Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has accused private jet operators of engaging in illegal charter operations for over 40 years, depriving the federal government of revenue and creating significant security risks. During the 2025 ministerial press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, March 13, Keyamo revealed that a task force set up…
Suspected bandits have abducted ten villagers from three remote communities in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attacks took place in the early hours of Wednesday, March 12, 2025, around 2 a.m. when a group of armed bandits raided the Unguwan Yashi-Maraban Kajuru community and kidnapped six individuals. The victims include God-Dream…
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled plans to dismantle NHS England and place the management of the health service directly under government control. In a speech outlining his vision for civil service reform, Starmer confirmed that the “arms-length body” responsible for overseeing the NHS would be abolished to reduce bureaucracy and improve patient care.…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested five individuals linked to the kidnapping of the Village Head of Dagachi Hamlet, Yuda Garba, and five others from Ungwan Pawa Dnako Village along Igu Road. On the morning of March 11, 2025, at around 6:30 AM, fifteen armed assailants stormed the village, abducting the victims.…
A 56-year-old woman, Kimberly Sullivan, has been arrested and charged with holding her stepson captive for 20 years. Sullivan was arraigned on March 12, facing multiple disturbing charges, including assault and kidnapping. Her 32-year-old stepson, who has not been named, set fire to a small upstairs bedroom in their Waterbury home on February 17. When…
Operatives from the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) Ikosi-Isheri Command have arrested 42-year-old Ademola Oyekan for alleged impersonation and assault. According to a statement from the agency, the arrest followed a tip-off from a community member. After conducting an intelligence operation to verify the information, a special team raided an apartment in Magodo Phase…
An Australian man survived for 100 days with an artificial titanium heart while awaiting a donor transplant, marking the longest known use of this technology to date. The patient, a man in his 40s who wished to remain anonymous, received the implant during surgery at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney last November. In February, he…
Iyabo Ojo is celebrating her daughter Priscilla as she marks her 24th birthday. The actress shared beautiful photos of her newlywed daughter and offered heartfelt prayers in the caption. She also referred to her by her new name, Hadiza, which she adopted after marrying Tanzanian singer Juma Jux, a Muslim. Iyabo wrote: “Happy 24th birthday…
Operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Kaduna Zonal Directorate have apprehended 28 individuals suspected of operating Ponzi schemes in Minna, Niger State. The suspects arrested include: Nofisat Opeyemi, Shukurat Muritala, Odunayo Sanni, Mayowa Oyekola, Aishat Olaitan, Edward Hannah, Abioye Fathiah, Joseph Omowunmi, Kareem Ahmed, Arikeusola Afeez, Adiamo Mutholib, Abass Ibrahim, Wasiu Taofeek,…
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has clarified that he banned noise pollution, not evangelism, as some have speculated. The governor faced criticism from some Nigerians after a video surfaced showing him confronting an unidentified street preacher in a market last Saturday. In the video, Soludo asked the preacher to stop causing a disturbance and…
