Passenger arrested over bomb threat on US flight
A United Airlines flight travelling from Newark, New Jersey, to New Orleans, Louisiana, was forced to issue a hijacking alert after a passenger allegedly claimed to have a bomb and attempted to storm the cockpit. The passenger, identified as 34-year-old Rony Gomez Alberto, was arrested after the aircraft landed safely at Louis Armstrong New Orleans […]
2027: Abdulsalami panel flags 109 breaches, warns of election violence
The National Peace Committee said 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory recorded 109 breaches of the National Peace Accord over 10 weeks of monitoring, raising concerns about potential threats to peaceful campaigns and the 2027 general elections. The centre, in its monitoring report covering the period between August 19 and October 27, obtained on […]
Three killed as SUV hits pedestrians in Los Angeles
Three people have been killed and at least three others, including the driver, hospitalised in critical condition after an SUV crashed into pedestrians near a Metro station in Los Angeles, United States. The crash occurred at about 5:55 pm local time on Tuesday at the intersection of Lankershim Boulevard and Chandler Boulevard in North Hollywood, […]
Lagos PDP gov candidate promises power rebates, cheaper housing
The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Deji Doherty, has pledged to provide electricity cost relief to residents and businesses through rebates and measures to make housing more affordable if elected governor. Doherty made the promise while presenting his 10-point manifesto at the Lagos Governorship Debate on Sunday, where he said his administration […]
Hamzat pledges affordable housing, better transport
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has promised to expand the state’s transportation infrastructure and introduce long-term mortgage arrangements to make housing more affordable for residents. Hamzat made the pledge during the Lagos Governorship Debate on Sunday, while responding to a question on why residents continued to experience economic hardship […]
Lagos NDC gov candidate promises free education, 150,000 housing units
The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Funso Doherty, has promised to make education genuinely free in public schools and provide 150,000 affordable housing units if elected governor in 2027. Doherty made the promises on Sunday during the 2026 governorship debate organised by the Nigeria Debate Consortium in Lagos, where he outlined […]
2027: APC women mobilise Rivers voters for Tinubu
A group of supporters in Rivers State has pledged to mobilise three million votes for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. On Sunday, the pledge was made on Saturday during a political gathering at the 40,000-capacity Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, where thousands of supporters converged to demonstrate their support for […]
Six Nigerians return from US amid deportation crackdown
Six Nigerians have returned to the country from the United States amid President Donald Trump administration’s intensified immigration crackdown, with the National Emergency Management Agency receiving them at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State. NEMA disclosed this in a statement posted on its X handle on Sunday, saying the returnees arrived at the airport’s […]
Police rescue 10 abducted passengers in Ogun, kill suspect
The Ogun State Police Command has rescued 10 passengers abducted by gunmen from a commercial bus at Orita Fufu, Awa-Ijebu, while one suspected kidnapper was killed during a subsequent operation. The victims regained their freedom unharmed at about 8.30pm on Saturday, following sustained security pressure and intelligence-led efforts by the police. The command disclosed this […]
NDLEA arrests Ugandan woman with cocaine hidden in underwear
A 34-year-old Ugandan woman, Farida Nansubuga, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for allegedly attempting to smuggle 1.15 kilogrammes of cocaine from Nigeria to Uganda. Nansubuga was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, while preparing to board a flight to Uganda. The NDLEA said 87 […]
