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A suspected arsonist set fire to a 75-year-old woman and two others in Kogi.

Unidentified arsonists targeted 75-year-old Mallama Meimunat Opaluwa Sani, setting her ablaze along with her first daughter, Hajarat Usman Sani, and her five-year-old granddaughter, Onechojo, in Kogi State. The tragic incident occurred on the morning of Thursday, January 4, at their Oketekwe residence in the Idah Local Government Area. According to a family source, the assailants…

Jeffrey Epstein informed a victim that Bill Clinton has a preference for younger individuals.

A recently unsealed court document has revealed that Jeffrey Edward Epstein, an American financier and convicted sex offender, allegedly disclosed to one of his sexual abuse victims that former U.S. President Bill Clinton had a preference for younger girls. The revelation comes from a deposition given by Johanna Sjöberg, where she stated that Epstein told…

Securing the release of Nnamdi Kanu is among our priorities, states the Deputy Speaker.

Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has revealed ongoing discussions to secure the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who has been in detention since 2021. Kanu was arrested in Kenya and subsequently repatriated to Nigeria, leading to his detention at the Department…

Nasarawa Local Government chairman and three others, who were abducted, are now free following the payment of a ransom.

The recently kidnapped chairman of Akwanga Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, Safiyanu Isa Andaha, along with his political mentor, Adamu Umar, and two others, have regained their freedom following the payment of a N10 million ransom. The abduction took place on New Year’s Day at Ningo village along Andaha-Akwanga Road, with the victims being…

Despite acknowledging the challenges people are facing, Orji Uzor Kalu urges the public to grant the APC and Tinubu an additional three years.

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North Senatorial District, has advocated for an additional three years for President Bola Tinubu’s administration to address and rectify the country’s challenges. Speaking on Tuesday, January 2, in Koli-Edda, Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, during his visit to the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairperson in Ebonyi…

President Tinubu has officially endorsed the 2024 Appropriation Bill, approving a total budget of N28.7 trillion into law.

On January 1, President Bola Tinubu signed the 2024 Appropriation Bill into law at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Tinubu granted approval to the N28.7 trillion budget upon his arrival from a week-long holiday in Lagos. The budget, increased by N1.2 trillion from the initial proposal presented to the National Assembly on November 29, 2023,…

On New Year’s Day, the Delta State Public Relations Officer (PRO) advises residents not to spend the crossover night inside a cell, urging compliance with the ban on fireworks.

The Delta State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, has issued a reminder to residents of the state regarding the prohibition of fireworks. Through a post on his social media handle, Edafe emphasized the importance of adhering to the ban to avoid spending the New Year’s crossover night in police custody. In his message, he…

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