The Federal Government has launched the Ijebu-Ode Ibadan road reconstruction and dualisation while also moving to address the worsening condition of the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road. The two developments highlight a wider push by the government to deal with some of Nigeria’s most important road corridors, but they also raise a familiar question: can the Federal Government…
Police officers rescued two pregnant women and four children from an Ogun baby factory in Mowe, while discovering that a newborn delivered days earlier could not be accounted for. The Ogun State Police Command said six suspects were arrested during the August 24 operation, which followed intelligence about suspected human trafficking and illegal adoption activities…
Nigeria’s 2027 election story is becoming more intense even before the major campaign battles begin, with fresh controversy involving African Action Congress candidate Omoyele Sowore and the ruling All Progressives Congress. Sowore has accused the Department of State Services of placing a tracking device under a security vehicle used by his team during his visit…
A warning about school phone safety in Nigeria is gaining attention after a Delta State police officer described what officers allegedly found on students’ smartphones, including pornography, cybercrime-related contacts and intimate material. CSP Temi Agbede-Zuokumor, the Divisional Police Officer of Ugborikoko Division in Delta State, recounted the discovery during a recent security awareness programme. She…
The 2027 election is already exposing one of the biggest challenges facing Nigeria’s opposition: getting major political figures to agree on who should lead a united challenge to President Bola Tinubu. The camps of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State governor Peter Obi have rejected a proposal by the G-100 political pressure…
The Niger State mass abduction has taken a disturbing turn after an armed group released a video appearing to show hundreds of women, children and elderly people being held in a forest. The footage, reportedly shared on Facebook and WhatsApp on Sunday, shows large groups of captives sitting on the ground while armed men stand…
For a brief moment at a Nigerian airport, soldiers returning from a mission received something that cannot be measured in money: a standing ovation from ordinary Nigerians. Videos shared online show passengers applauding and cheering as the troops arrived. The spontaneous reaction has been praised by many Nigerians, with some saying the scene was a…
A disturbing allegation from Abuja has reopened an uncomfortable conversation about HIV discrimination in Nigeria and the fear that still surrounds the virus. A man has claimed that a nightclub in Abuja refused him entry after bouncers learnt that he was living with HIV. In videos circulating online, he alleged that one of the bouncers…
he long-running legal battle over Tinubu FBI records has entered another important stage, but the latest development does not mean the documents will automatically become public. A US federal judge has allowed the FBI to submit sensitive material privately for judicial review while giving the FBI, the Department of Justice, the Drug Enforcement Administration and…
The fire that ravaged shops at the popular SPAR Mall area in Calabar has once again exposed a problem that goes beyond one destroyed building: Nigeria’s slow fire service response. Multiple shops, including two boutiques and a pharmacy, were reportedly gutted by the blaze, destroying goods worth millions of naira. No deaths were reported, but…
