A Lagos High Court has sentenced 42-year-old tricycle operator Godswill Akpan to 10 years in prison for the death of fellow operator Baba Ali Bukar, 30, following a violent dispute
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Nollywood actress Nkechi Blessing Sunday has opened up about the extreme challenges she faced at the start of her acting career, including being offered a highly controversial script. Speaking on
The Edo State House of Assembly has summoned Hon. Natasha Irobosa, the member representing Egor Constituency, following the circulation of a controversial video that has dominated social media. She is
At least 19 people, including five students of Rivers State University (RSU), were abducted by gunmen in Rivers and Imo states on Tuesday, sparking fresh fears over rising insecurity in
Calabar burst into festival mode on Sunday as Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu lit the city’s giant Christmas tree, officially opening the 20th edition of the world-famous Carnival Calabar
Authorities in Adamawa State are searching for a university lecturer who disappeared from his hospital bed while receiving treatment for serious mental health conditions. Emmanuel Peter, 40, a Public Administration
A South African high court has handed down a combined 37-year prison sentence to a Nigerian national, Victor Udoh, and his South African accomplice, Vuyisekha Mzwakhe, after finding them guilty
A coordinated response by security forces and local vigilantes has halted a night-time assault on Kwargaba community in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing two armed bandits and
Bauchi State has recorded 592 criminal cases in the 2024–2025 legal year, with rape, homicide and kidnapping among the most prevalent offences, according to official figures released by the Ministry
The Edo State House of Assembly Service Commission has terminated the appointments of 324 workers, declaring their employment letters “unauthorised, illegal and unlawful”. The decision was contained in a statement