A Federal High Court in Kano has sentenced a 28-year-old man, Ashiru Idris, to seven years in prison without the option of a fine for advertising and offering cannabis sativa for sale on social media. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said Idris was arrested on April 22, 2026, by operatives of its Kano […]
•Late Mary Habila and David Umahi The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has called for the immediate suspension and resignation of the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, over the death of 26-year-old physiotherapist, Mary Habila, in his house. The group threatened nationwide protests if its demands are not met within seven days, reports The...
•The murdered family The prime suspect in the gruesome Dorayi Chiranci killings, Umar Auwalu, yesterday told the Kano State High Court that he killed his uncle’s daughter, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children in compliance with an instruction by a herbalist. Auwalu, 23, made the confession while defending himself before Justice Nasiru Saminu ...
The Kogi State Police Command has launched a massive rescue operation following the abduction of four persons by suspected kidnappers who attacked an examination centre located at an abandoned Government Secondary School in Olowa, Dekina Local Government Area of the state. The victims were identified as the school principal, Elder Daniel Iyana...
•Late Mary Habila and David Umahi The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has intensified pressure on the federal government over the death of Mary Habila, a physiotherapist who was found dead in the Ebonyi residence of David Umahi, Minister of Works. The party demanded an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding her reported...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has, for the second time, rejected a motion seeking an independent legislative investigation into the controversy surrounding the Presidency and the alleged Director-General of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PEAC/PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi. The controvers...
•Abubakar Malami Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture of more than 40 properties linked to former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. Judge Abdulmalik granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) application, after holding that the ...
•Rescued Oyo pupils and teachers A former Assistant Director-General of the Department of State Services, Mohammed Ngoshe, has explained why the intelligence-driven operation that secured the rescue of abducted pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State cannot be replicated in every kidnapping case. Explaining why similar...
•Bandits Suspected bandits have attacked Government Secondary School, Opada-Olowa in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting the school principal, a National Examinations Council (NECO) supervisor, and four students. The attack reportedly occurred around 2 p.m, yesterday, while students were sitting for the examination, reports D...
•Atiku and Tinubu Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has raised the alarm over what he described as a sinister plot by the Bola Tinubu administration to manipulate the narrative surrounding the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) scandal, shield government offici...
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