Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced plans to prosecute popular TikTok content creator Hamzat Habeeb, widely known as Peller, following a road traffic crash that occurred while he was livestreaming on social media. The incident, which quickly went viral online, reportedly occurred along the Lekki–Epe Expressway in Lagos. Peller was seen driving while…
Residents of Ilorin were thrown into panic on Friday as a four-man armed robbery gang struck in broad daylight, shooting a motorist and making away with an undisclosed sum of cash believed to be packed in multiple cartons. The daring attack occurred around 11:30 a.m. directly opposite the Kwara State Correspondents’ Chapel office on Post…
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence handed to Maryam Sanda, overturning the Presidential clemency earlier granted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and bringing a dramatic end to one of the Country’s most widely followed homicide cases. Sanda, daughter-in-law to a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, had been convicted on January…
In a sweeping operation against International narcotics crime, Indian authorities have deported 32 Nigerian Nationals allegedly linked to a sprawling transnational drug-trafficking and money-laundering network. The crackdown, spearheaded by the Delhi Police in collaboration with the Telangana Police EAGLE unit, also resulted in the arrest of 50 other Nigerians suspected of orchestrating the syndicate across…
On a calm May evening in 2020, as Nigeria struggled under the tension and uncertainty of a Nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, 20-year-old Rinji “Ceejay” Bala stepped out for a simple stroll with two friends. It was a brief attempt to escape the suffocating monotony of isolation. Instead, it became the final walk of his life. Nearly…
Lt. Col. Pascal Tigri, the figurehead of Sunday’s failed coup attempt in Benin, has officially been declared wanted by the Government as Security forces launch an extensive Nationwide manhunt. The dramatic attempt to seize power, though short-lived, has sent shockwaves across the West African Nation and the region. In the early hours of Sunday, a…
Residents of Bayagan-Ile in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State have accused Security Agencies of maintaining what they describe as a “worrying silence” following the abduction of their monarch, Kamilu Salami, the Ojibara of Bayagan-Ile. The traditional ruler was seized by armed bandits on 29 November 2025, an attack that has left the agrarian…
Two persons, including the wife of the resident priest, have been killed after armed assailants attacked St. Andrews Anglican Church, Isiokwe, in Lilu community of Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra State. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, also resulted in the burning of vehicles, the priest’s residence, and parts of the…
The Agunsebi area of Ijebu-Ode, ancestral home of the prominent Fusengbuwa Ruling House witnessed a significant moment on Saturday as dignitaries, traditional leaders, and members of the royal family gathered to inaugurate the newly renovated Ule Obanlefa Administrative Center, Library, and Archive. The restored building, originally the residence of the late Prince Oduwole Obanlefa, grandfather…
Benin’s Government has moved swiftly to restore calm after a dramatic attempted coup on Sunday, arresting 13 Soldiers, including the alleged ringleaders behind the foiled operation, authoritative military and security sources confirmed to AFP. The arrests followed a stunning moment on Benin’s national television, where a group of uniformed officers — identifying themselves as the…
