Police arrest suspect over alleged rape, robbery in Edo
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a suspect identified as Adedeji Benjamin over a case of abduction, rape and armed robbery in Benin City. This was contained in a statement by the spokesperson for the command, Eno Ikoedem, on Thursday. The statement read, “The Edo State Police Command has arrested a male […]
Cyber fraud: EFCC returns recovered N114m to microfinance bank
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has returned N114 million recovered from a cyber fraud case to a microfinance bank. According to a post obtained from EFCC’s X handle on Friday, on Thursday, the Acting Zonal Director of the EFCC’s Benin Zonal Directorate, Deputy Commander Sa’ad Hanafi Sa’ad, presented a bank draft of N114 million […]
Kenyan links emerge in $200m US ‘ghost student’ fraud
A nationwide fraud scheme involving stolen identities, fake student enrolments and diverted federal education funds has allegedly cost the United States more than $200m, with investigators linking some of the activities to a network of Kenyan nationals. The United States Department of Justice disclosed this on Thursday in a statement on its website while announcing […]
ASUU awards N1.1m scholarships to 11 UI students
Eleven indigent students of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, have received scholarship awards worth a total of N1.1m from the Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Ibadan branch. The awards, presented on Thursday, comprised N200,000 each for two students from the union’s national body, N100,000 each for five recipients from the university’s ASUU […]
Reps demand accountability from VCs, decry poor infrastructure
The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has urged vice chancellors and management teams of federal universities to ensure prudent and effective utilisation of available resources. The Committee noted that proper management of public funds is critical to the development of the institutions and the nation’s education sector. The Committee Chairman, Abubakar Fulata, gave […]
FG pumps N5tn into military operations
The Federal Government has disbursed N5.15tn in special intervention funds to the Nigerian military and related security agencies between November 2023 and September 2026, amid persistent insecurity, including terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes across the country. The Federation Account Allocation Committee, obtained on Thursday, revealed that the government received N5.65tn into a dedicated […]
Ondo air crash: Monarch seeks Tinubu’s intervention over pollution
The Olugbo of Ugboland, Oba Fredrick Akinruntan, has appealed to the Federal Government to expedite action on the cleaning-up of Ilaje communities which had been polluted as a result of the plane crash which occurred in Igbokoda, the headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. This was contained in a statement issued on […]
Osimhen, partner welcome second child
Super Eagles striker and Galatasaray forward Victor Osimhen and his partner Stefanie Kim Ladewig have welcomed their second child, a baby girl named Liora Audrey. The Turkish Süper Lig champions announced the news on Thursday via their official social media channels. In a post obtained from Galatasaray’s X handle on Friday, the club posted, “Our […]
AFCON to hold every two years again — CAF
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reversed its previous decision to stage the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) every four years, confirming that the continental showpiece will return to a biennial format. The CAF Executive Committee (EXCO) unanimously approved the decision, with CAF President Patrice Motsepe announcing the development following the organisation’s Strategy Conference […]
ADC shifts Sokoto campaign kick-off amid hotel booking row
The African Democratic Congress has postponed its presidential campaign flag-off in Sokoto State, earlier scheduled for Saturday, October 31, to Wednesday, November 4, 2026. A chieftain of the party, who sought anonymity because he was not authorised to speak publicly on the matter, disclosed the development to our correspondent on Wednesday. When contacted, the party’s […]
