The Ogun State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to rehabilitating major roads in Ota, assuring residents that construction on critical routes will commence soon. Officials also warned the public to be cautious of individuals attempting to politicize genuine concerns for self-serving purposes. The announcement followed a meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association…
In a chilling verdict, five men have been sentenced to death by hanging for the savage murder of taxi driver Akeem Shittu in Ibadan last year. The Oyo State High Court, presided over by Justice Oyeyemi Ajayi, handed down the sentences on Monday, also imposing 20-Year prison terms for conspiracy charges. The convicted men, Segun…
A 65-year-old Thai woman, believed to have died and transported for cremation, was discovered alive after temple staff heard knocking from inside her coffin at a Buddhist temple in Nonthaburi Province. The woman, whose name has not yet been released, had been declared dead by her brother in Phitsanulok after she reportedly became unresponsive. In…
The Federal Government has formally launched Inspire Live(s), a Digital Learning Platform offering real-time online classes to Secondary School Students across Nigeria, marking a major step toward modernizing the Country’s Education System. The initiative, developed by the Federal Ministry of Education, is aligned with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and aims to boost…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered a 24-hour Aerial cordon over the vast forests of Kwara, Kebbi, and Niger States as the Federal Government intensifies its response to a surge in mass kidnappings and deadly attacks across the region. The directive, announced on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media, Sunday Dare, places the Nigerian…
Fresh panic has swept through communities in Kwara State after yet another coordinated bandit attack left at least 11 residents abducted in Isapa, a settlement in the Ekiti Local Government Area, on Monday, 24 November 2025. The assault marks the third major kidnapping incident in the LGA within a month, deepening fears that armed groups…
A wave of panic swept through Otagba-Ogbe Girls Secondary School on Monday, November 24, 2025, after a rumour of an impending herdsmen attack triggered a frantic stampede, momentarily plunging the quiet academic community into confusion before Police Authorities debunked the alarm as entirely false. The scare erupted when students reportedly caught sight of two herdsmen…
South-West Governors on Monday, November 24, 2025, announced a far-reaching regional security and development strategy following an emergency meeting held in Ibadan, Oyo State, amid growing concerns over rising criminal activities across the zone. The closed-door session, hosted by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde at the Governor’s Office in Agodi, brought together the Governor’s of…
The death of five-year-old Mathias in the floodwaters of Ekorinim 1, Calabar Municipality, has intensified public outrage over chronic infrastructural neglect in the Community. The tragic incident, triggered by heavy rainfall penultimate Sunday, has shifted focus from the children’s play to deeper systemic failures that residents say have repeatedly endangered lives. Mathias and another boy,…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has triggered a major shift in Nigeria’s political landscape after officially joining the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a move expected to reshape opposition strategy ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku formally registered as an ADC member on Monday, 24 November, 2025, at Jada Ward 1 in Jada Local Government…
