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Abductors of the traditional ruler of Bukpe community in Kwali area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have directed family members of the monarch to sell his house in order to raise the N20 million ransom they are demanding. ...

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man, Benjamin Ogudoro, who allegedly set his wife, Chinyere, and his brother-in-law, Ifeanyin Edoziem, on fire at their apartment on House 5 Oteyi community, Abule- Ado, in Amuwo Odofin Local Government ...

In the wake of the Abuja, Kaduna train attack, Governor Nasir el-Rufai has insisted the state’s position on not paying ransom to bandits still stands. The Kaduna governor warned that the state will not pay ransom for kidnapped victims from ...

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has apologized to passengers and other airport users who witnessed a temporary power outage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Friday. FAAN in a statement by its Acting General Manager, Corporate ...

Primate Elijah Ayodele has advised the federal government of Nigeria on how to fix the high rate of security in the country. The leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church said the major cause of insecurity in Nigeria is the ...

A 33-year-old man lost his life savings of over N206 million after the death of his cryptocurrency trader. 76,000 investors lost an estimated total of $206 million after the demise of the trader. Tong Zuo recalled when he invested his ...

Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has reacted to Grace Okolie’s re-arrest by the police after meeting bail conditions. The Nigerian police re-arrested the 21-year-old shortly after she got out of the Suleja correctional centre in Niger State. She was arrested ...

Russia has accused Ukraine of sending attack helicopters across the border to strike an oil storage facility on Russian soil. Ukraine has not confirmed that it launched the attack, raising questions about whether Russian negligence may be to blame. A ...

A Kenyan man has been arrested for allegedly murdered his wife by hacking her into pieces with a machete over suspicion of infidelity. Harrison Mutisya, 45, killed his wife, Ms Faith Mueni, 35, on the night of March 25 in ...

Adeyinka Grandson, president of the Young Yorubas for Freedom (YYF) secessionist group has been jailed for four and half years by a United Kingdom court over his social media posts against some ethnic groups in Nigeria. Grandson, also known as ...

Dozens of people have been feared killed after a one-storey building collapsed in Taraba State. SaharaReporters learnt that the building, which is under construction, was reduced to the ground on Friday with several workers stuck in the rubble. An eyewitness ...

Unknown gunmen have attacked the chairman, Ondo State House of assembly Committee on Information, Olugbenga Omole on Thursday. Omole who is representing Akoko Southwest Constituency 1, narrowly escaped assassination attempt on his life . He escaped multiple gunshots were fired ...

A mother-of-eight is pregnant with her own grandchild after discovering her daughter was struggling with infertility. Chalise Smith, 50, from Utah, offered to be a surrogate for her daughter Kaitlyn Munoz, 24, after she was told she could no longer ...

A lightning strike has killed at least four young people in Ago Dada village, in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Wednesday evening during a rainfall. The four youths who were struck by the lightning during the ...

  A mother who was born without arms has revealed how she’s adapted to looking after her toddler, using her feet to cook and clean. Belgian artist Sarah Talbi, from Brussels has learned to live without her arms since birth, ...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has confirmed the sighting of the moon. This signals the beginning of Ramadan fasting period. Abubakar, in a live broadcast on Friday, announced that the Ramadan fast will begin on Saturday. The Sultan ...

  Barely one month after gunmen in their numbers razed the country home of the president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, George Obiozor in Imo State, the criminals have reportedly launched another attack using a petrol bomb. They were reported to have ...

Lagos State Police Command has issued a stern warning against violent protests at the Lekki-Ikoyi toll gate and other areas. A statement Thursday night by Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin cautioned against actions that could disrupt peace. Commissioner of Police, ...

Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has joined in condemning the terrorist attack on the Kaduna-Abuja train. Many lives were lost, some injured and others abducted after bandits attacked a Kaduna bound train on Monday night. Reacting to the development, Jonathan ...

Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State on Thursday restated his call for massive bombardment of all forests inhabited by terrorists, NAN reports. He said this would contain the current security challenges in the country. The governor made the call at ...

Anambra Governor, Charles Soludo has condemned the burning of the headquarters of Nnewi South Local Government Area. The secretariat at Ukpor was targetted early Thursday morning by armed men. During his visit to the scene, Soludo lamented the attacks of ...

No fewer than 16 villagers have been drowned in River Kaduna, Niger State, while trying to escape attacks in their communities in Munya Local Government Area of the State. Daily Post gathered that the incident happened on Wednesday, when gunmen ...

The Rivers State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has vowed never to support Governor Nyesom Wike’s presidential ambition. The State NLC said that the Governor does not take care of civil servants and pensioners in the State, wondering ...

The Christian Association Of Nigeria (CAN) in Oyo has declared a three-day fasting and prayer ahead of the Easter celebrations. The state Chairman of CAN, Apostle Joshua Akinyemiju, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Ibadan. Akinyemiju said ...

  A Nigerian man has been sentenced to federal prison for federal fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston of the Eastern District of Texas. Sobanke Idris Sunday Adereti, 24, pleaded guilty on Oct. ...