Herdsmen Raid Benue Community, Leave One Dead, Another Missing
There was panic in Tse-Anundu, a community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, following a deadly assault by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen on Friday. Local sources confirmed that the attackers stormed the village, killing one person on the spot and abducting a woman during the late-hour raid. The victim’s identity has not yet…
Ex-Arsenal Midfielder Thomas Partey Charged With Rape
Former Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey, has been charged with five counts of rape. Partey only became a free agent this week after his contract with the Gunners ran out. The 32-year-old has now been charged with five counts of rape. Partey has also been charged with one count of sexual assault. Two of the counts…
Rashford, Garnacho, Sancho, Two Others Inform Man Utd Of Exit
Marcus Rashford, Antony, Alejandro Garnacho, Tyrell Malacia, and Jadon Sancho have informed Manchester United that they want no part in the clubside in the coming season. The players had fallen down the pecking order with the arrival of Ruben Amorim in November last year. The news of their planned departure was announced by sports journalist…
Immortalize Ex-Eagles Goalkeeper, Peter Rufai – SWAN Tells Nigerian Govt
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, has called on the federal government to immortalize the late Super Eagle goalkeeper, Peter Rufai. The association in a statement on Friday, also expressed shock over the demise of the legendary goalkeeper. The SWAN President, Isaiah Benjamin, described Rufai as a patriot who made Nigeria proud, noting that…
Tinubu Mourns Ex-Eagles Goalkeeper Peter Rufai
Bola Tinubu has said that former Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai wrote his name in gold in the sporting annals of Nigeria and the African continent. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu paid tribute to the football icon, fondly remembered by fans as “Dodomayana”. The football…
Constitutional Review Will Guarantee A Just Federation, Says Akpabio
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the review of the 1999 Constitution being embarked upon by the National Assembly will guarantee the evolution of a more just, united, and forward-looking federation. Akpabio made the remarks while declaring open the South-South Zonal Public Hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution in…
Court Directs Senate To Recall Suspended Natasha
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Senate to recall the suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Delivering judgement, Justice Nyako described as excessive the six-month suspension that was imposed on the lawmaker by the Senate. The judge faulted the provision in Chapter 8 of the Senate Standing Rules,…
Tinubu Destroying Democracy Because He Wants Second Term By Fire By Force – Momodu
Veteran journalist and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dele Momodu, has accused President Bola Tinubu of destroying democracy because he wants a second term by fire or by force. Momodu stated this on Thursday, when he appeared on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television. He described Tinubu as a smart and powerful…
EFCC Arrests 34 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Ekiti
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Directorate, have arrested thirty-four persons suspected to be involved in internet-related fraud. The arrests were carried out in the early hours of Monday, June 23, 2025, during coordinated raids on locations in the Iworoko and Ijado areas of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The operation followed…
Ex-Guinea Anti-Corruption Chief With Over 400 Sextapes Faces 18-Year Jail Term
The embattled former Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, is set to face 18 years imprisonment after he appeared in the Malabo court for his corruption trial. Engonga had been detained at Black Beach Prison since September 2024 following the corruption probe, and unrelated to the over 400…