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Four student leaders in Ogun State were on Tuesday locked up at the Oba Correctional Center for alleged assault, harassment and destruction of property worth millions of naira. The defendants – Hezakiah Adelola, general secretary of NANS Ogun State chapter, Kamil Iseoluwa, Ibikunle Idris and Folorusho Jacob Olugbenga – have been charged with seven counts of conspiracy, assault, harassment and …

The Kano State Hisbah Committee has arrested two teenagers, Umar Yahaya and Musa Al-Hassan, over an alleged plan to organize a “gay” birthday party during the upcoming Eid-el-Fitr celebration in Kano. The council’s deputy commanding general, Mujahideen Aminudeen, confirmed the arrest in a statement released on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. FG accuses Abuja doctor and pastor of IVF fraud and …

Three Senators on Wednesday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors are – Senators Amos Yohanna (Adamawa), Abass Iya (Adawa) and Ikra Bilbis (Zamfara). The defection of the senators was announced in a separate letter read by the President of the Senate, Insha Allah Akpabio, at the plenary session in Abuja. These developments …

Balendra Shah Thirty-five-year-old rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah will become the youngest prime minister in Nepal’s history as the vote count for the country’s parliamentary elections nears completion. With about two percent of ballots left to be counted on Wednesday, Shah’s centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has secured a lead that is expected to give it control of the new parliament. Shah’s …

A former Chairman of the AL Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye, has expressed confidence that he will emerge victorious in the next National Convention of the ruling party as the new National Vice President, replacing the incumbent, Hon. Emma Enekwu. Dr Nwoye said he had secured the support of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State and …

Commercial activities came to a halt at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex after traders closed their shops in protest against alleged plans by state and local governments to take control of the management of the market. The protest disrupted the operation of the sprawling market as hundreds of traders abandoned their stalls and gathered around the car park and …

Mojtaba Khamenei, recently appointed as Iran’s new supreme leader, was reportedly injured but remains “safe and healthy,” according to a statement released Wednesday by the country’s president’s son. Yousef Pezeshkian, who also serves as a government advisor and is the son of President Masoud Pezeshkian, revealed this in a message posted on his Telegram channel. The statement marked the first …

Nigerian Navy foils sea robbery and rescues 16 passengers along Ibaka-Calabar Canal The Nigerian Navy foiled a suspected sea robbery and rescued 16 passengers along the Ibaka-Calabar Canal during a swift operation on Sunday, March 8, 2026. Acting on intelligence on suspicious activities around buoy 12 along the Ibaka-Calabar strategic maritime corridor. Acting quickly on intelligence, gunboats from the Nigerian …

The Lagos State Government has introduced an online pre-marital religious counseling course for faith-based pastors, imams and marriage counselors to help them guide couples towards healthier, violence-free marriages. In a statement on Wednesday, the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) said the initiative is part of the state strategy to prevent domestic violence by strengthening family foundations before …

The Abia State Government has approved the request of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for additional land to set up a training base in the state. The state governor, Alex Otti approved 100 hectares of land at the Abia Airport Project site in response to NAF’s earlier request for an expansion of 50 hectares of land already earmarked for the …