Magistrate court fines Jennifer N450k for collecting transport fare from a guy called Emmanuel and then refusing to show up in his house! In a rather unusual case, a Magistrate Court sitting in Lagos has ordered a young lady identified as Jennifer to pay the sum of ₦450,000 in damages after she was found guilty…
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has deducted a total of N235.6 billion between January and July 2025 from the Frontier Exploration Fund (FEF), in line with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), according to the company’s financial documents. The deductions represent 30 per cent of Profit Sharing Contract (PSC) proceeds earmarked for…
Esa-Oke town- Osun State – Police operatives have arrested a man identified as Yinka after his girlfriend, Bidemi Omole, died in his house in Esa-Oke town in Osun State. It was gathered that Bidemi, after arriving at her boyfriend’s house, suddenly took ill and died shortly after on Friday evening, August 25, 2025. The community…
Abdul Jabar Adama, 17 years old, has become the first Nigerian swimmer to ever secure a medal at the prestigious World Acuatic Junior Swimming Championship taking place in Romania, reports thegazellenews.com Adama put up a wonderful performance to capture a brilliant silver medal in the men’s 50m butterfly event at the championship. Thegazellenews.com reports further…
The Interim National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has faulted Datti Baba-Ahmed’s criticism of the ADC coalition, describing his action during the unveiling meeting as improper. Reacting in an interview with News Central TV, Abdullahi said those who make public comments must be accountable for their statements. He questioned why…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed remarks by Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, running mate to Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi in the 2023 election, over his criticism of the opposition coalition. Baba-Ahmed, while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, alleged that the coalition was “deceiving Nigerians” and lacked the capacity to rescue the country…
On Wednesday, 30 September 2020, Favour Okechukwu, 11, was gang-raped to death in Ejigbo, a low-income suburb in Lagos State . The victim’s family had expected swift justice, but almost five years later, it remains a mirage. Frustrated by her failure to secure justice for her late daughter, the deceased’s mother, Ruth Okechukwu, a petty…
The Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) , has recorded successes against Boko Haram, Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS), and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in a series of counter-terrorism operations across Borno and Yobe States. On August 22, 2025, troops of the 21 Special Armoured Brigade repelled…
In a decisive show of force, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed the killing of over 35 Boko Haram militants in a targeted airstrike on Friday in Borno State, one of the deadliest zones in Nigeria’s long-running war against terror. The operation, part of “Operation Hadin Kai,” zeroed in on a major insurgent hideout…
Jos, Plateau state – Colonel Mohammed Mana (rtd), a former military governor of Plateau state, is dead. As reported by The Nation, President Bola Tinubu, in a statement, expressed grief over Mana’s death. Mana, also a former senator passed away on Saturday, August 23, in Abuja, Daily Trust noted. The late Mana, an All Progressives…
