A notorious suspected criminal, Umoru Faruk Unusah, known for vandalizing government properties, has been apprehended in Idah Local Government Area, Kogi State. The suspect was arrested by the Idah Local Government Council Security Team and the Special Hunter Squad, led by Muhammed Opaluwa. On September 20, 2025, around 1:00 AM, the Hunter Special Squad, Idah…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning that nearly one billion people worldwide are living with mental health conditions, urging governments to take urgent and decisive action ahead of a critical United Nations meeting later this month. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus sounded the alarm ahead of the High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable…
Tensions surrounding Malawi’s 2025 General Elections escalated on Friday following the arrest of eight data clerks accused of manipulating election data at the Nkhoma Constituency Tally Centre in Lilongwe. In a statement dated September 19, the Malawi Police Service (MPS) confirmed the arrests, stating that the suspects were involved in data entry operations during the…
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied long-standing allegations that he attempted to extend his tenure beyond the constitutional two terms before leaving office in 2007. Speaking at the Democracy Dialogue organized by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation in Accra, Ghana, Obasanjo stated unequivocally that there is no living or deceased Nigerian who can truthfully claim…
Two Brazil returnees, Ofoma Sunday and Ukachukwu Frank Ikechukwu, have excreted a total of 116 wraps of heroin and cocaine while in observatory custody, days after their arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. Spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has emphasized that leaders who fail to deliver should be voted out—but only if elections are free and credible. He cautioned that electoral manipulation remains one of the most serious threats to democracy in Africa. Speaking at the 2025 edition of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Democracy Dialogue in Accra, Ghana,…
According to a security analyst, detectives dispatched to the scene discovered the lifeless body of a woman, estimated to be around 60 years old, floating in Jabi Lake. The source added that no visible signs of violence were found on the body. A pair of green slippers was also recovered on the lake’s bank. Due…
Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, popularly known as Odumeje, told his congregation in a video that circulated online this week that he will choose the day he dies and that “nobody will see” his remains. The Anambra-based clergyman made this declaration during a church service. In the video, Odumeje said, “I will choose the day I pass away,…
The United Kingdom has officially recognised Palestine as a state following Israel’s failure to meet conditions set by the UK government, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on September 21. Confirming the decision on social media as part of a coordinated announcement with Canada and Australia, Starmer acknowledged that the hope for a two-state solution is…
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the violent attack and robbery of Nigerian singer Lil Kesh at his residence in Lagos. The suspects, identified as Mathew Adewole (25) and Mukhtar Muhammad (31), were apprehended in Kano following intelligence-led tracking. According to police spokesperson SP Abdullahi Haruna, Adewole confessed to the August 19 attack,…
