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The security situation in the South-East took a personal turn for the political elite on Sunday morning, March 1, 2026, as gunmen kidnapped Mr. Francis Igwe, the father of the immediate past Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Dr. Kelechi Igwe. The abduction occurred in the Ndufu-Alike community of Ikwo Local Government Area while the elderly…
Funke Akindele, the actress and filmmaker, has been formally recognised by the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) as the “Nollywood Box Office Champion.” At a ceremony in Lagos on Saturday, 28 February 2026, the board presented Akindele with four separate plaques for her sustained commercial dominance. Her recent trilogy of hits, Omo Ghetto:…
A 52-year-old man died late Thursday night when a fire razed a short-let apartment building in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The blaze occurred around 11:38 p.m. along Coca-Cola Road, near the Lafia Hotel area. Fire officials report that the victim, whose identity remains unknown, was trapped inside as smoke engulfed the two-flat structure. Preliminary…
Nigeria’s food safety regulator has issued a recall for several batches of Aptamil and Cow & Gate infant formula. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) acted after Danone Nutricia flagged potential contamination with cereulide. This toxin, produced by Bacillus cereus, triggers severe vomiting and nausea in infants. Most of the…
On February 20th, a 16-year-old girl allegedly used a razor blade to carve a message of ownership into the face of a 15-year-old peer. The motive was as ancient as it was petty: a dispute over a boyfriend. What began as a neighborhood “pandemonium” has now transitioned into a formal state prosecution, highlighting a society…
Fidet Okhiria, the long-serving former managing director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), now finds himself in a different kind of station. Arraigned before a Lagos court on a seven-count charge, Mr. Okhiria is accused of money laundering, abuse of office, and “unlawful enrichment,” the polite legal term for a public official getting rich on…
LAGOS — The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has officially reopened the airspace at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) following a major fire outbreak. Managing Director Olubunmi Kuku confirmed that flight operations resumed at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Monday. While it is true that the inferno caused significant panic, officials reported zero fatalities among…
ABUJA — Nigeria’s power generation companies (Gencos) have linked the nation’s chronic electricity shortage to ₦6.2 trillion in unpaid debts and severe regulatory distortions. Despite an installed capacity of 15,500 megawatts, the national grid currently utilizes a meager 4,000MW on average. This represents a dismal 25.8 percent capacity utilization, a figure the Association of Power…
IKOLE-EKITI — Suspected bandits have unleashed an 11-day reign of terror on the Irele and Ijowa communities in Ajoni Local Council Development Area. The siege has resulted in the cold-blooded murder of an elderly woman and the abduction of at least five residents. Community leaders report that the assailants now demand ₦1.5 million simply to…
ABUJA — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disrupted a sophisticated web of drug trafficking operations spanning from the Seme land border to the high-brow Safe Court Apartments in Lekki. Femi Babafemi, the Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, confirmed on Sunday that operatives foiled a bizarre attempt by 35-year-old Rabi Muhammad to…
