We provide you with the latest breaking news and videos straight from the entertainment industry
By Israel Adebiyi In an animal village long lost to history, chickens lived under constant siege. Hawks had taken over the skies and terrorised the land. They came at will, snatching chickens from their homes, carrying them off in broad daylight, leaving feathers and grief behind. There was no warning, no mercy and no pattern….
By Kome Odhomor By any standard of governance, the ongoing demolition of homes in Makoko, Lagos, is deeply troubling. What is unfolding in this historic waterfront community is not merely an urban planning exercise; it is a humanitarian crisis created by policy choices that appear to ignore human dignity, due process, and the lived realities…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, arraigned one Sarumi Samusudeen Babafemi for an alleged N206,000,000 (Two Hundred and Six Million Naira) fraud before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.Babafemi alongside his companies, 606 Autos Limited, 606 Music Limited, and…
By Tracy Ohovwore The Ecological Action Advocacy Foundation, TEAAF, has organised a one-day Power Shift Community Dialogue in Gelegele community, Edo State, aimed at strengthening collective action, restoring hope and building a more resilient and united community. The dialogue, held on December 22, 2025, brought together community members, women leaders, youths and other stakeholders to…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a full investigation into the gruesome killing of a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children at the Chiranci community in Kano State. In a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President condemned the attack, describing it as barbaric, and condoled…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says over 40 terrorists have been killed in coordinated air strikes carried out in Azir and Musarram areas of Borno State, foiling planned attacks on civilian communities. Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, NAF Spokesman, Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said the precision strikes were conducted on January 15 and 16….
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has said that the 52 suspects taken into custody during the recent protests in Ekpoma, Edo State, were arrested for looting and vandalism. In a video posted on the Force X handle, the police boss dismissed reports that the suspects were arrested during peaceful protests in the state….
The Supreme Court has upheld the judgments of the Federal High Court, Kano and that of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division which convicted and respectively held that Aminu Sule Lamido, son of former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido should forfeit the sum of $40,000 (Forty Thousand Dollars) undeclared at the Aminu Kano International Airport en…
The Edo State Police Command has expressed concern over the growing trend of individuals staging their own kidnapping and making false ransom demands, particularly within Ekpoma and its environs. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Eno Ikoedem says the Command has intensified intelligence-led investigations and enforcement actions to curb…
In a bid to foster a reading culture nationwide, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and the Network of Book Clubs and Reading Culture Promoters in Nigeria (NBRP) have joined forces to implement initiatives aimed at cultivating a lasting interest in reading, promoting literacy, and nurturing informed and responsible citizenship. Addressing the NBRP delegation which paid…