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By Deborah Nnamdi A young man identified as Ifeanyi has been arrested by police in Enerhen Division, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, for allegedly murdering his father, Sunny, and stealing money to fund his girlfriend’s birthday celebration. According to reports, the incident happened Thursday night at their residence…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, has arrested a 29-year-old man in possession of 7,000 suspected Tramadol capsules. In a statement released Monday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, said the suspect was apprehended on Saturday by NDLEA operatives from the…

By Deborah Nnamdi A young woman, identified as Omole Bidemi, died under unclear circumstances over the weekend, triggering outrage in the Oke-Esa area of Esa-Oke, located in the Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State. According to residents, Bidemi had left home around 9 p.m. on Friday, reportedly on her…

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…