The Lagos State Government has sealed the Ladipo Spare Parts Market, located along the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road (Apapa–Oshodi Expressway), over alleged repeated environmental violations. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on his X account on Sunday, February 7. According to Wahab, the market was…
A Nigerian man is in shock after a young woman, identified as Precious Chinyere, allegedly fled with his car and personal belongings while they were staying at a hotel in the Asokoro area of Abuja on Thursday, February 5. The man and Precious had checked into the hotel for a short romantic getaway. However, things…
A pharmacist has tragically died while attempting to save his cousin’s life. Kenneth, who volunteered to donate a kidney to his cousin suffering from kidney disease, passed away after complications arose during the procedure. Friends, family, and colleagues have taken to social media to mourn his untimely death and pay tribute to his selfless act.
A Nigerian national, Tochukwu Albert Nnebocha, has been sentenced in the United States to 97 months in prison for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that targeted elderly and vulnerable Americans. According to a statement from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, February 6, Nnebocha, 44, “participated in a years-long conspiracy…
US President Donald Trump on Friday, February 6, signed an executive order authorizing new tariffs on countries that continue to trade with Iran, intensifying economic pressure on Tehran ahead of a planned new round of talks next week. The order, which takes effect on Saturday, February 7, calls for the imposition of tariffs on goods…
US Vice President J.D. Vance was greeted with loud boos and jeers when his image appeared on the jumbotron during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday night. Vance and his wife, Usha, were shown standing and waving American flags inside San Siro Stadium as Team USA was introduced.…
Unidentified gunmen, suspected to be cultists, have killed the President-General of Ogidi community and another person in Anambra State. The President-General of Ogidi community in Idemili North Local Government Area, Sir Ikwuka Okoye, popularly known as Anumili, was shot dead on Friday, February 6. The attack is believed to have been carried out by…
Thirteen journalists from different media organizations were injured in a road accident on Friday, February 6, while covering an official project tour in Bauchi State. The accident occurred along the Yashi–Yelwan Duguri Road in Alkaleri Local Government Area, shortly after the delegation—led by the Minister of State for Regional Development, Alhaji Uba Maigari Ahmadu—commissioned…
Eighteen Senegalese football fans detained in Morocco on allegations of hooliganism during last month’s Africa Cup of Nations final have begun a hunger strike, their lawyer announced on Friday, February 6. The group is protesting their continued detention without formal charges since their arrest on January 18. The arrests occurred after a tense AFCON final…
Operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Lagos, have arrested three suspects alleged to be behind a cyber blackmail and extortion scheme operating in the state. The unit’s spokesperson, DSP Ovie Ewhubare, said the suspects obtained explicit photographs of their victims and threatened to make them public unless ransom payments were made. He explained…
