News as it breaks
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 17-year-old boy for the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old Junior Secondary School (JSS 2) student of the Real Madrid Football Academy in Elekahia, Port Harcourt. The suspect was handed over to the police by the Rivers State Commissioner…
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Justice Professor Peter Umeadi, has announced his resignation from the party and his withdrawal from partisan politics in Nigeria. In a letter addressed to Mr. Onyekwelu Jideobi, the Chairman of APGA Ward 1, Nri, in Anaocha Local Government Area…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the newly appointed Service Chiefs, including the heads of the Army, Navy, and Air Force at a brief ceremony held in the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. The event followed the Senate’s confirmation of…
Five members of the House of Representatives from Enugu State have officially defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers who switched parties are Okei Martins, Anayo Onwugbu, Danis Nnamdi, Chidi Obetta, and Nnolim Nnaji. In a related development, the member representing Bassa/Jos…
At least six people, including a police officer, were on wednesday night, confirmed dead following a multiple-truck collision on the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The fatal accident involved several articulated vehicles such as a fuel tanker, a container-laden truck, and another truck carrying cartons of biscuits. Eyewitnesses…
A High Court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, has sentenced the former Managing Director of Bonghe Microfinance Bank, Grace Andreas Karka, to five years in prison for embezzling ₦32 millionbelonging to her bank and transferring part of the stolen funds to a man identified as Prince Moses Batalu. Delivering judgement,…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has reaffirmed her commitment to seek justice for 13-year-old Ochanya Elizabeth Ogbanje, whose tragic death in 2018 sparked the nationwide #JusticeForOchanya movement. Ochanya Elizabeth Ogbanje died from VVF complications after she was allegedly raped for years by her aunt’s husband, Andrew Ogbuja, 61, and son, Victor Ogbuja.…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the introduction of a 15 per cent ad-valorem import duty on petrol and diesel imports into Nigeria. The new policy aims to protect domestic refineries, stabilise the downstream petroleum market, and promote energy security which may lead to a modest increase in pump prices. In…
Tanzanian musician, Juma Jux has suffered a major loss after his luxury shop, reportedly worth over 780 million dollars, was set ablaze and completely destroyed during violent protests in Tanzania. reports say angry demonstrators targeted several businesses amid nationwide unrest following the country’s presidential elections, which sparked chaos and widespread…
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, has expressed strong confidence that the Super Eagles will be fully prepared to clinch Africa’s slot in the Intercontinental Play-offs for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be co-hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico. Gusau reaffirmed that the…
