46 abducted Oyo pupils, teachers regain freedom as DSS arrests eight suspected kidnappers By Kemi Aina All the schoolchildren and teachers abducted during the May 15 attack on Ahoro-Esiele community in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been released, THISDAY has confirmed. The victims were kidnapped when heavily armed gunmen invaded the community,…
Stakeholders Call for Stronger Regional Collaboration to Combat Human Trafficking in Africa By Saheed Badmus Stakeholders in the humanitarian sector have called for stronger inter-agency cooperation and enhanced regional collaboration to combat the growing menace of human trafficking across Africa. The call was made on Wednesday in Abuja during a roundtable organised by the House…
Deputy Speaker Charges Journalists To Project Nigeria, Criticise Govt Fairly …says Nigerians Believe In Democracy Because Of Media Reports By Saheed Badmus Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Ph.D, CFR, has challenged Nigerian media to report on the opportunities that exist in the country, even as they criticize the…
Edo LG polls: Police impose 18-hour mm movement restriction By Dally Iyamu The Edo State Police Command has announced a statewide restriction of movement from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2026, ahead of the local government elections across the state. The directive was contained in a statement issued by the Command’s…
EFCC arraigns ex-Access Bank employee over alleged N294.5m fraud. By Abibu Shehu Ibrahim A former employee of Access Bank, Chinonso Akujobi, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations that he fraudulently diverted N294.5 million from customers’ accounts while working with the bank. Akujobi was arraigned on Thursday before…
Two Suspected Cultists Arrested in Amassoma as Police Recover Guns, Ammunition After Deadly Cult Clash By Chris Mark Two suspected cultists have been arrested in Amassoma, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, after a violent clash that left one student dead and police recovered two locally made pistols and ammunition. The Bayelsa State…
Emefiele trial: Witness testifies on alleged N1.6bn transfer, billions in cash deposits By Ladidi Al-Hassan The trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, took a dramatic turn on Tuesday as a prosecution witness told the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja that he handled billions of naira in cash…
Lagos Court nullifies FG’s acquisition of Onigbanko community land, awards N312m. By Kunle Michael A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has nullified the Federal Government’s acquisition of more than 292 hectares of ancestral land belonging to the Onigbanko community in Irede, along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, holding that the exercise violated due process and…
 40-Year-Old Man Dies in Guest House; Police Hold 3 for Questioning. By Chris Mark A 40-year-old mobile phone repairer, identified only as Felix, has died after he was allegedly found naked in a guest house in the Ekeki area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday morning at a facility along…
Trump threatens fresh strikes on Iran, declares ceasefire over By Kemi Aina United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened fresh military strikes against Iran, saying he could order another attack, very probably, this night, while also warning that he may reimpose a naval blockade on Iranian ports. Speaking on the sidelines of the NATO…
