LNSA sweeps Lagos, arrests 279 suspects
The Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA) has arrested 279 suspected criminals, hoodlums, and miscreants during a coordinated statewide raid on identified blackspots, criminal hideouts, and shanties across Lagos. Speaking…
APC, PDP, LP set for June 20 legislative bye-elections as INEC releases candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates contesting in the June 20, 2026, bye-elections scheduled to hold across several senatorial districts, a federal constituency,…
Eight foreign nationals arrested in Ogun over fake kidnap-for-ransom scheme
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have uncovered a transnational criminal syndicate allegedly involved in staging fake kidnappings to extort ransom from relatives living abroad, leading to the arrest…
Oyo demolishes kidnappers’ hideout linked to Adelabu family abduction
The Oyo State Government has demolished a three-bedroom bungalow in the Lako Community along the Aiyegun-Anaye Road area of Ibadan, allegedly used as a hideout by kidnappers involved in the…
Nigerian-British music star Talay Riley killed in London stabbing
Tributes have been paid to acclaimed Nigerian-British singer-songwriter Mark Orabiyi, known professionally as Talay Riley, after he was fatally stabbed in east London. The 35-year-old musician was found with stab…
FBI offers ₦250m reward for convicted fraudster behind $1.2bn medicare scam
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to $150,000 (approximately N250 million) for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Herbert Leon…
Why I quit APC — Iyabo Obasanjo
Former senator representing Ogun Central and daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo, has explained why she resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing what she described…
NDC rejects parallel Obidient, Kwankwasiyya structures, insists on party supremacy
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has moved to strengthen its internal structures and assert party supremacy, declaring that no affiliated group or movement, including support organizations and non-governmental groups, will…
Atiku has never been silent on terror attacks — Aides fire back at Babachir
The media office of former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has strongly criticised former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal,…
Court declares National Assembly’s ₦110bn SUV, allowance spending unlawful
A Federal High Court in Lagos has declared the National Assembly’s N110 billion expenditure on SUVs and support allowances for lawmakers unlawful, ruling that the spending violated procurement laws and…