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Gunmen have k!lled a final year student of the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osura. 

  A 27-year-old Nigerian-Italian woman, Patricia Masithela, was mauled to d3ath by four or five dogs in the garden of a friend’s house on the outskirts of Latina south of Rome. 

The Delta State Police Command has detained a man identified as Benedict Toju after he accused officers conducting a stop-and-search operation of stealing his manhood.

A Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos island, has acquitted and discharged the “Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate”, Frederick Nwajagu, on allegations of terrorism.

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Samuel Egbetokun for allegedly poisoning cows in the Alabata community of the Odeda Local Government Area of the state.

A fire outbreak in a one-storey building at the EFAB Metropolis Estate in the Karasana area of the Federal Capital Territory claimed the life of a five-year-old girl and destroyed properties worth millions of naira. 

The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Yunusa Haruna, for st@bbing his elder brother to d3ath in the Shanga Local Government Area of the state.

The police in Ogun state have arrested a man identified as Idowu Adebanjo, for allegedly d#filing his four-year-old daughter in the Okunsanya Ijebu Igbo area of the state.

Brazilian football star, Neymar has revealed that Kylian Mbappe was “jealous” of Lionel Messi after the Argentine signed for Paris Saint-Germain in 2021.

Manchester City, Erling Haaland has signed a massive nine-year contract that ties him to the Premier League champions until 2034.

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arraigned gospel singer, Timilehin Ajayi in court for murder of Salome Adaidu.

The special adviser to the president on economic affairs (Office of the Vice President), Tope Fasua, has said that the depreciation of the naira has reduced the number of Nigerians migrating from the country.

The Federal High Court in Abuja, led by Justice James Omotosho, has dismissed the suit filed by Chidi J. Lloyd and 20 former Local Government Council chairmen in Rivers State. 

The wife of a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has been kidnapped from her residence in the Arepo area of Ogun State.

  The  United States of America has banned transgender men from competing in men’s sports and transgender women from competing in women’s Sports. 

The police in Ogun state on Monday January 13, arrested two young men identified as Opeyemi Ibrahim and Dimeji Bakare, for allegedly obtaining goods under false pretences from one Christopher Chukwuma of Ijebu North Local Government Area.

The Minister for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has backed President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi to become the next governor of Lagos State.

Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the representative of Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency in Imo State, has responded strongly to claims of his expulsion from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the party's local executive in Ideato LGA.

According to a report from DAILY POST on Monday, January 13, Chibuike Ikenga, spokesperson for a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Tony Okocha, made serious allegations regarding the financial priorities of former Governor Nyesom Wike. 

  Nigerian midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro performs dances mimicking a monkey after he was r@cially abus£d during an Italian Serie B match between Brescia and Sampdoria.

Jack Smith, the special counsel who led prosecution against United States President-elect Donald Trump, has resigned and fled the country ahead of Trump’s inauguration on January 20. 

Federal Ministry of Power is proposing to spend N8 billion to orient Nigerians on prompt payment of electricity bills in 2025.   

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has announced that refusal to assist officers under attack could result in a fine of N100,000 and a prison term of up to three months.  

Salome Adaidu, the young lady allegedly m#rdered by gospel singer Timileyin Ajayi, in Nasarawa state over the weekend, has been laid to rest.

  A woman in France has been scammed after she became convinced that she was in a relationship with Hollywood actor, Brad Pitt.   

Suspected kidnappers have reportedly k!lled a banker identified simply as Ifeoma, after ransom payment in Anambra State.  

A gospel singer and fitness enthusiast has been arr£sted after he was caught with the sev£r£d h£@d of his girlfriend.

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has been impeached for gross misconduct and abuse of office. 

Protest has erupted at the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja over the position of the National Secretary.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the national grid did not experience any collapse on Saturday as widely reported. 

A widespread power outage on Saturday afternoon has sparked concerns among Nigerians about a possible national grid collapse.

  Eze Godspower Onuekwa, the President-General of the Ogbakor Ikwerre Cultural Organisation, recently made a notable video statement on Symfoni TV, addressing rumors about potential leadership appointments within Ohanaeze Ndigbo and issuing a stern warning to members of the Ikwerre community.

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe, urged those aspiring for the presidency to quit the idea.

Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has tasked governors in the southwest to be vigilant in securing the region.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has been updated to include a new set of Nigerian words in its diction. 

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has thanked God for journey from an Almajiri pupil to leading Africa’s largest energy company. 

  Nigeria has been ranked among nations with average p3n!s sizes around the globe.

The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has announced that telecom tariffs in Nigeria will soon increase, but not by the 100 percent proposed by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs).  

 The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned Stella Nwadigbo, aged 45, for indecent treatment and assault of a child. Nwadigbo who was arraigned in Magistrate Court 1, Ogba today, January 9, 2025, went viral on Wednesday, January 8 after a video of her indecently treating and assaulting a three-year-old pupil of a primary school where she teaches in Ikorodu area of Lagos State went viral. 

  The Nigeria Police Force says, it has arrested a woman identified as Ihsanatu Shaaibu that physically abused and caused grievous injuries to her stepdaughter Fa’iza Bala, a 5 year old. 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday, January 11, to participate in the 2025 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW 2025).

The governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, has approved Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo.

A 29-year-old man, Mathias Amunde Ugwe, who k!lled his mother, Mrs Justina Amunde, in Ohong community, Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, has been arrested.   

 In its ongoing efforts to clean the nation of internet fraud and other acts of corruption, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested four Chinese and 101 Nigerians in a business apartment in the Gudu axis of Abuja.

The Federal government has received $52.88m recovered Galactica assets linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Diezani Alison-Madueke from the USA. 

The police in Adamawa state have arrested a 32 year old woman said to be a s#x worker, Riyanatu Musa, for allegedly st@bbing a barman to de@th after they both had a heated argument over N200 balance after purchasing liquor on January 7.

On 29 July, it was exactly 53 years since the overthrow and death of Major General Aguiyi Ironsi (Iron Side for style), Head of State and Lt. Col. Adekunle Fajuyi, military governor of Western Region, in Ibadan where the two were holding a meeting with traditional rulers....

  Daniel Amah, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), celebrated nationwide for his act of integrity in rejecting a $200,000 bribe, has embraced Islam in a private ceremony at the palace of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II.

A light aircraft has crashed during takeoff at a popular tourist destination in Australia, killing three people and injuring three others.

  The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Eric Chelle as the head coach of the Super Eagles.