The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a boutique owner, Godwin Emeka, at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano after he allegedly excreted 127 wraps of cocaine. NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday. According to him, the 52-year-old businessman—who owns boutiques in Lagos and Anambra—was…
Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79. She passed away in California on Saturday, October 11. The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed they responded to a medical emergency at Keaton’s home at 8:08 a.m. local time and transported a 79-year-old woman to a nearby hospital. Her death was later confirmed. Keaton…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested four suspects for one-chance robbery and attempted kidnapping. The spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh, who made this known in a statement on Sunday, October 12, 2025 said operatives rescued two victims during the operation and recovered 15 international passports, daggers, cutlasses, bloodstained documents,…
The Borno State Police Command has arrested a woman suspected to be mentally unstable for allegedly killing a fellow internally displaced person (IDP) in Monguno Local Government Area of the state. According to reports, the incident occurred on October 10, 2025, at approximately 4:35 p.m., when one Modu Kolomi, a resident of the RRR IDP…
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have neutralized nine Boko Haram terrorists and recovered a total of ₦5.1 million in ransom money during a series of successful fighting patrols in Magumeri and Gajiram general areas of Borno State. In a statement released on October 11, 2025, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer of the Joint…
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested Chukwuma Onwe, a middle-aged man from Nwezenyi Ibeagu in Izzi Local Government Area, for allegedly selling his five-day-old baby boy for N1.5 million. Spokesperson of the state police command, SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the arrest to newsmen, revealing that the baby was recovered from the buyer, Mrs. Chinyere…
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the deaths of two children who drowned while swimming in a stream at Hayin Yawa Gada, Tudun Wada Local Government Area, on Thursday, October 9, 2025. The agency also reported the discovery of a man’s body in a well at Jaba Masaka Shago Tara the following morning. In…
Nigeria’s total domestic debt service reached ₦1.707 trillion in the second quarter of 2025 (April–June), according to recent data from the Debt Management Office (DMO). The government spent ₦1.686 trillion on interest payments across various domestic debt instruments and ₦20.14 billion on principal repayments during the period, bringing total domestic debt servicing to ₦1,707,087,151,475.90. Debt…
A coalition of more than 1,000 legal practitioners, operating under the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP), has formally called on the Nigerian Senate to disqualify Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, from being confirmed as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a letter dated October 10, 2025, addressed to Senator…
APC leader Joe Igbokwe has strongly opposed plans by activist Omoyele Sowore to lead an October 20 protest in Abuja demanding the release of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, who is currently incarcerated. In a post on his Instagram page, Igbokwe condemned Kanu’s leadership of the Biafra movement, describing it as “a totally useless and senseless…
