…by Haruna Alhaji Nasiru of Danja Local Government Area, Katsina State, was conveying his son, Sanusi Haruna. The vehicle was transporting dry cassava from Sokoto to Funtua, Katsina State. Abubakar said that upon receiving the distress report, the Divisional Police Officer, Tsafe, alongside operatives of the Violence Cr…

A Nigerian national has been sentenced to eight years in a United States federal prison for carrying out a business email compromise scam that defrauded two charitable organisations of more than $7.5 million. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang sentenced 32-year-old Olusegun Adejorin to 96 months in prison, followed by…

…These and many top stories dominate today’s headlines for readers’ perusal. 1. Four reasons US shouldn’t release my FBI records –Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has given the United States District Court for the District of Columbia four reasons why his unredacted records with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug…

…the rescue on Friday in response to an enquiry by our correspondent. The police spokesperson, ASP Salisu Oyiza Afusat, said the Divisional Police Officer in Ofu led a joint security team to the scene after receiving a distress call. She said two abandoned vehicles — a Peace Mass Transit white Hummer bus and a yellow 18…

The national leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Seriake Dickson on Saturday met with the party’s candidates and stakeholders in Imo State. In a statement posted on his verified X handle on Saturday, Dickson described the meeting as “very fruitful.” He urged them to build on the first meeting and hold subse…

…his loyalty to the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections. Lawal, son of the late former Kwara State Governor, Muhammad Lawal, stated this on Saturday in Ilorin while formally declaring his support for Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and the APC’s governorship candidate, Yakubu Salihu-Danladi. Th…

…Ecuadorian court sentenced former president Lenin Moreno on Friday to five years in prison after finding him guilty of accepting bribes from the Chinese firm that built the country's largest hydroelectric dam.Moreno, 73, was one of 20 people convicted in the case, which centres on the construction of the Coca Codo Sinc…

…currently sit atop different party structures, each with delegates, structures and personal war chests built around their individual ambitions.Analysts tracking the field say this is precisely where any fresh coalition will be tested, not in communiqués or open letters, but in the willingness of at least three or four…

…or loitering near a female public toilet, changing room or female-only space for any reason.Breaching the conditions could result in his arrest and a maximum prison sentence of five years. Detective Sergeant Paul Howell of Gloucestershire Constabulary's Public Protection Unit said: "Valentine is well-known for his miso…

…money, physical appearance or what they can provide. "Love is you choosing that person above every other thing. Love is the man takes away the money, the woman takes away the body, and they still want each other," she said. The woman, who said she got married for love 10 years ago, revealed that during the years she da…

…UK authorities that Yiannopoulos had arrived after leaving the United States. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that he had been deported "back to his home country."Yiannopoulos was arrested by ICE agents on Thursday night after getting off a flight at Louis Armstrong New Orleans Interna…

…after Boko Haram activity in the Lake Chad Basin forced their closure for security reasons. They reopened in 2019, with Fotokol and Gambaru following in 2021 after joint military operations involving Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad."Folding this separate, security-driven history into one continuous 2019 shutdown misr…

…He said: “We contributed our quota to ensuring the victory of Tinubu in 2023. One lesson from Fasehun is that the organisation should regard any Yoruba man in office as OPC’s corporate project. “As a result of this orientation that our founder gave us, and if the right atmosphere is created, we shall still queue behind…

…artisans, students, youths, entrepreneurs, women, professionals, sporting groups, persons living with disabilities and religious organisations.” Oyebamiji, however, expressed concern over the violence before, during and particularly after the election. He recalled the killings of former Irewole Local Government Chairma…

…issues around internal democracy, fairness and inclusiveness, as the primary reasons for his exit. He thanked the party for the support he received during his years of membership before announcing his departure.Odetundun vows to keep serving constituentsOdetundun's resignation letter was addressed to the APC Ward Chair…

A fresh family dispute has emerged among the sons of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai after Bashir El-Rufai publicly attacked his elder brother, Bello El-Rufai. Bello, who represents Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, was accused by Bashir of substance abuse, hypocrisy and bet…

…that the attack was likely a "coup d'état" and a "settling of scores between military personnel." Conflict researcher Hasret Kargin was more cautious, saying "there is currently no information on whether the attack was carried out by jihadists or was an attempted coup," and adding that "rebel groups could also be added…

…learnt about the incident after receiving a phone call from someone who heard that her son had undergone the procedure. The woman said she had no knowledge that her son had been taken to a hospital in Abuja, where his kidney was allegedly removed on April 24, 2026. Ezekiel had earlier told journalists that Ode deceived…

…restraining INEC from accepting any substitution of my name by the party or any person,” he said.The governorship candidate further stated that the relevant court processes had been served on INEC, as well as the national and state structures of the ADC.He also claimed that Atiku had been formally briefed about the leg…

…should remain focused on the serious work of national development rather than on personal celebrations. “To ensure absolute propriety, I respectfully appeal that there should be no public birthday celebrations, congratulatory gatherings or goodwill advertorials across print, broadcast and digital media platforms,” he s…

…the ban. As is often the case in emergency rulings, the court did not explain its reasoning. The three liberal justices publicly dissented from the decision, but also did not explain their position. But since then lower courts have issued new rulings limiting the policy. A divided three-judge panel of the US Court of A…

An Ecuadoran court on Friday sentenced ex-president Lenin Moreno to five years in prison for accepting bribes from a Chinese company that built the country’s biggest hydroelectric dam. The prosecution said on X that Moreno, who governed from 2017 to 2021, was among 20 people convicted in the case involving the construc…

…and general election presents unique obstacles. Nigerians have drawn several lessons from the Osun election, one of which is the “Collect and Vote Your Conscience” strategy. A significant development in Osun involved voters accepting cash and food items from political representatives while deliberately casting their vo…

…said the command received information about the incident and immediately deployed personnel to the scene, but the deceased’s remains had already been taken by his family to the general hospital mortuary. He said a preliminary examination at the mortuary revealed an injury on Ita’s chest. The PPRO said the police had re…

…the inability to give their loved ones a proper burial. The two men were among four persons who died in connection with the incident, which residents alleged involved operatives of the Western Security Network, also known as Amotekun. While the remains of the other two victims, Sefiu Oyebamiji and Abiola Olutayo, are k…