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Abdul Jabar Adama has etched his name into the history books as the first Nigerian swimmer to win a medal at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships, held in Romania. The 17-year-old sensation clinched the silver medal in the men’s 50m Butterfly, clocking an impressive 23.64 seconds—just behind Great Britain’s…

By Deborah Nnamdi A devastating boat accident struck Garin-Faji Village in Sabon-Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State early Friday morning, leaving six people dead and three others missing. The vessel, carrying dozens of passengers, capsized in a local water channel around 5:30 a.m., casting a pall of grief over…

By Deborah Nnamdi Kemi Badenoch has spoken candidly about the racism she has faced since becoming the first Black woman to lead the Conservative Party, revealing she was unprepared for the scale of the abuse. In an interview with The Sunday Times, Badenoch admitted she had not anticipated the hostility…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, for attempting to smuggle 1.3 kilograms of cocaine disguised as a pregnancy bump. According to a statement released Sunday by Femi Babafemi, Director of Media and Advocacy at…

By Deborah Nnamdi Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to transfer N32.7 billion and $445,000—recovered from officials of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development—to the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) for…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate and Senator representing Ebonyi North, Senator Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi, has strongly condemned the alleged harassment and public humiliation of Mr. Michael Eje, an Ebonyi native, by youths in Nkpor, Anambra State, over the reported killing of a sacred snake. In…

In one of the largest coordinated crackdowns on cybercrime in Africa, INTERPOL has arrested 1,209 suspected cybercriminals and dismantled over 11,000 malicious online infrastructures, recovering $97.4 million linked to online fraud schemes. Codenamed Operation Serengeti 2.0, the transcontinental effort ran from June to August 2025 and involved law enforcement agencies…

Tension has gripped residents of Warri, Delta State, following a violent clash between Itsekiri and Agbarha-Warri (Urhobo) youths on Saturday afternoon. The conflict, which erupted in the oil-rich city’s Warri South Local Government Area, was reportedly triggered by renewed territorial disputes and a contested celebratory procession. The violence broke out…

The Kano Strategic Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 27-year-old man, Umar Adamu-Umar, with 9 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa, popularly known as Colorado, valued at over N10 million. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Saturday…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued a critical alert about a newly discovered vulnerability in embedded SIM (eSIM) technology, warning that the flaw could expose more than 2 billion smartphones, tablets, wearables, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices to large-scale cyber threats. The flaw is linked to…