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TikTok removed more than four million videos and shut down over 86,000 live sessions in Nigeria during the fourth quarter of 2025 as part of intensified efforts to curb harmful content on the platform. The figures were disclosed in TikTok’s Q4 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report released on Tuesday. The…

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested four suspects over an alleged staged kidnapping plot designed to extort N50 million from family members through a fabricated abduction scheme. The suspects were arrested following investigations into the reported kidnapping of Mrs. Oluchi Ugbowan, who was initially believed to have…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has intensified his war of words with former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, following Lawal’s assertion that Atiku is unfit to lead Nigeria. The latest exchange comes amid growing tensions within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) after Atiku emerged as the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking across the country, intercepting large consignments of opioids concealed in building materials and arresting several suspects, including a 75-year-old man in Ebonyi State and four female drug dealers in separate operations. A major…

By Deborah Nnamdi A midnight fire has destroyed at least 20 shops at the NIPOST Shopping Complex in the Dugbe area of Ibadan, Oyo State, with goods valued at more than N100 million reportedly lost in the incident. The blaze occurred late on Saturday night, around 11:30 p.m., after a…

By Deborah Nnamdi The net worth of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has climbed to a record $36.7 billion, according to real-time Bloomberg data, further cementing his position as the wealthiest black person in the world and Africa’s richest individual. The surge in wealth is largely attributed to the growing…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has sustained aerial surveillance operations in support of efforts to rescue teachers and pupils abducted from Yawota and Ahoro-Esinele communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, as security agencies continue the search for the victims nearly a month after their…

By Deborah Nnamdi At least one person was killed and five others injured in a series of shooting attacks in central Israel on Sunday, according to emergency services and security authorities. Israel’s emergency response agency, Magen David Adom, said a man believed to be about 35 years old died after…

Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, have rescued 360 abductees from a heavily fortified Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) enclave located in the Mandara Mountains of southern Borno State in what the military described as one of the most significant hostage rescue operations carried…

By Oghenekevwe Kofi Success in the film industry is often measured by awards, critical acclaim, and cultural impact. Yet there is another metric that rarely lies: the box office. By that measure, no filmmaker in modern Nollywood has enjoyed a run quite like Funke Akindele. The latest all-time Nigerian box…