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Kidnapped Kaduna Couple, Six-Month-Old Daughter Regain Freedom After Nine Days

A couple, Ahmed Abubakar Zakka, his wife and their six-month-old daughter, Fatima, have regained their freedom nine days after they were abducted by gunmen...

Senator Mandiya’s Tragic Bathroom Fall Highlights Hidden Dangers of Slippery Floors and Risks of Living Alone

The reported death of Senator Bello Mandiya after an alleged slip and fall in his bathroom has drawn attention to the dangers of slippery...

Drama in Court as EFCC Witness Says Sirika Did Not Sign ₦599m Consultancy Contract

By Yemi Oyeyemi An investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Christopher Odofin, on Thursday admitted before the High Court of the Federal...

Tinubu Limits 2027 Campaign Rallies, Cites Governance Duties Amid Health Speculation and Northern Political Calculations

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signalled that he will not personally attend every All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally ahead of the 2027 general...

Alleged ISWAP terrorist ransom negotiator, Samaila Kaigama arrested by DSS remanded in Kuje prison

Justice Ibrahim Salim of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that an alleged ransom negotiator for the Islamic State for West Africa...

Plateau Parents Cry Out as Bauchi Shariah Council Holds 4 Girls Over Conversion to Islam

By Joel Gomiyar  (www.lightbearernews.com) The custody of four girls from Zallaki community in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State by the Da’awah Council in...

Peter Obi’s Office Again Demands Transparency Over Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project

The Peter Obi Media Office has renewed calls for transparency and accountability over the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, questioning government spending, the project’s scope...

Police Arrest, Release Rochas Okorocha After Questioning in Abuja

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested and subsequently released former Imo State Governor and Senator Rochas Okorocha after questioning him over allegations of criminal...

Court fixes Nov 20 to rule on Atiku’s bid to amend NYSC certificate forgery suit against Tinubu

Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 20 to rule on whether the former Vice President, Atiku...

Buratai Raises Dust, Claims Defence Ministry Received $1bn Arms Fund, Calls for Transparency in Military Procurement

● Former Army Chief denies handling funds, urges ministry to publish defence contracts and expenditure records Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur...

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