The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 76-year-old man, Francis Omofe, to a total of 25 years in prison for drug-related offences. Omofe was arrested on June 18, 2024, in Abuja while transporting a large quantity of cannabis in a Nissan Frontier vehicle bearing a police number plate (NPF 558D). He was said…
President Bola Tinubu has signed the N68.32 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill into law. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday, April 17, by Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy. The National Assembly had earlier passed the budget on March 31 following Tinubu’s request for an upward revision.…
A man in China lived for eight years with a metal chopstick lodged in his throat after accidentally swallowing it during a meal in 2018 only having it removed last month, in March 2026. According to a hospital case study published in March, the patient, identified as Mr. Wang, initially sought medical attention after…
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has alleged that former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience Jonathan, pushed him out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Amaechi made the claim during an appearance on Channels TV on April 17. He said the former president and first lady had taken control of the party’s…
The United States has announced a fresh tightening of sanctions on Iran’s oil sector, accusing Tehran of escalating tensions in the Middle East through continued disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing regional conflict. The sanctions target more than two dozen individuals, companies, and vessels linked to Iran’s oil shipping network. In a…
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has issued a warrant of arrest against former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq. The court also ordered the arrest of the former Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Bashir Nura Alkali, after both failed to appear for their…
Over 700 former terrorists are set to be reintegrated into their communities after completing deradicalisation and rehabilitation under a federal programme. According to African Independent Television, the Coordinator of Operation Safe Corridor, Brigadier-General Yusuf Ali, disclosed this during a media tour of the Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration Centre in Gombe, North-East Nigeria. He said many…
Suspected bandits have abducted passengers, including candidates sitting for the ongoing Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination, along the Makurdi–Otukpo highway in Benue State. According to reports, the victims were travelling in a Benue Links bus from Makurdi to Otukpo when they were attacked on Wednesday night, April 15. A source who spoke anonymously…
A High Court in Bayelsa State, sitting in Yenagoa, has sentenced two men to death by hanging for the abduction of Mrs. Grace Omietimi, mother of the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, Dr. James Omietimi. The judgment, delivered on Thursday, April 16, 2026, found Mr. Felix Oburu and Mr. Anthony…
Superstar footballer Lionel Messi has taken a major step into club ownership. The Inter Miami forward, 38, has acquired full ownership of Spanish side UE Cornellà, a club based on the outskirts of Barcelona. The Argentine now holds 100 per cent control of the fifth-tier team, located just five miles from Camp Nou. While the…
