Special Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will host an advanced-level course for 35 law enforcement, prosecutors, magistrates, and training personnel from Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, and Togo. According to a statement by the U.S. Embassy, the training addresses the growing threat of transnational drug trafficking across West and…

The High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of a National Youth Service Corps member, Salome Adaidu. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Simon Aboki found Ajayi guilty of culpable homicide, having killed and dismembered the victim. The judge stated that the prosecution proved its…

By Emamuzo Iboma President Bola Tinubu has signed into law four significant tax reform bills, marking a major step in the transformation of Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue systems. A statement from the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed that the bills—namely the Nigeria Tax Bill, Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, Nigeria Revenue Service…

By Uko Okon The Akwa Ibom State Government has directed the immediate closure of unregistered and illegal schools operating across the state’s 31 local government areas. The move, according to the government, is aimed at upholding the integrity and standards of the basic education system. It was gathered that over 1,140 illegal nursery, primary, and…

By: Barikui Felix The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP), has launched an expanded phase of its Queen Rider Programme aimed at empowering 3,700 Nigerian women across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The initiative, in partnership with Gamma Mobility, targets at least 100 women per state and the FCT,…

By Prince Woke Justices P. I. Ajoku, P. I. Ayua, and S. I. Mark of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, convicted and sentenced Daniel Ebubechi Chinweobo, Timi Olamide Samuel, Chibueze Thaddeus Ugochukwu, and Emmanuel Linus to various jail terms for internet-related fraud. The convicts were…

By Katherine Abayomi A trending video on Facebook has sparked widespread reactions, prompting the management of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) to respond and clarify the situation surrounding a building shown in the footage. The video, which depicts a deroofed apartment allegedly under the hospital’s authority, was said to have been posted…

Senior representatives of the United States and Nigerian governments, along with business leaders from both countries’ private sectors, convened in Abuja to officially launch the working group meetings of the United States–Nigeria Commercial and Investment Partnership (CIP). The Partnership, established under a five-year Memorandum of Understanding signed in July 2024 by U.S. Secretary of Commerce…

By Emamuzo Iboma The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has said that empowering women politically and economically is the most effective path out of Nigeria’s current economic downturn. Speaking at the Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Coordination Mechanism and Institutional Strengthening Meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja, jointly organized by UN Women Nigeria and…

By Prince Woke The Azikiwe Police Division in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday evening, June 24, 2025, questioned staff of a private school located in Eagle Island over the alleged burning of a 14-year-old female student with a hot pressing iron by the school principal. It was gathered that residents at Amazing Grace Junction…