Gunmen have k!lled Hon. Ishaq Onu Yunusa, the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman of Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. Yunusa was attacked and m8rdered along the Itobe–Ochadamu Expressway, around Ojuwo Olijo, in Ofu Local Government Area on Thursday, August 27, 2026. The spokesperson for the Kogi State Command, ASP…
Uganda’s King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who was recognised by Guinness World Records as the world’s youngest reigning monarch, has died at the age of 34. King Oyo became the ruler of the Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda in 1995 at just three years old, following the death of his father. The cause…
The Nigeria Police Force has paraded four suspects, including two nephrologists, in connection with an alleged organ-harvesting syndicate operating in Nasarawa State. According to a police briefing reported by Channels Television, the suspects allegedly targeted vulnerable young men and lured them into donating their kidneys, allegedly paying them significantly less than the estimated value of…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has criticised the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for inviting social commentator Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), as a panelist at its ongoing annual conference. Falana said the NBA’s past conferences were not “circus shows,” arguing that discussions on national security should feature individuals with proven…
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has criticised the Nigerian Bar Association’s decision to invite former Liberian President George Weah to its ongoing annual conference. Falana urged the NBA to stop inviting what he described as “dictators in Africa” to speak to Nigerian lawyers. He made the remarks on Tuesday, August…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has identified and detained officers accused of allegedly extorting ₦40,000 from a resident along the Wuye-Utako Road near Salem Church in Abuja. The development followed a video that surfaced on social media on August 24, in which a man alleged that police officers collected the money from him despite…
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has acknowledged that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has made some progress in stabilising the foreign exchange market by adopting market-based principles. Speaking in an interview with News Central Television, Ezekwesili, however, said the improvement in macroeconomic indicators has yet to translate into better living conditions for most Nigerians. She…
A 20-year-old former fighter affiliated with the JAS terrorist group has surrendered to troops of Operation HADIN KAI in Borno State. The fighter, identified as Kurso Muhammed, reportedly surrendered at about 2:25 p.m. on Sunday, August 23, 2026, to troops of the 21 Special Armoured Brigade at New Abaram Resettlement Village. According to security analyst…
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has reportedly executed a senior member of its Shura Council, Yaa Saleh, after accusing him of repeatedly disobeying directives from the group’s Wali, Baa Shuwa. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, Yaa Saleh served as ISWAP’s Zakkah Amir and oversaw areas around the Gudumbali, Kareto and Gubio axis.…
2027 presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on governments at all levels to take urgent and decisive action to end the growing wave of killings, abductions and destruction of communities across parts of Nigeria. Obi, in a statement shared on X on Sunday, August 23, expressed concern over recent deadly attacks in Benue, Plateau and…
