Tension gripped Achakpa community in Agan, Makurdi LGA of Benue State, on Saturday as angry villagers stormed the busy Makurdi–Abuja highway to protest the brutal killing of their loved ones by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen. The early morning attack of…
Angry villagers on Saturday blocked the busy Makurdi–Lafia–Abuja highway with the corpses of three persons allegedly murdered in their farms by suspected armed herdsmen at Abagena and Atsom, on the outskirts of Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State. The…
The Katsina State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (KTPCACC) has accused a secondary school principal of selling government property worth “millions of naira” in a fresh corruption probe that spans schools, fertilizer subsidies, and state finances. In a statement on…
An explosion at the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) Ordnance Factory in Kaduna on Saturday claimed the life of one staff member, while several others sustained injuries, the management of the corporation confirmed. The incident occurred around 10 a.m.…
A string of violent incidents has plunged Edo State into crisis, with residents living in fear of kidnappings, ambushes, and killings. The latest incidents include the killing of a man in Igun and the Ambassador Bobshoe was robbed, not murdered,…
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has fired back at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over a controversial remark allegedly suggesting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should have “assassinated” him. Taking to…
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has landed in hot water after documents from the United States revealed that his family quietly acquired a $2 million mansion in Florida. The property, registered in the names of his wife, Justice…
STATEWIDE BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY, SIR SIMINALAYI FUBARA, GSSRS, ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 My dear good people of Rivers State Recall that Rivers State was placed under a six-month emergency rule, declared by Mr. President, His Excellency President Bola…
Qatar has thrown its hat into Africa’s minerals race with an eye-watering $100 billion investment plan, setting the stage for a showdown with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and China in the global hunt for resources powering the clean energy transition.…
Indian garment powerhouse Gokaldas Exports is rethinking its global playbook as rising US tariffs squeeze profits. Managing Director Sivaramakrishnan Ganapathi told Reuters that the company is shifting more production to Africa while ramping up sales to Europe and the UK…
