Security operatives raid suspected hideout Operatives of the Edo State Police Command, in collaboration with the Edo State Security Corps, have arrested 12 suspected cultists in Edo State. The suspects were arrested at Amazing Grace Estate in Elele Community, Uzairue, Auchi, located in Edo North. Arrest followed intelligence report The command’s spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, confirmed…
FRSC Confirms Fatal Night Crash in Ogun No fewer than 11 people have died after a vehicle plunged off the Eruku Bridge along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Sunday by the spokesperson for the Ogun State Sector Command, Afolabi Odunsi. According…
Family, Colleagues Welcome Her Safe Return Abuja-based lawyer and National Youth Service Corps member Eunice Ameh has regained her freedom days after kidnappers abducted her in the Federal Capital Territory. Human rights lawyer Festus Ogun confirmed her release in a post shared on X on Sunday. He revealed that negotiators secured her freedom after ransom…
Veteran Actor Calls for African Unity Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has called for an end to xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The actor made the appeal on Saturday during the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards after receiving the Industry Merit Award. While delivering his acceptance speech, Kanayo dedicated the…
Agency Raises Alarm Over Designer Drug Packaging The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has urged parents and guardians to monitor suspicious sachets and packages found in their homes. The warning followed the recovery of illicit drugs worth more than N5.8bn from a mansion in Lekki, Lagos. According to the agency, traffickers used the luxury property…
Osigwe Raises Alarm Over Missing NYSC Member President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, has called for the immediate release of abducted lawyer and National Youth Service Corps member, Eunice Ameh. Osigwe described Ameh’s disappearance as painful and deeply troubling to the legal community. He made the appeal in a statement posted on X…
Militants Attack Police Checkpoint in Bannu At least 12 police officers died after militants attacked a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan. The attackers detonated a car bomb before launching a coordinated assault on the security post in the Fateh Khel area of Bannu, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Officials confirmed that five officers sustained injuries during…
Former President Advises Elderly Nigerians on Healthy Living Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised octogenarians to adopt healthy lifestyles if they want to live beyond 90 years. Obasanjo gave the advice during the 80th birthday celebration of the Asiwaju Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta states, Olatunde Badmus, in Osogbo, Osun State. The former president…
NUJ Organises Capacity-Building Workshop The Nigeria Union of Journalists, Sokoto State Council, has organised a one-day workshop to strengthen journalists’ skills in judicial reporting and responsible news writing. The training took place in Sokoto on Saturday. It attracted journalists, legal experts, government officials, and former union leaders. Participants focused on professionalism, fairness, balance, and ethical…
Anti-Graft Agency Launches Nationwide Search The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq, wanted over alleged criminal conspiracy, abuse of office, and diversion of public funds. The anti-graft agency published the notice on its official website on Saturday. As a result, the announcement has drawn fresh attention…
