BREAKING!!! Popular Nollywood Actor Arrested For Alleged Role In Coup Plot Against Tinubu (Photo)
Nollywood filmmaker and actor Stanley Amandi was arrested alongside military officers accused of planning a violent overthrow of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, NEWSMAX NIGERIA has learnt. Mr Amandi, a director and former chairperson of the Enugu State Chapter of the…
Gunmen Kill Three Policemen, Injure Two in Katsina Ambush
Three police officers have been killed, and two others injured following an ambush by suspected armed hoodlums along the Guga–Bakori road in Katsina State. The incident occurred on Tuesday at about 12:44 p.m., when a team of police officers on…
Gov. Soludo Orders Full School Resumption on Mondays, Threatens Closure for Non-Compliance
The Anambra State Government has issued a stern directive mandating all schools in the state — public, private, mission, and returned — to ensure complete resumption of academic activities every Monday, with immediate closure as penalty for any school that…
BREAKING!!! Police Officers Arrested For Shooting Innocent Motorcycle Rider To Death In Ebonyi
Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested and detained some of its officers over the death of a motorcyclist identified as Nwanchor Uwaezuruike. The police disclosed that due to alleged “unprofessional” conduct of some officers on patrol on 27th day of…
Anambra Govt Orders Full Monday Resumption in Schools, Threatens Defaulters
The Anambra State Government has directed all categories of schools in the state to ensure full resumption of academic activities on Mondays, warning that non-compliant schools will be shut down. According to NAN, the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh,…
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…