The Nasarawa State branch of the National Library of Nigeria has raised concerns over the lack of electricity at its Lafia facility for more than 14 years. The Head of the branch, Angela Anya, disclosed this during an interview in Lafia on Wednesday, saying the prolonged power outage had significantly affected the library’s operations and…
Police in Fiji are investigating the theft of nearly 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of cocaine that had been held as evidence in a major drug case, with much of the missing substance allegedly replaced with flour. The cocaine, valued at about 30 million Fijian dollars ($13.3 million), was seized in 2019 in a case involving…
A 73-year-old man has been convicted after subjecting his 79-year-old neighbour to 11 years of unwanted s3xual behaviour, including inappropriate messages and exposing himself in view of her home. Robert May, of The Village in Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire, pleaded guilty to an act of outraging public decency at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court earlier this month. He…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has criticised former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to restore fuel subsidy if elected president in 2027, questioning what he described as a change in Atiku’s position on the policy. Oshiomhole, a former president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and former governor of Edo State, made the remarks during an interview with…
Troops of Sector 1, Sub-Sector 12, Operation Enduring Peace, have arrested four suspected criminals during separate operations in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that three suspects were arrested at about 9:30 a.m. on September 28, 2026, at the Latya checkpoint over the alleged theft of Irish potatoes…
The Federal Government has arraigned Adeniyi Adeyemi, Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, over alleged forgery. Adeyemi was arraigned before Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, September 30, on an eight-count charge bordering on alleged forgery. The Federal Government accused him of forging an appointment letter…
A 93-year-old disabled woman has been found de@d with a n@ked Sudanese migrant allegedly laying on top of her. Marie-Louise was discovered n@ked on her bathroom floor in Toulouse, southern France, on Sunday, Sept. 27, after emergency services entered the home. They suspect that she was s£xually assaulted and k!lled. The bedridden woman had…
A worker has died after an old building partially collapsed during demolition in Otolo-Nnewi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The incident occurred on Tuesday, September 29, while the structure was being demolished. A section of the building reportedly collapsed and trapped Bakeru Iwal, one of the workers involved in the demolition. The…
A Nigerian correctional officer in the United States, Michael Oluwapelumi Ademoye, has been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into a prison facility in Texas. Ademoye, 28, is a correctional officer at the Wynne Unit, a prison operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). He was arrested on September 26, 2026, by…
The Borno State Police Command has clarified that five suspects arrested in Maiduguri were not arrested or prosecuted simply for wearing T-shirts bearing the inscription “Tinubu Must Go.” The command’s spokesperson, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, made the clarification in a statement issued on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, following public reactions to the arrest and prosecution…
