The police confirmed that the victims, 75-year-old Muhammad Dansokoto and 65-year-old Hadiza Tasidi, were attacked and stabbed multiple times by their grandson. A 30-year-old man, Mutawakilu Ibrahim, has been arrested by Nigerian police in Kano for allegedly killing his grandparents during a quarrel over a plate of food. The incident occurred on Thursday morning, September […]

Another truck, a trailer suspected to be carrying cement, was also seen trapped in the flood. A section of the federal road passing through Benin City has been rendered impassable due to flooding, leading to a truck carrying petroleum products to fall.   The incident occurred when the truck driver lost control of the vehicle as

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has blasted the President Bola Tinubu-led government at the United Nations led by Vice President Kashim Shettima for focusing on the plight of Palestinians during his address while ignoring Nigeria’s deepening insecurity and worsening economic hardship. In a statement on Thursday, Jackie Wayas, the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, said

The fiery Jos-based preacher, Prophet Isa El-Buba has challenged Nigerians to put credible people in the Senate and House of Assembly to bring positive changes to the country’s governance processes. The clergy made the remarks during an exclusive interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica. The Borno State-born preacher explained that the country cannot get the

A fire outbreak in the Delta Airlines aircraft has forced the airline to make an emergency diversion of its Lagos-Atlanta flight to Accra, Ghana.  The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) confirmed the incident in a statement by its spokesperson, Michael Achimugu, on Thursday.  Achimugu said the incident occurred on Tuesday, 23 September, aboard Flight DL055,

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has fired back at the chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former South-East spokesperson of President Bola Tinubu’s presidential campaign, Dr. Josef Onoh, over comments credited to him where he said that IPOB is a hindrance to the release of Kanu. IPOB, which described Onoh’s remarks as

The Enugu State Police Command has arraigned two suspects, Ezema Onyedikachi, 27, and Ugwu Chigozie Anthony, 21, for allegedly stabbing and murdering Nweze Chiebonam, a 29-year-old auto merchant, during a bonfire night event at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).  According to a statement on Thursday, by the police spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, the suspects

A fresh scandal has erupted in Adamawa State after revelations that the wives of the 21 local government chairmen were flown to Istanbul, Turkey for a so-called leadership training, despite no budgetary allocation for such expenditure. SaharaReporters learnt that the lavish trip of the chairmen’s wives was reportedly bankrolled by the local government finances under

Different projects in the Niger Delta region have continued to drag on as the Bola Tinubu administration fails to publish the forensic audit report of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).  This development comes amid allegations of funds mismanagement that have trailed the NDDC under its Managing Director, Sam Ogbuku.  The refusal of the Tinubu-led

The United Kingdom government has announced plans to introduce compulsory government-issued digital ID cards for all adults in a bid to reduce illegal immigration and tighten enforcement against those working without authorisation. The country’s Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer is expected to outline the proposals, which centre on the creation of a so-called ‘Brit Card’.