A 15-year-old girl identified as Amarachi has reportedly been rescued after she was allegedly locked inside a toilet for several months at the residence where she worked in Abuloma, Rivers State. The disturbing incident has attracted attention after footage showing the girl being rescued began circulating on social media. According to reports accompanying the video,…
Across many African societies, pregnancy was surrounded by traditions, restrictions and spiritual beliefs that could appear extraordinary to modern observers. One such belief was the idea that pregnant women should sometimes avoid sacred forests, shrines, ritual grounds, ancestral sites or other places regarded as spiritually powerful. These restrictions were not universal across Africa, and they…
President Bola Tinubu has approved an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)-recovered property in Abuja for use as the new headquarters of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC). The development was announced on September 14, 2026, during the commissioning of the facility in Abuja by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun…
Long before the modern Republic of Benin existed, the Kingdom of Dahomey emerged as one of the most powerful states in West Africa. Based in the city of Abomey, Dahomey developed a highly centralized monarchy, a formidable army and an economy deeply connected to regional and Atlantic trade. But Dahomey’s history also contains one of…
On a Saturday in 1971, thousands of people gathered at Bar Beach in Lagos to witness an event that would become one of the most controversial chapters in Nigeria’s history. Three condemned men were brought before a firing squad. They were Babatunde Folorunsho, Joseph Ilobo and Sub-Lieutenant Williams Alders Oyazimo. Their execution marked the beginning…
The Onigbesi of Igbesi Land in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Moses Oyinloye Iwedunmoye I, died on Saturday, September 12, 2026, only days after regaining his freedom from kidnappers. The monarch’s death came less than three weeks after armed men invaded his community and abducted him, an incident that attracted security attention…
For many Nigerians, the ₦1,000 note is simply one of the highest-value banknotes they carry. But the two men whose portraits appear on it represent an important chapter in the history of Nigeria’s financial system. The faces are those of Alhaji Aliyu Mai-Bornu, Nigeria’s first indigenous Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and…
Every day, Nigerians handle the ₦50 note without giving much thought to the faces and symbols printed on it. It may pass from a market trader to a customer, from a bus conductor to a passenger, or from one bank account to another. But hidden in that small piece of currency is a message about…
A Niger State High Court sitting in Minna has convicted and sentenced 27-year-old Hussaini Suleiman to seven years in prison for raping an eight-year-old girl at his residence in the Niger State capital. Suleiman was convicted after pleading guilty to the offence before Court 8 of the Niger State High Court, presided over by Justice…
A tragedy was recorded in Lagos State on Thursday, September 10, 2026, after a two-storey building undergoing manual demolition partially collapsed in the Aboru area of Alimosho Local Government Area, killing one person and leaving two others rescued alive. The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday at No. 42 Governors Road, Aboru, where…