The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, has secured the conviction of a 20-year-old drug suspect, Muhammad Maharazu. Maharazu was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for drug-related offences and attempted violent resistance during arrest. Justice S.M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Kano, handed down the sentence on Wednesday, April…
The United States has announced it is tightening sanctions against Iran’s oil industry as Tehran keeps up its closure of the Strait of Hormuz as part of the Mideast war. The sanctions target more than two dozen individuals, companies, and vessels. “Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)…
As the 2026 World Cup is set to take center stage in a few months, anticipation for the action has been steadily building across the globe. This edition will be hosted across three nations—the USA, Canada, and Mexico, and the first to feature a 48-team format. The tournament will be held in 16 cities across…
A Nigerian broadcaster, Anastasia Odochi Uchenna, has berated women with five to six children who come to her asking for help. Anastasia, who stated this in a Facebook post on Thursday, April 15, said couples that are not economically buoyant shouldn’t have multiple children. According to her, even employed people still struggle amidst…
A son has pleaded guilty to keeping his de@d mum’s body in a chest freezer at home for more than two years to pocket her pension. Retired company secretary Sylvia Phillips, who was aged in her 80s, d!ed at some point in 2023. Rather than give his mum a proper burial, Christopher Phillips, 60,…
A Nigerian man has taken to social media to cry out for justice after some police officers in Lagos state allegedly ass@ulted him and called his wife a ‘’pr0stitute’ during a stop and search exercise. In a post shared on his X handle, the man with the handle @oghenefemy, said he he had just…
Suspected bandits have abducted passengers including candidates of the ongoing Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board examination, along the Makurdi-Otukpo road in Benue State. Punch reports that the victims were travelling in a Benue Links bus from Makurdi to Otukpo when the vehicle was attacked on Wednesday night, April 15. A source, who spoke…
Okey Bakassi has shared an update following the reported theft of multiple phones in Ikoyi, Lagos. The comedian posted CCTV images of a suspected individual, stating that although the pictures are not very clear, anyone who knows the person may still be able to identify him. He added that a ₦1 million reward…
Superstar footballer, Lionel Messi, has ventured into football ownership. The Inter Miami star, 38, has purchased 100 per cent of UE Cornella, a club located on the outskirts of Barcelona. Messi will have full control of the Spanish football club in the fifth tier, based just five miles from Camp Nou. It…
Over 700 repentant terrorists are set to be reintegrated into their communities after they were deradicalised and rehabilitated. The African Independent Television reports that the Coordinator of Operation Safe Corridor, Brigadier-General Yusuf Ali, disclosed this during a media tour of facilities at the Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration Centre in Gombe, North-East Nigeria. Brigadier-General Ali stated…
