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Pastor to die by hanging for killing daughter

Nigeria, July 22 -- A state high court in Calabar, Cross River State, on Monday, sentenced a pastor, Ubong Etim, to death by hanging for murdering his 16-year-old daughter, Deborah Bassey, who had Dow... Read More


2027: Why opposition candidates aren't Tinubu's match - Gov Sule

Nigeria, July 22 -- Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has rated the presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 election, President Bola Tinu... Read More


Ogun Assembly reverses self on indictment of ex-speaker for embezzlement, commutes dismissal to resignation

Nigeria, July 22 -- The Ogun State House of Assembly has exonerated its former Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, of allegations of embezzlement and financial misconduct that formed parts of his removal from o... Read More


Court orders EFCC to arrest Abuja realtor for skipping hearing in land fraud trial

Nigeria, July 22 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to take Abuja-based realtor Rebecca Godwin-Isaac into custody and produce her... Read More


OpenAI admits its system autonomously hacked another company

Nigeria, July 22 -- OpenAI has revealed that two of its most advanced artificial intelligence models breached a controlled testing environment and autonomously hacked another AI company, Hugging Face,... Read More


Police arrest woman over 60-year-old man's death in hotel

Nigeria, July 22 -- The police have arrested a woman over the sudden death of her 60-year-old male companion at a hotel in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital. The state command's spokesperson, Lawan Ada... Read More


FG receives final report for $500m World Bank-backed AGROW programme

Nigeria, July 22 -- The Federal Government has received the final report of the National Technical Working Group on the World Bank-supported $500 million Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains for Grow... Read More


Slain filmmaker's family demands justice; victim survived previous attacks

Nigeria, July 22 -- The family of a 31-year-old filmmaker and makeup artist, Khalid Wahid, has demanded justice for their son, who abductors allegedly murdered some hours after capture from his home n... Read More


Ondo governor approves automatic jobs for seven NYSC awardees, rewards teachers, students

Nigeria, July 22 -- Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has approved automatic employment for seven recipients of the state's award in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) honour award category, d... Read More


Troops rescue 27 kidnap victims, foil abductions in Sokoto, Zamfara

Nigeria, July 22 -- Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued 27 kidnap victims, foiled multiple abduction attempts and recovered livestock and motorcycles in Sokoto and Zamfara states, the milita... Read More