Police arrest 22-year-old for alleged rape in Ibadan
By NAN The Police Command in Oyo State says it has arrested a 22-year-old suspect for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl after intoxicating her with a substance. The Command’s Public…
Burst tyre, speed contributed to Anthony Joshua’s accident – Investigators
By AFP A Nigeria traffic compliance agency said Tuesday that preliminary investigations showed the car involved in an accident in which former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua survived had a…
Leadership and restraint: The DSS Story in 2025 under DG Tosin Ajayi
By Deji Adesogan In a country where security agencies are often judged by public drama rather than quiet effectiveness, the Department of State Services (DSS) in 2025 offers a markedly…
Reps propose life jail to replace death sentence for condemned pregnant women
The House of Representatives has proposed a constitutional amendment to safeguard the life of an unborn child carried by a pregnant woman sentenced to death. The proposal followed the adoption…
90-year-old ex-soldier petitions army chief over detention, dismissal without court marshal
Thirty years after an alleged unjust dismissal from active service, a 90-year-old corporal of the Nigerian Army, Danladi Yelwa, who fought during the Nigerian Civil War, has sought the intervention…
NGO backs beneficiary sisters in Abia property dispute, condemns female disinheritance
A non-Governmental organisation, Women and Orphans Rights to Family Assets Foundation (WORFAF), has intervened in a female disinheritance dispute involving two sisters, Kelechi and Chinwendu Okorie, of Eluama Uzuakoli in…
NPF Zone 2 Onikan urges unity, peace at end-of-year celebration
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Zone 2 Command, has called on Nigerians to promote oneness and peace across the country.The appeal was made during the command’s 2025 end-of-year celebration held…
BCPG raises concern over safety of high-rise buildings across Lagos Island
The Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) Lagos Island Cell has expressed concern over recurring high-rise fires in Lagos Island, most recently the fire incident at the Afriland Building and the…
How Alausa’s decisive leadership ended ASUU’s 16-year crisis
By Seyi Gesinde In an unprecedented turn for Nigeria’s public university system, the Federal Government under the competence of Dr Tunji Alausa, minister of education, has finalised a comprehensive resolution…
Lingering Crisis Over Local Government Creation
By Eric Teniola There is a lingering problem over the way and manner local governments have been created arbitrarily in this country. The problem became worse under the military. Some…