Two Lagos Men Jailed 40 Years for Selling Fake Alcohol
The Federal High Court in Nigeria has sentenced two men to a combined 40 years in prison for producing and selling counterfeit alcoholic beverages in Lagos State. The convicts — Otuorimuno Nelson Aziakpono, 58, and Ikegwuonu Davidson Ikechukwu, 28 — were found guilty of offences relating to the manufacture, possession, sale and distribution of adulterated […]
Nigeria May Face US Intervention Risk, Professor Warns
A Research Professor at the Institute of International Affairs, Prof. Femi Otubanjo, has warned that Nigeria could be at risk of future United States military intervention if global power dynamics escalate beyond Iran. Speaking on The Morning Show on Arise Television on Tuesday, Otubanjo argued that after Iran, other countries such as Cuba and South […]
UI Student Dead, After Alleged Insecticide Ingestion
A 300-level student of the University of Ibadan has died after reportedly ingesting a substance suspected to be insecticide, university and hospital sources confirmed. The incident occurred on Sunday night at Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall, where the student was found unconscious and in distress on the ground floor by another student. He was later reported to […]
NiDCOM Says No Evacuation Requests From Nigerians in Iran
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has said it has not received any request for evacuation or emergency assistance from Nigerians residing in Iran, despite rising tensions in the Middle East. The development comes as hostilities involving Iran, the United States and Israel continue to disrupt regional air travel and heighten global concern. The Federal […]
IMN Protests in Lagos Over Reported Killing of Iran’s Leader
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) staged a protest in Lagos on Monday to condemn reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, was killed in airstrikes by the United States and Israel. Dozens of demonstrators gathered near the Maryland area in the early hours, chanting slogans denouncing the strikes and calling for international […]
Tsoho to Appear Before CCB Over Asset Allegations
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, has confirmed he was invited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) over allegations of undeclared bank accounts and discrepancies in his age declaration. In a statement issued Monday by the court’s Director of Information, Dr. Catherine Oby Christopher, Justice Tsoho […]
BREAKING NEWS: Kidnappers Threaten To Kill Six Abducted Church Members in Ondo
Kidnappers who abducted six members of the Celestial Church of Christ, Jordan Parish, in Uso, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, have threatened to kill the victims if a N10 million ransom is not paid by 1 p.m. on Monday, sources say. The worshippers were seized last Wednesday during an early-morning prayer service when […]
PHOTO NEWS: Troops Repel ISWAP Attacks on Three Borno Bases
Iran war: US loses 3 soldiers, five injured
No fewer than three American soldiers have been killed and five were seriously wounded amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, the US Central Command announces. They mark the first American casualties reported in the ongoing conflict. CENTCOM does not provide further details on the circumstances that led to the deaths and injuries of the US […]
Troops Repel ISWAP Attacks on Three Borno Bases
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have repelled coordinated attacks by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on three Forward Operating Bases in Borno State, the military said on Sunday. The assaults targeted bases at Mayanti, Gajigana and Gajiram between late February 28 and the early hours of March 1, 2026. According to the Joint […]
