The Kano State Hisbah Board reported arresting over 600 people during the recent Sallah celebrations across the state for various offences, while also reuniting dozens of missing children with their families. Deputy Commander General of the board, Dr. Mujahiddin Aminuddin, said the actions were part of efforts to uphold morality and cultural values during the…
Justice F. A. Olubanjo of the Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State, on Wednesday, March 19, 2026, sentenced Agbanashi Young to six months in prison for spraying and abusing naira notes. Young was convicted on a single-count charge under Section 21(3) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act 2007, which prohibits tampering with naira…
Tajudeen Baruwa on Monday, March 23, took control of the national secretariat of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), effectively removing Musiliu Akinsanya as the union’s president. The move comes after a prolonged leadership crisis, which intensified as Baruwa and his supporters assumed control of the secretariat in Abuja. Baruwa said the action…
Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation HADIN KAI, working alongside civilian hunters and members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, have arrested a suspected informant linked to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram terrorists in Gombi, Adamawa State. The suspect, Abdullahi Umar, 25, a native of Gwoza, was…
A jury on Monday ordered Bill Cosby to pay nearly $19 million in damages after finding him liable for sexually assaulting a woman who worked as a waitress in 1972. The plaintiff, Donna Motsinger, claimed in her lawsuit that Cosby drugged and raped her after picking her up in a limousine and taking her to…
Several people are feared dead after a bomb explosion involving a commercial bus near Woro Village in Kaiama Local Government Area. The military said the incident occurred early on Monday, March 23, 2026, at about 7:43am, when a vehicle travelling from Wurumakoto Village to New Bussa in Niger State struck an improvised explosive device (IED).…
Global markets moved sharply after Donald Trump announced a pause in strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, pointing to progress in negotiations with Iran. Oil prices tumbled on the news, wiping out earlier gains. Brent crude fell 6.7 per cent to $104.70 per barrel after initially rising, while West Texas Intermediate dropped 6.9 per cent to…
