Tajudeen Baruwa on Monday, March 23, took control of the national secretariat of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), effectively removing Musiliu Akinsanya as the union’s president. The move comes after a prolonged leadership crisis, which intensified as Baruwa and his supporters assumed control of the secretariat in Abuja. Baruwa said the action…
Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation HADIN KAI, working alongside civilian hunters and members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria, have arrested a suspected informant linked to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram terrorists in Gombi, Adamawa State. The suspect, Abdullahi Umar, 25, a native of Gwoza, was…
A jury on Monday ordered Bill Cosby to pay nearly $19 million in damages after finding him liable for sexually assaulting a woman who worked as a waitress in 1972. The plaintiff, Donna Motsinger, claimed in her lawsuit that Cosby drugged and raped her after picking her up in a limousine and taking her to…
Several people are feared dead after a bomb explosion involving a commercial bus near Woro Village in Kaiama Local Government Area. The military said the incident occurred early on Monday, March 23, 2026, at about 7:43am, when a vehicle travelling from Wurumakoto Village to New Bussa in Niger State struck an improvised explosive device (IED).…
Global markets moved sharply after Donald Trump announced a pause in strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, pointing to progress in negotiations with Iran. Oil prices tumbled on the news, wiping out earlier gains. Brent crude fell 6.7 per cent to $104.70 per barrel after initially rising, while West Texas Intermediate dropped 6.9 per cent to…
Donald Trump has ordered a five-day suspension of planned U.S. military strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure, citing what he described as “very good and productive” talks between Washington and Iran aimed at ending ongoing hostilities. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said both sides had engaged in “in-depth, detailed and…
A lady has shared her thoughts on why she has chosen to remain single. In a video circulating online, she said she avoids relationships because she believes she would take out her anger on her partner. “I feel like the only reason I’ll get married is to have someone I’ll be hurting every…
A man has been banished from Ohatekwe Ukawu in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State for allegedly killing his mother. The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Damian Oforbuike, reportedly attacked his mother, Onyemaechi, with a machete over the weekend before fleeing into a nearby forest. Community youths later tracked him down to his hideout in…
Eight people lost their lives after a vehicle they were traveling in struck an improvised explosive device (IED) in Niger State. The tragic incident occurred in Borgu Local Government Area on Monday, March 23, 2026. Sources revealed that the vehicle, which was heading between Nuku and Woro, ran over the explosive device. The blast…
Pople Leo XIV addressed the situation in the Middle East after his weekly Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square. Speaking from the Vatican to the thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square to recite the Angelus, Pope Leo XIV addressed the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. He said the de@th and suffering has created a “scandal…
