The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 20 diverted transit containers with a total Duty Paid Value of N769.53 million in the Kano/Jigawa Area Command. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, announced the seizures on Friday during a press briefing at the Customs House in Kano. Adeniyi displayed the containers and outlined steps to…
An Abuja High Court has granted bail to former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who is facing trial over alleged N2.2 billion fraud. Justice Maryam Aliyu Hassan delivered the ruling on Thursday at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja. The court adopted the administrative bail earlier granted to Ngige…
The Boko Haram abduction of local government officials has shaken Biu Local Government Area in Borno State after gunmen kidnapped the vice chairman and two councillors. Suspected Boko Haram fighters seized Alhaji Saidu, the newly elected vice chairman, along with councillors from Zarawuyaku and Miringa wards. Voters elected the officials during last Saturday’s local government…
A Besançon court sentenced Frédéric Péchier to life imprisonment on December 18, 2025. Prosecutors proved he poisoned 30 patients and killed 12 between 2008 and 2017. The judge found him guilty of tampering with infusion bags during surgeries. As a result, Péchier faces immediate incarceration. His defense plans an appeal within 10 days. Background of…
The Federal Government has dismissed 38 senior officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over misconduct.This decision, officials said, represents one of the most far-reaching disciplinary actions in the Corps’ recent history. Board Approves Disciplinary Action According to official sources, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board approved the dismissals.As…
Justice Ifeoma Okogwu murder suspect Godwin Mngumi has confessed to killing the retired Delta State Chief Judge during a robbery at her Asaba residence. Police paraded the 25-year-old suspect in a video released on Tuesday by the Delta State Police Command spokesperson, Bright Edafe. In the footage, Mngumi admitted that he recruited two accomplices to…
Peller arrest has triggered fresh concern over reckless driving after Lagos police detained social media influencer Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, for a dangerous live-streamed crash. The Peller arrest followed a viral video that showed him driving recklessly before crashing his vehicle during a live broadcast on Sunday, December 14, 2025. The Lagos State…
Electricity generation on Nigeria’s national grid has declined following gas pipeline vandalism, according to the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO). The system operator confirmed the development in a statement released on Tuesday, linking the power drop directly to disruptions in gas supply to major power plants. Gas Pipeline Vandalism Disrupts Power Generation NISO explained that…
Gunmen launched a deadly ambush on a police patrol team in Nasarawa State. The attack happened on December 14, 2025, around 6:30 p.m. along the Ajimaka Village road leading to Rukubi town in Doma Local Government Area. This incident left three people dead and heightened security concerns in the region. The Ambush Unfolds The assailants…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has condemned a road crash involving popular TikTok streamer Habeeb “Peller” Hamzat, which occurred while he was livestreaming. The incident happened on the Lekki–Epe Expressway in Lagos, where the 20-year-old content creator lost control of his newly acquired Mercedes-Benz during a live broadcast. Bystanders at the scene quickly intervened…
