U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed deep disappointment in Russian President Vladimir Putin and announced his intention to shorten the 50-day ultimatum he had previously set for a ceasefire in Ukraine. “We could have made an agreement five times already,” Trump said during a press briefing. “I’ve had many talks with President Putin, and they…
A personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), identified as Blessing Akpan, was tragically stabbed to death by unidentified assailants in Abuja. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday last week, right in front of her residence in Piawe, Bwari Area Council. She was rushed to multiple hospitals but was…
The abductors of six Nigerian Law School students have reportedly demanded ₦20 million for each victim, totaling ₦120 million in ransom. The students were kidnapped by armed men on Saturday, July 26, 2025, while traveling from Onitsha, Anambra State, to the Yola campus of the Nigerian Law School in Adamawa State. The abduction took place…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a formal warning about a rising wave of cyber-enabled financial fraud involving fake airline ticket promotions and deceptive investment schemes targeting unsuspecting Nigerians. In a statement released on its official X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday, the anti-corruption agency detailed a sophisticated scam where victims are…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested Lazarus Onwukwe, suspected to be the largest importer and dealer of expired drugs in the South-East zone, at his residence in Aba. According to Vanguard, a joint operation involving NAFDAC, the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police, and the Department of State Services (DSS)…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed contact with Nigerians stranded in the Central African Republic (CAR). In a statement issued on Friday, July 25, in Abuja, spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa revealed that officials from Nigeria’s mission in Bangui have made direct contact with the affected citizens. The Nigerian embassy is working closely with local authorities…
A California man with multiple previous arrests for sniffing women in public was detained again this week for similar behavior. Calese Carron Crowder, 38, was arrested Tuesday by Burbank Police at the Walmart in the Empire Center shopping complex on Victory Place. Officers initially responded to a report of a suspicious man loitering in the…
Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication to President Bola Tinubu, has strongly refuted recent claims made by Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso that the current administration has focused development efforts solely on Southern Nigeria while neglecting the North. Kwankwaso made the comments on Thursday, July 24, during the Kano State Stakeholders’ Dialogue on the…
On Thursday, July 24, 2025, Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, convicted Dr. Olufemi Martins Thomas, former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), and Kabiru Sidi, a Bureau De Change operator, for fraud involving $2,198,900. The defendants faced an amended seven-count charge of money laundering filed…
The Ogun State Government has assumed custody of a two-day-old baby abandoned by its mother in Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area. The newborn was reportedly discovered last week by a woman at Sayedero Market in Ilaro. However, the situation sparked controversy after two videos surfaced online in which the woman claimed the baby had…
