Etinosa Omorogiuwa

Edo police uncover a staged kidnapping by a dispatch officer who tried to cover up a ₦1.3m gambling loss; suspect to be arraigned in court.

Nigeria’s major opposition parties have criticised the Senate’s rejection of mandatory electronic transmission of election results, calling it a threat to democracy.

INEC has registered only two political parties — DLA and court-backed NDC — out of 171 associations that applied, following a strict legal screening process.

A Russian drone strike hit a bus carrying Ukrainian miners in Dnipropetrovsk, killing 15 people in one of the deadliest attacks on energy workers since the war began.

Nigerian Army troops overrun notorious bandit leader Gwaska Dan Karmi’s camp in Zamfara, killing scores of fighters during a joint ground and air operation.

Joint security operatives arrest eight suspected kidnappers in Edo’s Esan Central forest raid, uncover camps and recover victims’ mobile phones.

Edo Police arrest five suspects for alleged NNPC pipeline vandalism in Ekpoma and recover an excavator used in damaging critical oil infrastructure.

NDLEA arrests a Brazil-based Nigerian businessman at Lagos airport for hiding 1.6kg of cocaine in his body and shoes, as nationwide anti-drug operations intensify.

Rivers State government says Port Harcourt’s Yakubu Gowon Stadium was unavailable due to ongoing reconstruction and safety risks, denying claims it was blocked for a Wike-linked political event.

Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians, including women and children, in Gaza as tensions grow despite a ceasefire and ahead of the Rafah border reopening.