugu metropolis will experience a series of scheduled power outages from Wednesday, October 22, to Thursday, October 31, 2025, as MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL) carries out maintenance and upgrade works across several parts of the city. The company announced the development in a statement issued on Monday…
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