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The senior priest of the house in the Rock Church in Lagos, Father Paul Adefarasin, has denied the accusation that he held a weapon in Tiktoker on a road in Lagos. A viral video has made a round on social media on Friday which shows Reverend Adefarasin holding a metal object while talking to a pedestrian who recorded it, with …

The National Medicine Law Enforcement Agency (Ndlea), has intercepted the delivery of illegal drugs that are packaged as green tea in the import warehouse of Murtala Muhammated International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. A statement on Sunday by the Director, Media & Advocacy Agency, Femi Babafemi, stated that confiscation carried out on Thursday, June 5, 2025, was based on credible intelligence …

President Bola Tinubu joined the mourning nation for the disappearance of Mike Ejeagha, a legendary folklorist, songwriter and musician of Igbo, who died on Friday, at the age of 95. The president, in a declaration signed on Saturday by his special councilor on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and fans of …

Nigerian troops under the Hadin Kai (OPHK) operation have expelled coordinated terrorist attacks in Borno, giving heavy blows for rebels who tried to control military positions in Buratai and Mallam Fatori. In a statement issued on Thursday, Captain Reuben Kovangiya, Acting Deputy Director of the Army Public Relations for OPHK, confirmed that the attack attempt, which occurred on June 5, …

The Nigerian extractive industry transparency initiative (Neiti) has condemned an increase in the abuse of freedom of information (FOI) with what is described as cheating and facial organizations disguised as NGOs and civil society groups to harass, intimidate, and squeeze public officials. Speaking during a high-level round table on Thursday at the Neiti House in Abuja to mark 14 years …

The State Government of Oyo said that he had begun the long-awaited N4.8 billion disbursement as a victim of a destroying explosion that shook Bodija Estate, Ibadan, on January 17, 2024. This development was officially announced on Thursday at a Press Briefing which was held jointly by the Bodija Estate Residence ‘Association (BERA), Dejo Oyelese Vigilante Group, and representatives of …

Fire on Friday tore around 300 shops in the popular mobile market at Kano State. Market Chair, Jamilu Gama, confirmed the incident to journalists in Kano. He said the goods, including telephone and accessories, were worth millions of naira were destroyed by Inferno which lasted about seven hours. Gama said: “Items worth hundreds of millions of naira missing in this …

The Edo State Police Command has intensified his struggle against the cult, capturing 28 suspected of being a cult during the coordinated attack on a criminal hiding place throughout Benin City. In a statement released on Friday, the Commander of the Commander of the Command, Moses Yamu, revealed that the operation, which took place on June 4, 2025, between 16:00 …

President Kenya, William Ruto, has regretted the fact that Kenya’s woman has left their man and married a Nigerian man. Ruto, which made the statement funny at a wedding ceremony, pointed to what he described as a real trend from Kenya’s woman who chose the Nigerian couple, and jokingly questioned why Kenya men seemed to lose. He further suggested that …

The Nigerian Air Force Operations Component (Nafin) Hadin Kai (OPHK), on Thursday, succeeded in destroying a camp owned by the West African Province (ISWAP), eliminating a number of their top commanders in the process. Analyst counter-signs and security in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama who shared reports about X on Friday, said the achievement was achieved after sustainable bombings …