A Lagos State court has remanded 47-year-old Adetayo Adewodun, who was arrested for impersonating a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officer and extorting N7,800 from a motorist, following his arraignment on charges of impersonation and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace. Adewodun, who pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge filed by the

Russia on Thursday night launched one of its largest aerial bombardments in months, striking critical energy and civilian infrastructure across Ukraine with more than 450 drones and over 30 missiles, leaving at least one child dead and over 20 others injured. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a statement confirming the attacks, described them as a

A civil rights group, De-Advocates for Justice, has declared its support for the planned mass action scheduled for October 20, 2025, at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja, led by activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore, to demand the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Sowore, known

In a statement condemning the growing wave of religious persecution across Africa, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), has decried the continued killing of Christians by Islamist extremists, particularly in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Mozambique. In a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on

A high-profile suspect identified as Emmanuel Akpan, described by intelligence sources as a ‘notorious kidnap kingpin’ terrorising communities along the Oron–Ibaka axis of Eket Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, has been arrested. Akpan was apprehended on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, during a coordinated raid conducted by troops of the Nigerian Army’s 2 Brigade