EFCC Arraigns BFI Group Corporation, Six others for Alleged €100m Fraud (Photos)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 29, 2026 arraigned BFI Group Corporation, Reuben M. Jaja, Uzor Chidi Jerry, David Femi James, Imeobong Jumbo Udom, Adeola Edward and Emeka Emmanuel Okorie before Justice M.S Idris of the…
FG Moves to End Importation of Defence Equipment, Targets Full Local Production
The Federal Government has announced plans to drastically reduce and eventually eliminate the importation of defence and security equipment, with a target of producing all required assets locally within the next two to five years. The Minister of State for…
Turkey and Nigeria Deepen Military Ties With New Defence Agreement
Ankara — January 27, 2026 In a landmark move to deepen bilateral relations, Turkey and Nigeria have signed a comprehensive defence cooperation agreement as part of a broader set of nine pacts agreed during Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s state…
Indonesia’s Aceh Canes Unmarried Couple 140 Times Each For Having Sex
Sharia police caned a couple 140 times each in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday for having sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol, likely one of the severest such punishments since the deeply conservative region adopted Islamic law. Sexual relations between…
Man Escapes Lynching After Mob Attack in Oso Edda, Ebonyi State (Photo)
A middle-aged man narrowly escaped being lynched on Saturday after he was attacked by a mob in Oso Edda, Ebonyi State, following a violent protest over a fatal road accident in the area. A relative of the victim, who spoke…
Texas Police Use Tear Gas on Protesters Demanding Release of Detained 5-Year-Old Migrant
Texas state police officers on Wednesday used tear gas to disperse a demonstration outside a US immigration detention facility where protesters demanded the release of a five-year old Ecuadoran boy among others swept up in the Trump administration’s immigration clampdown….
Nollywood Actress, Angela Okorie Arrested In Lagos, Remanded In Abuja Prison For ‘Defamation’
Nollywood actress Angela Okorie has been remanded to the Suleja correctional centre following her arraignment over alleged cyber-related crimes. Okorie was arrested in Lagos on Tuesday by operatives from the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Abimbola Adebisi, the Lagos police…
Akpabio Dismisses Claims of Altered Tax Laws, Says Acts Signed and Gazetted
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has dismissed claims that Nigeria’s newly implemented tax laws were altered, insisting that the versions signed into law remain intact and unadulterated. Akpabio made the clarification during plenary on Wednesday, following speculations that multiple versions…
Ebonyi LGA Election : ADC Pegs Chairmanship Form At ₦500,000, Councillorship At ₦150,000
The Ebonyi State Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr. Jennifer Adibe-Nwafor, has announced that nomination forms for the August 2026 Local Government Elections in the state have been fixed at ₦500,000 for chairmanship aspirants and ₦150,000 for councillorship…
“I Prostrated Flat To Beg Tinubu For Calling Him A Drug Baron” – Reno Omokri Reveals
A former presidential aide Reno Omokri has revealed how he was able to get back into the good books of President Bola Tinubu. Omokri who was recently nominated as an ambassador by the president said that while he admits to…