A grieving family has recounted how their 17-year-old son, Thompson Adams Omokafe, was lured, abducted and k!lled by his former classmate and his friends in Lagos State. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, confirmed the incident while briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. According…
A grand jury has indicted a Louisiana sheriff whose office came under investigation after 10 inmates broke out of a New Orleans jail in an audacious escape that happened on her watch. According to the NY Post, Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson is not accused of helping the inmates pull off the brazen jailbreak…
The Supreme Court has thrown out an appeal filed by the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Taminu Turaki. In its ruling on Thursday, the court said the party’s national convention held in Ibadan, in November last year, went against an earlier order issued by the Federal High Court. Justice Stephen Adah,…
The federal government has raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s worsening education crisis, disclosing that approximately 15 million children are currently out of school. The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, revealed the figure at the 2026 Basic Education in Nigeria Bootcamp in Jos, Plateau State, where he emphasized that accurate data is the…
U.S. President Donald Trump has sparked fresh international controversy after resharing a social media post on Truth Social that depicted a map of the strategic Strait of Hormuz renamed as the “Strait of Trump.” The post, shared on Wednesday, April 29, features the altered name prominently across the strategic waterway. While there is no…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has stepped down from the race for the Lagos State governorship. His withdrawal comes after the party endorsed the current Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, as its preferred candidate. In a statement on Thursday, Jandor explained that his decision followed the backing…
US President Donald Trump has stated that the U.S. naval blockade against Iran could last for months, a move he claims is more effective than bombing for forcing Tehran to abandon its nuclear program. Following the remarks, oil prices spiked to their highest levels in over four years, with Brent crude hitting $126.41 and…
The Nigerian Army confirmed before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday that it uncovered a plot to overthrow the administration of President Bola Tinubu through a coup d’état. A member of the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police (NACMP), whose identity was hidden by court order, testified against six masterminds of the alleged…
Bandits who kidnapped worshippers during a service at a Christ Apostolic Church in Ekiti State are reportedly demanding ₦1 billion to release the victims. The incident happened in Eda Oniyo, a community in Ilejemeje Local Government Area, where residents are still shaken by the violence. According to reports, the gunmen invaded the church during an…
Disturbing new details have emerged of the horrifying way D4vd gro0med and eventually mutilated Celeste Rivas at the age of 14 with a chainsaw, according to prosecutors. The singer, whose real name is David Burke, ordered an Uber to deliver Rivas from her family home in Lake Elsinore to his Hollywood Hills home…
