What began as a quiet night in Oyingbo turned into chaos when a two-storey building on Cole Street suddenly caved in around midnight, trapping several residents beneath the rubble. Screams for help filled the air as neighbors rushed to dig through debris before rescue teams arrived. “I was sleeping when I heard a loud crack….
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has dismissed a Junior officer, Chukwu Nancy Ngozi, after internal investigations revealed that she masterminded the abduction of her elder brother in Enugu State. The shocking incident, which has stirred public outrage, unfolded after the Enugu State Police Command arrested Nancy and her sister, Juliet Chukwu, an officer of the…
…The Man Who Staged His Own Funeral to Test Love In the dusty village of Konchi in India’s Bihar State, villagers still talk about the day a man rose from his own coffin. What began as a solemn funeral turned into disbelief, laughter, and tears — when the “dead” stood up to greet his mourners….
The Kano State Police Command has arrested 25 people over an alleged same-sex marriage ceremony in the State, describing the act as a flagrant violation of Nigeria’s anti-gay laws. Police spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, confirmed the arrests in a statement on Sunday, saying officers stormed a residence in the Kumbotso Local Government Area after…
In a landmark decision aimed at promoting equity and fairness, Nigeria’s National Assembly has approved the creation of an additional state in the South-East region. The approval came during a two-day retreat in Lagos, where lawmakers reviewed over 50 proposals for new states across the country. The South-East, previously the only zone with five states,…
The Delta State Police Command has uncovered a chilling crime in Owa-Alidima, Ika North-East Local Government Area, following the arrest of a 20-year-old herbalist, Amechi Okwuokenye, and his 26-year-old brother, Smart Okwuokenye, over the murder of two men. Police investigations revealed that Friday Liberty, a 22-year-old client of the herbalist, had visited Amechi’s shrine on…
Nigeria’s Economy received a major confidence boost this week as the Nation’s currency, the Naira, strengthened sharply following its removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, a Global watchlist for Countries with strategic deficiencies in combating money laundering and terrorism financing. The development marks a significant milestone for Africa’s largest economy, which…
Tension gripped Abuja on Friday as activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore was reportedly re-arrested by Police Officers moments after a Kuje Magistrate Court granted him bail. Eyewitnesses said Sowore was dragged into a waiting Police van by operatives led by CSP Ilyasu Barau, Officer in Charge of Anti-Vice under the DC-CID, FCT Command, despite the…
In a decision that has stirred emotions on both sides of the border, former U.S. President Donald Trump has officially ended unrestricted Canadian access to the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, a rare building that physically straddles the U.S.–Canada border. For over a century, the Haskell Library — located between Derby Line, Vermont, and…
Nigeria has regained international financial credibility as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) officially removed the Country from its Global “grey list,” a move signaling renewed confidence in Nigeria’s anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorism financing systems. The announcement came during the FATF October 2025 plenary in Paris, France, where South Africa, Mozambique, and Burkina Faso were also…
