A Zambian man is basking in his glory and the effectiveness of his spear after k!lling a crocodile believed to be behind the d3aths of two young ladies from the same family within a space of four days. The young women were attacked while trying to fetch water from the Zambezi River. It was gathered that four days after…
Petrol depot prices rose across Lagos, Warri, Port Harcourt and Calabar, with Calabar reaching ₦1,370 per litreDiesel climbed to ₦2,000 per litre at Matrix’s Warri depot despite a reported Dangote refinery price reductionGovernment relief targets NNPC Retail’s profit margin, while rising landing costs cloud hop…
A missile hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday, killing 12 people, including a US citizen and injuring more than 300 othersSaudi civil aviation authorities suspended airport operations and later extended the closure by 24 hours as countries warned their citizens to stay awayUS President Donald Tr…
Former Senator Shehu Sani has advised candidates omitted from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lists to stop pursuing legal battles, saying they risk wasting money, time and energy. Sani made the appeal in a post on X on Saturday, following a Supreme Court ruling that enabled INEC to exclude some ca…
Chika Unigwe, a Nigerian author, has shared the lesson she learnt when she placed top three on a national writing contest. Unigwe, who is a professor of Writing at Georgia College and State University, Milledgevil, shared how an older pen pal who stopped writing to her suddenly reached out after her writing success mad…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested four suspects for def!lement of three minors aged 10, 11 and 12. The spokesperson for the command, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, 11th October, 2026. The incident occurred across Ningi, Katagum, Shira and Bauchi metropolitan between October 8 and 10…
Bendel Insurance have confirmed the return of goalkeeper, Joshua Baba ahead of their Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, Matchday 8 fixture against Sporting Lagos. The return comes after the club declared Baba absent without official leave (AWOL). He had failed to report for duty after an approved recovery period. T…
By Adeola Badru The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has raised concerns over the safety of students and other commuters using the Owo–Benin, Akure–Owo and Ilesa roads, urging improved attention to federal road infrastructure across the South-West. The association expressed the concerns after its nation…
The NDC Anambra chairman accused Peter Obi of refusing to meet or communicate with party executives since joining in May 2026David Chukwudifu claimed that people from the Labour Party and APGA were running NDC affairs in Anambra without involving the official state structuresThe Anambra NDC chairman raised doubts about…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has raised the alarm over the illegal movement of banned and unregistered pesticides across Nigeria’s borders. NAFDAC warned that the circulation of unsafe agrochemicals poses severe risks to public health, food safety, and the environment. The agency sta…
Chief Elijah Olorunsuwa, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin, tells DARE AKOGUN how he was arrested by policemen who, he alleges, initially told him they were taking him to the Kwara State Police Command but instead drove him to Kogi State You said in an interview with an online medi…
•He took death to the swamp so we could live — Igbokoda residents •Black box, voice recorder, victims missing seven days after tragedy By Dayo Johnson, Akure It was drizzling in Igbokoda on Monday morning, October 5, 2026. It was the kind of quiet rain that makes fishermen stay indoors and mothers keep their children c…
By Peter Duru, Makurdi At least nine persons have reportedly been killed in fresh attacks by suspected armed herdsmen on Tse-Nyaku, Tse-Biliji and adjoining communities in Mbatian Council Ward of Ngenev, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. Several others were reportedly injured, while an unspecified number of re…
A 45-year-old man shot and killed seven relatives and a family friend at a home in Pennsylvania before apparently taking his own life, authorities said Saturday. The victims in the city of Erie included two young children and a woman who was eight months pregnant. Police responded Friday evening to reports of shots fir…
Guests at a wedding in Delta State had to run for their lives after bees invaded the reception hall. Videos circulating show guests running and using their hands to ward off the bees from them. It is unclear how the bees found their way into the venue. Watch the video below... View this post on Instagram A post shared …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of the 2027 governorship candidates, with the names of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship hopefuls Isa Pantami and Ladi Adebutu conspicuously absent from the list. In a list of candidates released today, October 10, the names of M…
A video of a Nigerian man tearing his academic certificates has caused a stir online. In the widely shared clip, the man-who revealed he graduated with a Second Class Upper division in Psychology-ripped apart what appeared to be the original copies of his BSc degree, NYSC discharge certificate, and WAEC results. Visibl…
Actress Regina Daniels turned 25 today, October 10. In a video shared online, the mum of two opened up about her health challenges and prolonged absence from social media, revealing that she has been battling severe pain and difficulty moving around for several months. Appearing in a wheelchair, the actress said "Hi ev…
Lord of Ajasa recently announced that he had become a US citizen, joining other Nigerian entertainers who have acquired American citizenshipActress Laide Bakare disclosed that she pursued US citizenship partly because she travelled frequently and wanted to avoid repeatedly applying for visasOther Nigerian celebrities, …
Mr Rotimi Amaechi, vice presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s handling of fuel subsidy removal, citing its impact on Nigerians. Amaechi, a former Minister of Transportation and Rivers governor, spoke on Saturday at a town hall meeting in Calabar. He said…
Several people were injured in an explosion at Riyadh’s international airport in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, prompting the evacuation of passengers from parts of the facility, according to eyewitnesses and sources familiar with the incident. Two eyewitnesses and two people briefed on the development told Reuters that the…
…inappropriate or immodest dressing, the wearing of earrings by men, particular hairstyles such as dreadlocks, the display of tattoos, and the use of mobile telephones during Jumu‘ah prayers and sermons. “These matters were mentioned to encourage reflection, restraint and compliance with the standards of Islamic proprie…
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he would soon decide whether to join Saudi strikes against Iran-backed Houthins after an attack on Riyadh’s international airport. “We may. We’re going to look at it. We just found out about the recent attack, so we’ll make a decision,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “W…
The name of former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, is missing from the final list of governorship candidates for the February 6, 2027, election in Gombe State, released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC published the final list of 16 cleared can…
Media personality Nedu has criticised the Nigerian government over the country's worsening economic situation, questioning how much an average Nigerian needs to earn to live comfortably. In a video shared online, Nedu asked whether earning ₦100,000 or ₦200,000 monthly was enough to meet basic needs amid rising transpor…