June 2026
State Police Not Suitable for Nigeria, Governors Will Turn Officers Into Thugs — Ex-Police Commissioner Warns.
A former Commissioner of Police, Balarebe Sule (retd.), has expressed reservations over the proposed establishment of state police in Nigeria, warning that the initiative could face serious challenges, including inadequate funding, corruption, and political interference by state governors. Sule made the remarks in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar while […]
Two Grandma Arraigned Over Alleged Child Trafficking, Ritual Activities in Niger.
The Niger State Police Command has rescued four children aged between four and seven after dismantling a suspected child trafficking operation allegedly disguised as an adoption and orphanage service in Suleja. According to the command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the suspects, 68-year-old Promise Chukwudi and her alleged accomplice, 62-year-old Suzanna Onojekwo, were arrested during a […]
FG Arrests Seven Terrorists While Returning From Hajj Pilgrimage in Mecca.
The Federal Government has announced the arrest of seven suspected terrorists who were intercepted at the Katsina airport while returning from the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo disclosed the development on Friday after President Bola Tinubu signed the NIMC Act 2026 into law. “I’m happy to tell you that even […]
Oborevwori Resolves DELSUTH Crisis, Moves To Revamp Teaching Hospital
Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, Monday resolved the industrial crisis at the Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DESUTH), Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the State. The Governor during a closed meeting, also directed immediate steps to address the institution’s lingering infrastructural and power challenges. The Chief Medical Director of DELSUTH, Prof. […]
Terrorism Has Reached My Doorstep – Pastor Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has called for stronger international support to help Nigeria tackle terrorism and violent extremism as insecurity continues to spread across the country. Adeboye made the appeal while speaking at the first U.S.-Nigeria Faith Heroes Award Gala held in Washington, D.C. The […]
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: Calls Grow for Probe into Warri Ward Delineation Exercise
By Debra Akudo Barrister Dennis Abugewa Mene is a Warri based legal practitioner, historian, and human rights advocate with a strong record in community leadership and development in the Niger Delta. He is the President of the Itsekiri National Development Initiative (INDI), Executive Director of the Global Network for Good Governance and Rights Concern Initiative, […]
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: Calls for Probe into Warri Ward Delineation Exercise
By Debra Akudo Barrister Dennis Abugewa Mene is a Warri based legal practitioner, historian, and human rights advocate with a strong record in community leadership and development in the Niger Delta. He is the President of the Itsekiri National Development Initiative (INDI), Executive Director of the Global Network for Good Governance and Rights Concern Initiative, […]
NDLEA Intercepts China-bound Businesswoman With Large Consignment of Cocaine.
A 38-year-old businesswoman, Iwebema Ogechi Peace, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery of a large consignment of cocaine concealed in the false bottom of her luggage while heading to Beijing, China, aboard a Qatar Airways flight through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. […]
Oborevwori Inspects Key Projects, Urges Isoko People To Deliver APC Candidates In 2027
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Monday called on the people of Isoko Nation to reciprocate his administration’s development efforts in the area by voting enmass for all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. The governor made the appeal while inspecting ongoing and completed projects at the College […]
35-Year-Old Canada-based Nigerian man charged for alleged sexual assault of minor in a grocery store.
A 35-year-old Canada-based Nigerian, Idris Olajide Oladejo, has been arrested and charged after he sexually assaulted a child inside a grocery store in Toronto. According to the Toronto Police Service (TPS), the incident happened on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at about 7 p.m. in the Victoria Park Avenue and St. Clair Avenue East area. Police […]