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Police on Thursday charged three men at the Ikeja Magistrates Court in Lagos for alleged possession of a substance thought to be derived from Indian hemp. The defendants, Biola Adeseun (45), Idowu Shonekan (30), and Hassan Rasheed (50), were charged with four counts of conspiracy, unlawful possession, pollution, and conduct likely to cause breach of peace. Prosecutor, Josephine Ikhayere, told …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, has announced the arrest of suspected armed robbers in connection with the death of AriseNews TV presenter, Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, in a robbery incident at Unique Apartments, Gishiri Village, Katampe District, Abuja, on September 29, 2025. Maduagwu reportedly jumped from the balcony of his apartment on the …

A passenger who boarded an Ibom Air flight from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State en route to Abuja, was caught red-handed after allegedly stealing a large sum of money from another passenger’s luggage. A video shared on social media on Thursday showed the moment the alleged thief was escorted off the plane by a flight attendant after the theft was discovered, …

The wife of a senior officer of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs. Ladi Abel, who was kidnapped along the Lagos–Badagry Expressway while on her way to the Trade Fair Complex, has been rescued after a joint operation by Immigration and Police officers — but her husband paid a ransom of ₦2.5 million. Confirming the development, NIS Public Relations Officer, …

Neighboring West African countries Benin and Togo have failed to pay more than half of what they owe Nigeria for electricity supplied in the second quarter of 2025, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed. According to the Commission’s Q2 2025 report, six international bilateral customers receiving electricity from Nigeria’s generation companies remitted only $9.01 million out of a …

The chief shepherd of the Victory life Bible Church International (VLBC), Abekuta, the Apostle Lawrence Achudume, has officially revealed “Christmas on the Rock”, an annual Christmas songs brand designed to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with greatness and compassion. The 2025 edition, from the theme “The nativity scene and his majesty”, is scheduled for Friday 19 December 2025 in …

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Association of Educational Institutions and Associations (Nasu) and the Senior Staff Association of the University of Nigeria (SSANU) has directed its members to start protesting one day for complaints that have not been resolved on Thursday. The direction was contained in a circular addressed to all branch leaders and signed together …

The trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, on $4.5 billion fraud charges suffered a setback on Tuesday after a heated clash between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the defense team over the forensic examination of a mobile phone tendered as key evidence. At the resumption of hearing before Justice Rahman Oshodi of …

Legal practice and citizen worried about the state of Ogun, Abdulbasit Abolade Shuaib, once again launched alarm on the deplorable state of the roads of Abokuta, warning the governor Dapo Inhabitun that history would not forget his management of the crisis of his administration. Tuesday Shuaib, in an open letter to the governor, said that the last downpour exposed the …

President Bola Tinubu directed the National Commission of Hajj of Nigeria (Nahcon) to urgently review and cut the cost of the 2026 pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, citing the recent appreciation of the Naira. The President’s order was disclosed on Monday by his deputy head of the staff, Senator Ibrahim Hadeija, after a high -level meeting with Nahcon officials in the …