President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Thursday, August 14, for an official trip to Japan and Brazil, with a brief stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to a statement by Presidential Spokesman Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday, August 13, the President’s first destination will be Japan, where he will attend the Ninth Tokyo International…
A former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), The anti-graft agency had on Monday, August 11, invited and later on detained the former governor who is alleged to have fraudulently withdrawn some cash to the tune of N189 billion when…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says no fewer than 8,246 inmates in custodial centres across the country are living with mental health conditions. Assistant Controller General of Corrections in charge of Medical Services, Dr. Glory Essien, disclosed the figure on Tuesday, August 12, in Abuja during a public hearing by the Independent Investigative Panel on…
Former Premier League footballer Ronnie Stam has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his involvement in a multi-million-pound drug trafficking operation. Stam, 41, who played for Wigan Athletic between 2010 and 2013, was convicted of smuggling 724 kilograms of cocaine into the Netherlands, as well as being involved in the trafficking of MDMA…
The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mike Achimugu, has provided clarification on why Fuji musician KWAM1 has not been arraigned in court, unlike Ms. Emmanson, who was recently prosecuted for unruly behavior aboard an Ibom Air flight. Following Emmanson’s arraignment before a Lagos Magistrate Court, many…
Usman Sabo, a youth from Bauchi State, has reportedly been detained by police after criticizing Babangida Ishaq, popularly known as Maliya, the Chairman of Shira Local Government Area. According to Daily Trust, a family source revealed that Sabo was arrested by officers from the GRA Police Division on Friday following Facebook posts where he accused…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved a further extension of the grace period for enforcing the Tinted Glass Permit requirement for vehicles with tinted windows. The new enforcement deadline is now set for October 2, 2025. According to a statement from the Force spokesperson, DCP Muyiwa Adejobi, this decision follows…
Felix Ukpo, father of Boniface Ukpo, who is at the center of the UK organ trafficking case involving former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, has passed away. Boniface confirmed his father’s death on Monday, August 11, in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State. In March 2023, Mr. Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and medical doctor Obinna…
Security forces have successfully rescued the abducted family members of the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government (SSG), Malam Mohammed Abubakar Nakwada. The victims—Sadiya Nakwada, Aisha Nakwada, and Abubakar Dan Fulani—were kidnapped on July 27, 2025. Their release followed a joint operation conducted by the Zamfara State Police Command’s tactical teams and the Force Intelligence…
Zainab James, a U.S. Army officer born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1994 to a Jamaican mother, has launched a heartfelt search for her Nigerian father, believed to be Lateef Quadri. Zainab revealed that her father was not present at her birth but chose her name. She shared that her late mother, Claudine James—born December…
