Three Nigerians Die in Separate South Africa Incidents
The Nigerian Consulate-General in Johannesburg has condemned the deaths of three Nigerians in separate incidents in South Africa between September 18 and 21, 2026, expressing concern over the safety of Nigerians and other foreign nationals in the country. The Consul-General, Amb. Ninikanwa Okey-Uche, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, identifying the victims as […]
Tennessee Schedules Execution for State’s Sole Female Death Row Inmate
Christa Gail Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, faces a scheduled lethal injection. Condemned at age 20, she remains among the youngest women sentenced to death in modern U.S. history. The case stems from a January 1995 murder in Knoxville. Pike, then an 18-year-old Job Corps student, targeted 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer alongside two […]
Bandits Demand N30 Million Ransom for Six Abducted Zamfara Clerics
Bandits have reportedly demanded a N30 million ransom for the release of six Islamic clerics who were abducted in Zamfara State. The clerics were seized after attending a special prayer session organized for President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC). Conflict reporter D English Alhaji disclosed the development via a social media post […]
Gunmen Kill and Behead Kebbi Village Head Amid Tensions
Gunmen have murdered and beheaded the village head of the Lafagu community in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State. State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, confirmed the incident, stating that law enforcement officers have apprehended multiple suspects in connection with the killing. Police authorities indicated that further details will be released once […]
Nigerian Consulate Issues Safety Advisory as 9th Body Recovered in SA
South African police recovered the body of a ninth woman in Dawn Park, east of Johannesburg, as a grim string of deaths heightened public alarm and prompted the Nigerian Consulate-General in Johannesburg to issue a safety advisory. The discovery follows a partial lockdown and heightened roadblocks in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, where multiple partially naked bodies […]
Poland Sounds Air-Raid Sirens After Russian Strikes Near Ukraine Border
Poland on Thursday activated air-raid sirens in two eastern regions and scrambled military aircraft after Russia launched a major drone and missile attack on western Ukraine, close to the Polish border. Emirate 98.5 FM Internship Reporters; Lawal Shakirat, Ruqayya Suleiman and Abdulsalam Balikis, gathered that residents of the Lubelskie and Podkarpackie regions were urged to […]
Nigeria Police Repatriate Chinese Fugitive Wanted for Rosewood Smuggling
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has repatriated Zhang Shijie, a Chinese national wanted by authorities in Beijing for the alleged large-scale smuggling of approximately 1,400 tonnes of endangered African rosewood. Zhang was apprehended on September 10, 2026, by operatives of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja during a targeted operation in the Ogere […]
33 Illegal Miners Die in Niger State NSCDC Custody
Thirty-three suspected illegal miners have died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State, following what authorities suspect to be toxic exposure. In a statement released on Thursday in Minna, Niger State NSCDC Commandant Suberu Aniviye confirmed that the detainees passed away in the early hours of […]
Oyo Arrests Five Suspected Terrorists After Security Base Attack
The Oyo State Government has announced the arrest of five suspected terrorists in connection with an attack on a security base in the Oke Ogun area of the state. The Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, saying more arrests were expected. The attack occurred in the early hours […]
Alarm in Lagos markets as fraudsters target 125 traders
At least 125 business owners operating in major Lagos markets have been identified as potential victims of suspected fraud syndicates, according to the Lagos State Police Command. The police said the syndicates studied successful traders, identified the commodities they sold and devised schemes to lure them with seemingly lucrative business deals. In some […]
