A security and crisis expert/analyst has revealed the identity of a notorious kidnapper who allegedly led the abduction of a former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (retired). Popularly known as Bakatsine and @DanKatsina on X, the analyst said Babaro is the bandit kingpin who kidnapped Tsiga. In a […] More
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has declared a period of mourning ovr the passing of the leader of the Afenifere group, Ayo Adebanjo. The leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo said the mourning period would span the space of two traditional market days in according with the customs of the Igbo land. According to the group the mourning period […] More
Students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have issued a warning to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), threatening to shut down its forthcoming Board meeting if a student representative is not included in the Board. The threat was contained in a letter dated February 13, 2025, signed by NANS […] More
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of the 2024 External Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results. A total of 86,067 candidates registered for the exams, with 84,799 sitting for the papers held in November 2024. According to the Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Ibrahim Wushishi, the results show a significant improvement in the […] More
Tigran Gambaryan, the Head of Financial Compliance at Binance, one of the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and digital asset exchange has alleged that the Nigerian government tried to use the company to violate international privacy law. Exposing some of his ordeal while he was arrested and detained by the Nigerian government, Gambaryan said the Federal […] More
Tigran Gambaryan, the head of financial crime compliance at Binance, has publicly named three Nigerian lawmakers who allegedly demanded a $150 million bribe from him. The revelation comes months after his detention by Nigerian authorities. Mr. Gambaryan, alongside another Binance executive, was detained in Nigeria earlier this year. The Nigerian government accused the cryptocurrency exchange […] More
Some residents of Kano State have been reportedly killed while others sustained various degrees of injuries after a trailer lost control due to brake failure. The incident was said to have occurred on the popular Muhammadu Buhari bridge in Kano Metropolis on Friday, February 14, 2025. A social media user, Yahya Abubakar Sadiq, who commented […] More
Tragedy struck in Ilorin, Kwara State, as a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Yetunde Lawal, was gruesomely murdered and dismembered after meeting a man she connected with on Facebook. The suspect, 29-year-old Islamic teacher Abdulrahman Bello, was arrested by the Kwara State Police Command on Saturday for his alleged involvement in […] More
Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady of Nigeria has called on African leaders to look inwards and seek alternative means to financing their nations’ health systems. Speaking on the sidelines of the 38th African Union Summit currently taking place at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the First Lady said over reliance on foreign aid is not a sustainable […] More
A late-night raid by suspected operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ekpoma, Edo State, led to confusion in the town as youths fled in panic, abandoning their cars on the streets. The incident took place on Valentine’s Night on Friday. Viral videos circulating on social media captured the moment youths ran […] More
The governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah has appealed to aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party who left the party to return. The governor made the appeal while receiving members of the PDP National Reconciliation Committee led by former governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola in Enugu. He said it is important for party members in the […] More
Two officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) – Azonta Amarachukwu and Ajayi Adebayo – have been sentenced to death by hanging for armed robbery. Justice Onyindamola Ogala of the Ikeja High Court sentenced the duo over a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit robbery and armed robbery levelled against them […] More