Police arrest Omoyele Sowore after court appearance for Nnamdi Kanu

Watch moment Omoyele Sowore was arrested by Police By Rachel Okporu Fadoju A video has surfaced online showing the moment Human Rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, engaged in an altercation with the Nigerian Police Force at the Federal High Court in Abuja during his arrest. Naija News reports that Sowore, who was at the court on […]

Identity theft: Nigerian man, Lucius Njoku, 33, sentenced to 80 hours of unpaid work after using woman’s name to work at UK Hospital

By Akinwande Idowu A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 80 hours of unpaid work after admitting he used a female colleague’s identity to carry out shifts at a UK hospital. Lucius Njoku, 33, of Oliver Lane, pleaded guilty to one count of fraud by false representation when he appeared at Chester Magistrates’ Court on […]

2027: No alliance with Jonathan to unseat Tinubu – Peter Obi

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has denied reports suggesting he is in talks with former President Goodluck Jonathan to form a political alliance ahead of the 2027 general election. Obi’s media aide and National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, disclosed this in an interview with The […]

Tinubu grants presidential pardon to army Major jailed for selling weapons to militants

By Enioluwa Adeniyi President Bola Tinubu has granted clemency to Major Suleiman Alabi Akubo, a senior officer of the Nigerian Army who was sentenced to life imprisonment for selling over 7,000 stolen military weapons to Niger Delta militants. Akubo, 62, was among the 175 persons who recently benefited from a presidential pardon and other forms […]

Renowned evangelist, Uma Ukpai, dies at 80

Renowned evangelist, Uma Ukpai, dies at 80 Late Uma Ukpai   By Favour Ulebor, Abuja Renowned Nigerian evangelist and founder of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association (UUEA), Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai, has passed on to glory at the age of 80. The announcement was made on his official Instagram page, @Uma_Ukpai, on Monday, confirming that […]

Prostate: Nigerian hospital makes history, performs 1st Urolift surgery in Nigeria

  By Chioma Obinna • Offers new hope for men battling prostate problems Nigeria may soon become a medical tourism destination of choice for prostate treatment, following a historic medical breakthrough at The Prostate Clinic, TPC, in Lagos, where a team led by Professor Kingsley Ekwueme, Consultant Urological, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Surgeon, successfully performed the […]

Gunmen shoot Chimezie, Nigerian barman, dead in Durban, South Africa

Gunmen shoot Chimezie, Nigerian barman, dead in Durban, South Africa   A Nigerian man identified simply as Chimezie has been shot d3ad by gunmen at a bar in the Durban area of South Africa. It was gathered that the incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 9, 2025 while the victim, who worked as […]

‘Tinubu pardoned 70 drug lords, it has never happened in world history’ – Dino Melaye

By Rachel Okporu Fadoju Former lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye, has berated President Bola Tinubu over the recent presidential clemency granted to some inmates. Naija News recalls that the Tinubu administration released a list of all 175 beneficiaries of the President’s pardon and clemency. The list was released in a press statement on Saturday by Tinubu’s […]

How Benin Palace shut down ‘Iyaloja’ politics in Edo markets

  By Ozioruva Aliu   • Oba Ewuare II reaffirms: only market women, not politicians, choose Iyeki BENIN CITY – FOR the past weeks, the media have been inundated with the inauguration of an Iyaloja of Edo Market and the subsequent visit to the palace of the Oba of Benin where His Majesty, Omo N’Oba […]

Super Eagles keep 2026 World Cup hopes alive with win over Lesotho

By Tom Jones Usen Nigeria Super Eagles on Thursday kept its dream of qualification for the 2026 World Cup to be held in the North American continent alive by defeating Lesotho 2-1. Eric Chelle fielded a strong side with the return of the Galatasaray forward, Victor Osimhen and Saudi Pro League, Al-Kholood defender, William Troost-Ekong. […]

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