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Two Ansaru Terrorist Group Leaders Arrested, Says NSA

NewsDeskNgAug 17, 2025August 17, 20250

The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, said they were responsible for masterminding several terrorist operations in Nigeria, high-profile kidnappings, and the 2022 Kuje jailbreak. The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has announced the arrest of two men he identified as leaders of the Ansaru terrorist group. Ribadu, who disclosed this...

Ondo police arrest 29-year-old for allegedly faking own kidnap to extort parents

NewsDeskNgAug 17, 2025August 17, 20250

The Ondo Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Bello Azeez, for allegedly staging his own abduction in a bid to extort money from his family and friends. Azeez, a native of Ipele in Owo Local Government Area, was apprehended on Saturday after police investigations revealed that he masterminded the scheme...

House of Reps Orders Emergency Renovation of Rivers State Secretariat, Directs Immediate Staff Relocation

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2025August 16, 20250

The Ad-Hoc Committee of the House of Representatives on Rivers State Administration has mandated an immediate overhaul of the crumbling Rivers State Secretariat complex and the urgent relocation of civil servants from unsafe work environments. The directive followed an emergency inspection led by Committee Chairman Professor Julius Ihonvbere, who assessed...

NNPCL and Corruption’s Final Throes

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2025August 16, 20250

By Pius Olasanmi In the twilight of the Obasanjo administration, when Nigerians were still capable of being outraged, when Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of refineries was a buzzword that still held some mysticism to bamboozle citizens, during a conversation, a certain man said something profound. The man said, “As a...

Gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, husband welcome second baby

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2025August 16, 20250

Fans and colleagues joined the couple in welcoming their new bundle of joy. Nigerian Gospel singer Mercy Chinwo and her husband, Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa, have welcomed their second child. The “You Do This One’ crooner announced the news in a joint post with her spouse on Friday on Instagram. The couple...

From prison to perks: Comfort Emmanson receives phones, jobs, and land

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2025August 16, 20250

Comfort Emmanson, the air passenger whose altercation with Ibom Air crew on August 10 led to her detention in Kirikiri Prison, has received a series of offers from businessmen and public figures following her release. Emmanson was freed after the case against her was withdrawn, and has since been taken...

Fire guts Yinka Ayefele’s Music House, Fresh FM

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2025August 16, 20250

Fire on Friday evening gutted the Music House, the sprawling business complex of gospel musician Dr. Yinka Ayefele, in Ibadan, Oyo State. The building, located in the Challenge area of the city, houses Ayefele’s enterprises, including the Merry Makers’ Band, Tiwantiwa Radio, Blast FM, and the popular Fresh FM station....

Court jails four for internet fraud in Lagos after EFCC sting at OOPL

NewsDeskNgAug 16, 2025August 16, 20250

The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has sentenced four internet fraudsters to prison following their conviction by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice D.I. Dipeolu, on Friday, August 15, 2025, convicted Bisiriyu Roqeeb Abiodun, Ibrahim Azeez Olatunji, Akinwale Isaac and Habeeb...

Adamawa: Bichi’s Rally Drives APC Candidate to 98% Lead in Ganye Bye-Election Poll

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2025August 15, 20250

A staggering 98% of voters in Ganye State Constituency are backing the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Hon. Misa Musa Jauro, for Saturday’s bye-election, according to an opinion poll of 500 residents conducted on Friday. The poll results follow a massive campaign rally led by Hon. (Dr.) Abubakar Kabir Abubakar...

Reps committee commends Rivers Sole Administrator Ibas, Pledges Support for Return of Democratic Rule

NewsDeskNgAug 15, 2025August 15, 20250

The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on the Oversight of the Administrator of Rivers State has commended the sole administrator, Ibok-Eket Ibas, for what it described as remarkable progress in stabilising the state during emergency rule, pledging its support for the restoration of democratic governance in the state. The committee,...