Popular Nigerian Hospital Gave Three Children To Unknown Persons After Their Mother Died There is serious case of alleged child trafficking has emerged at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Ituku-Ozalla Enugu, where medical teams are accused of giving out three children to unknown parties after their mother died in the hospital. It was learnt that the incident came to light when Mrs. Chinyere Jennifer James, a good Samaritan, reportedly received a distress call about the stranded children. “I am Mrs. Chinyere Jennifer James, please link us to her family members,” she appealed in a video clip shared on…
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BREAKING: Many Feared Trapped As Lagos Two-storey Building Collapses An undisclosed number of persons were reportedly trapped after a building collapsed in Lagos in the wee hours of Monday. This was disclosed in the situation report released by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye. The affected building has been identified as a two-storey building located at 54 Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop in the Oyingbo area of Lagos. Adeseye, who confirmed the incident, said the Sari-Iganmu Fire Station team was immediately dispatched to the scene after receiving a distress call at about 12:20…
Tenant Sells Landlord’s House Akinola Babatunde, a 36-year-old tenant, has been remanded by a Lagos Magistrate’s Court after being accused of fraudulently selling his landlord’s property for N45 million. According to the police, Babatunde allegedly connived with others still at large to sell the property located at No. 7, Fagbile Estate, Isheri Oshun, to one Ernest Dumbri Igbinedion. The sale was reportedly carried out with alleged forged documents. The landlord was said to have initially accommodated the defendant in the building to deter suspected property grabbers. However, the alleged fraud came to light when Igbinedion moved workers to the site…
Tension: Many Cattle Killed, Houses Burnt Over Soldier’s Death The Luggere herding community in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State has decried the killing of their cattle and burning of their houses by soldiers. This followed the death of a soldier, whose body was found around Maraban Kantoma, a community bordering Barkin Ladi and Mangu local government areas. It was reports that the soldier was killed and his rifle stolen by the perpetrators at a checkpoint located in the area. The herders said soldiers stormed their community around 3am, opened fire on animals, and burned down several of…
Trump Raises Tariffs On Canada 10% Donald Trump, United States President, has announced an additional 10% tariff on Canadian imports following a negative television commercial that featured a speech by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Officials in Ontario said the ad, which criticises Trump’s tariff policy, will be pulled from the airwaves next week. However, Trump stated in a social media post that since the ad aired during Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night, he decided to increase duties on Canadian goods. “Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the…
TCN Tower T347 Vandalized Along Gombe–Damaturu 330kV Transmission Line The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wishes to inform the public that its Tower T347 along the Gombe–Damaturu 330kV transmission line was vandalized on Friday, October 24, 2025, at about 5:46 pm. TCN team who carried out routine inspection along the line route discovered that the tower’s legs had been cut off, causing it to buckle to one side. This act has resulted in the partial disruption of the bulk power supply to Maiduguri, Borno State capital and Damaturu, Yobe state capital and its environs. TCN however, noted that despite these…
Peter Obi To Nigerian Govt: “Our Yahoo Boys Are Creative, Courageous Geniuses Who Need Help, Not Condemnation” The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Peter Obi has lauded internet fraudsters, popularly called Yahoo boys, as “creative and courageous geniuses” who, according to him, “need redirection and not condemnation.” Mr Obi made this call as a guest speaker on Saturday at the Archbishop Patterson Auditorium, All Saints’ Cathedral, Onitsha, during a conference themed “Money Beyond Wealth.” “I told the youths that some of our so-called Yahoo boys are geniuses who need redirection, not condemnation,” Mr Obi said in a…
Causalities As Truck Falls Off Bridge A fully loaded six-tyre truck on Saturday plunged off the Oshodi Bridge in Lagos after reportedly suffering brake failure, leaving one man severely injured. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority said its operatives swiftly intervened to rescue the victim and restore traffic in the area. According to a statement by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, the truck, with registration number AKD 135 YK, was laden with toner printing materials when it lost control while descending the Oshodi-Oke bridge inward Mile 2 and fell into the terminal ditch below.…
BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Collapses In Prison Aloy Ejimakor, the special counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has fallen ill at the Kuje Prison, Abuja, 24 hours after the presiding judge, Abubakar Umar Sai’id, a Senior Magistrate at Kuje refused to sign the bail bond for his release. It was learrnt that Ejimakor was unable to meet with his counsel, Barrister Maxwell Opara, during the routine visit to the facility. Ejimakor, when he woke from his situation, narrated that he could not sit straight or stand as nurses at the Kuje prison…
BREAKING: Major Shake-up As Tinubu Sacks More Generals Following Friday’s shake-up in Nigeria’s military information reaching Ibom Focus that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu set to sweep out dozens of senior officers from the system. Findings by Ibom Focus revealed that no fewer than 60 Generals are expected to retire. This follows Tinubu’s appointment of new Service Chiefs. The move, announced on Friday, saw General Christopher Musa removed as Chief of Defence Staff alongside other top commanders. Lieutenant-General Olufemi Oluyede, who was until now the Chief of Army Staff, has been named the new Chief of Defence Staff. While Major-General Waidi…