A 27-year-old man, Edidiong Cletus Nyojole, has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for r@ping a 13-year-old girl in Cross River State. The judgement was delivered on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 by Family Court 2 sitting in Calabar, presided over by Justice Blessing Egwu. Nyojole was found guilty of r@ping…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a suspected cultist with a pistol and military kits in Bida. The spokesperson for the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, May 5, 2926. According to the PPRO, the suspect was sighted on a motorcycle approaching a temporary police checkpoint but…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the resumption of the Nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise which will resume for its third and final phase on Monday, 11th May 2026. It may be recalled that the second phase of the exercise was suspended on 17th April 2026 to allow the Commission clean…
Ozonna Soludo, the son of Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo, is once again trending online following a direct message to his followers regarding appearance. In a recent video, the artist addressed the persistent social media commentary surrounding his signature blonde hair. Responding to followers who have urged him to change his look, Ozonna made…
Seventeen members of the House of Representatives have defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). Their defections were announced on the floor of the House during plenary on Tuesday, May 5. Recall that on Sunday, May 3, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the…
Operatives of the Borno State Police command has recovered a suspicious bag abandoned at Layin Logo, Moduganari area of Maiduguri, the state capital. The Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit Base 13 was immediately deployed to the scene where an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) concealed in the bag was identified and safely detonated…
Airlines have removed around two million seats from their May schedules within the past two weeks, as mounting fears grow that the Iran conflict could drive jet fuel supplies down to critically low levels. Iran resumed hostilities last night, launching missiles at US ships and oil storage sites in the United Arab Emirates –…
The founder of Light Nation Church, Apostle Femi Lazarus, has announced that he and his family temporarily left Nigeria for Kenya to begins a new stage in his ministry work. He shared the news during a church service held in Kenya, where members of the congregation welcomed the announcement with applause and excitement. In a…
A woman has been pronounced d3ad, with four other persons injured, following an accident involving two Toyota Sienna vehicles that occured on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos in the early hours of Tuesday, May 5. In a statement released, the head of public affairs of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olawale…
The Ghana Police Service has arrested eleven individuals for allegedly possessing arms and ammunition without authority in connection with the ongoing chieftaincy dispute at Adambrobe in the Eastern Region. The suspects were picked up during a targeted operation carried out by the Aburi District Police Command on May 3, 2026, following heightened tensions in the…
