The Lagos State Government has announced plans to commence enforcement of compulsory identification badges for commercial bus drivers and conductors operating across the State as part of renewed efforts to improve passenger safety, security and accountability in the public transportation sector. The proposed enforcement exercise will target commercial transport operators, particularly drivers and conductors of … Read more
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has raised fresh concerns over the attack on him and members of his team in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, after two mobile phones allegedly stolen during the incident were reportedly traced to locations within the State capital. Sowore disclosed this on Sunday, November 1, 2026, … Read more
NEWS October 24, 2026 / 3 min read. By Atinuke Otedola and her Editorial Team. FG Secures 653 Terrorism Convictions as 880 Cases Decided in Abuja Mass Trial — AGF Fagbemi NIGERIA FG Secures 653 Terrorism Convictions as 880 Cases Decided in Abuja Mass Trial — AGF Fagbemi The Federal Government has secured 653 convictions … Read more
Police in South Africa are investigating the deaths of 11 women whose bodies have been discovered across the Ekurhuleni municipality, east of Johannesburg, over the past 10 weeks, with authorities yet to establish whether the cases are connected. The latest discovery was made on Sunday, September 27, 2026, when the body of a woman was … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory allegedly operated by a Nigerian-Mexican drug network in Enugu State, with two suspected members of the syndicate arrested and arraigned before the Federal High Court in the State. The laboratory was uncovered in Eziama community, Obeagu, in Awgu Local Government Area of … Read more
U.S. President, Donald Trump, has launched a fresh attack on the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling on countries that belong to the tribunal to withdraw from it and accusing the institution of acting beyond its authority. Trump made the remarks on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, during his address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 26, 2026, to deliver its ruling on the no-case submission filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the ongoing alleged wiretapping case involving National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik set the date on Tuesday, September 22, after lawyers representing both the … Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has paraded its suspended Niger State Commandant, Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, alongside other officers connected to the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners who died while in the Corps’ custody. The officers were brought before journalists at the NSCDC National Headquarters in Sauka, Abuja, on Sunday as the … Read more
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned children, teenagers and young adults against using roller skates, wheeled shoes and other similar recreational footwear on public highways across the State. The traffic management agency said the practice exposes users to serious road safety risks, particularly when people wearing wheeled footwear move alongside vehicles, cross … Read more
The Department of State Services (DSS) has re-arraigned five men accused of involvement in the abduction of pupils, teachers and school officials in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, with all the defendants pleading not guilty to the amended terrorism charges brought against them. The defendants were brought before the Federal High Court in … Read more