Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu — popularly known as “Sommie” — a news anchor, reporter and producer with ARISE News, has died after an arm...
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JUST IN: Chicago Set to Explode with Culture as Nigeria Independence Party Draws Massive Crowd
Chicago is set to host one of the most anticipated cultural celebrations of the year as *Big Stage Global* brings the *Biggest Nigeria Inde...
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JUST IN: Bishop David Oyedepo Celebrates 71st Birthday — Congregation, Colleagues and Followers Flood Social Media with Tributes
A wave of congratulatory messages and prayers rolled across social media on Saturday after a popular post wished Bishop David Oyedepo a hap...
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JUST IN: FBI Offers $10,000 Reward for Information on Nigerian Fugitive Olumide Adebiyi Adediran
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Sept. 24 announced a reward of up to $10,000 (about ₦14 million) for information leading to the arre...
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JUST IN: Kainji Unit 1G9 Commissioned — 80MW Added to Nigeria’s National Grid, PowerChina Confirms
News on Wednesday reports that 80 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity have been added to the national grid following the completion and c...
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JUST IN: FG Unveils Official Theme for 2025 Independence: “Nigeria @ 65: All Hands on Deck for a Greater Nation”
The Federal Government on Wednesday announced “Nigeria @ 65: All Hands on Deck for a Greater Nation” as the official theme for the country’...
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JUST IN: China to Launch New “K Visa” for Young STEM Professionals — Effective Oct. 1, 2025
China will introduce a new visa category aimed at attracting young international science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) pr...
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JUST IN: Missouri Woman Sentenced to 57 Months for Plot to Fraudulently Sell Elvis Presley’s Graceland
A Missouri woman was sentenced Tuesday to 57 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a brazen scheme to fraudulently claim owner...
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JUST IN: Mandy Kiss Announces Plan to Attempt “100 Men in 24 Hours” Guinness World Record
Nigerian content creator Ayomiposi Oluwadahunsi — better known online as Mandy Kiss — has announced plans to attempt what she says will be ...
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JUST IN: Davido Accepted as Recording Academy Voting Member — Will Vote in 2026 GRAMMYs
Nigerian superstar Davido has been officially accepted as a voting member of the Recording Academy, the organization that runs the GRAMMY A...
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JUST IN: Ousmane Dembélé Wins 2025 Ballon d’Or After Stellar Season with PSG
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé was crowned the 2025 Ballon d’Or on Monday night in Paris, taking football’s most prestigious i...
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JUST IN: Spain’s Lamine Yamal Crowned 2025 Kopa Trophy Winner
Spanish wonderkid Lamine Yamal has been named the winner of the 2025 Kopa Trophy, the prestigious award given to the best yo...
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JUST IN: Canal+ Takes Effective Control of MultiChoice — French Media Giant Completes Unconditional Takeover of DStv and GOtv Owner
Canal+, the French pay-TV group, has taken effective control of South Africa’s MultiChoice Group after its mandatory takeover offer became u...
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JUST IN: Enugu Government Offers ₦10 Million Bounty After Murder of Catholic Priest
The Enugu State government has condemned the killing of a Catholic priest and announced a ₦10 million reward for information leading to the...
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JUST IN: Boko Haram Storms Army Barracks in Banki, Borno — Reuters Reports Weapons Seized
Boko Haram fighters attacked a Nigerian Army barracks in the border town of Banki on Sunday, seizing weapons and leaving military vehicles ...
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JUST IN: EFCC, Korean National Police Agency Sign MoU to Strengthen Cross-Border Fight Against Financial Crime
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) have signed a memorandum of understanding...
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JUST IN: “Defend Your Land, Yourselves” — Pastor Enenche’s Online Call Sparks Debate Over Security, Vigilantism and Community Protection
On 20 September 2025 a brief but emphatic message attributed to Pastor Enenche appeared on social media, reading: “Defend your land, yourse...
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JUST IN: Fire Tears Through Mandilas Market on Lagos Island — NEMA Says 120 Shops Destroyed, One Injured
A large blaze ripped through Mandilas Market on Lagos Island late Thursday, destroying at least 120 shops and leaving one person injured, t...
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JUST IN: Army Court Martial Sentences Private Lukman Musa to Death by Hanging for Murder of Tricycle Rider
A Nigerian Army General Court Martial sitting at Maxwell Khobe Cantonment in Jos, Plateau State, on Thursday, September 18, 2025, sentenced...
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JUST IN: Tinubu to Make One-Day Visit to Kaduna on Sept. 19
Abuja — President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to travel to Kaduna State on Friday, September 19, for a one-day visit, according to a social-m...
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JUST IN: Four FIRS Staff Reportedly Killed in Fire at Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has been reported to have lost four staff members in a fire outbreak at Afriland Towers on Broad ...
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JUST IN: NAFDAC Warns Nigerians of Falsified Artemetrin-DS and Ciprofit 500 Malaria Medicines
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued an alert about falsified antimalarial products circul...
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JUST IN: Tony Elumelu Says Heirs Holdings and UBA Employees Among Those Killed in Afriland Towers Fire on Broad Street, Lagos
Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa (UBA), has confirmed that employees of Heirs Holdings were among those...
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JUST IN: NECO Releases 2025 SSCE (Internal) Results — 60.26% of Candidates Score Five Credits Including Mathematics and English
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE internal) results, reporting tha...
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JUST IN: Dangote Refinery’s First Nigerian Gasoline Cargo Arrives in U.S., Marking Milestone for Africa’s Biggest Refinery
The first cargo of gasoline produced at Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery has arrived in the United States, industry sources and ship-tracking dat...
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JUST IN: Massive Fire Rips Through Afriland Tower Housing UBA Branch on Broad Street, Lagos — Occupants Evacuated, Firefighters Battle Blaze
A major fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon at Afriland Tower on Broad Street, Lagos Island, where one of United Bank for Africa’s (UBA) br...
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JUST IN: Air Peace Announces Delays Across Nigeria After Heavy Morning Rainfall in Lagos
Air Peace has announced delays to some of its flights across the country after heavy rainfall struck Lagos this morning, the airline confir...
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JUST IN: Kanyinsola Ajayi Makes History — Runs 9.93 to Reach 100m Final, First Nigerian Man in a World Championships Final in 18 Years
Kanyinsola Ajayi produced a thunderous performance at the Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships, clocking 9.93 seconds to finish second ...
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JUST IN: Tears as Phyna lays sister Ruth Otabor to rest after fatal road crash
Reality TV star Josephina “Phyna” Otabor on Saturday laid her younger sister, 24-year-old Ruth Bodon Otabor, to rest at the family compound...
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JUST IN: Three-storey building under construction collapses at 333 Borno Street, Alagomeji-Yaba — rescue teams on scene
A three-storey building under construction collapsed late on Friday, 12 September 2025, at 333 Borno Street, Alagomeji in the Yaba area of ...
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JUST IN: “Hilda Baci Begins Guinness World Record Attempt to Cook World’s Largest Pot of Jollof; Minister Mohammed Idris Pledges Government Support”
Celebrity chef and social-media food star Hilda Baci launched an ambitious bid to cook the world’s largest pot of jollof rice on Friday, dr...
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