An early morning fire razed 17 shops and destroyed property worth millions of Naira at the Moniya Market in the Akinyele local government area of Oyo...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a 50-year-old Nigerian businessman for allegedly importing 700 grams of cocaine into the country. The arrest was...
The Lagos State Government has announced the closure of the Marine Bridge for a period of three months to enable emergency rehabilitation works commence. The state...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has resolved to prosecute an herbalist, Ismail Usman, who shot himself while testing his self-made bulletproof charm. The command’s...
Fire has razed a spare parts market in the Idumota Under Bridge area of Lagos State on Friday night, destroying goods and property worth millions of...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed a fundamental rights suit filed by Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky, against the Economic and Financial...
The Lagos State Taskforce has dismissed two of its personnel over their involvement in theft during a recent raid in the state. The taskforce’s spokesman, Mr....
The Court of Appeal, Lagos, on Friday, discharged and acquitted the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, of rape charge following a...
Police operatives in Enugu have arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing N4 million from a bank customer by forging his account details. The spokesman for the...
The Nigerian Army has arrested Fisayo Soyombo, founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), at an illegal oil bunkering site in Port Harcourt, Rivers State....
No fewer than eight persons have died in a boat mishap which occurred in the early hours of Friday along the Dambo-Ebuchi sections of River Niger,...
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Friday has condemned the reported arrest and detention of Mr. Fisayo Soyombo, founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism...
The Edo State Government has lifted the suspension on its state security outfit, previously known as the Edo State Security Network, renaming it the Edo State...
The Lagos State Taskforce has arrested four suspected traffic robbers in the state. The Chairman of the taskforce, Adetayo Akerele, disclosed this in a statement issued...
Police on Thursday arraigned a 52-year-old man, Taiwo Olaniyan, at the Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, for allegedly causing the death of...
Justice T.G. Ringing of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced two police officers: Yusuf AbdulKarim Bature and Musa...
Renowned megachurch leader Bishop TD Jakes has reassured his followers that he remains unshaken in his faith and unafraid of death following a recent health emergency....
The trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman continued on Wednesday, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho with the...
A Magistrate Court in Oshodi, Lagos, has sentenced a man to four months in prison for attempting to vandalize the Jibowu Bridge. The suspect was apprehended...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lilypond Export Command, has intercepted 11 containers of timber and unprocessed wood valued at $296 million, preventing an illegal export attempt...
In a bold move to strengthen security in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of the festive season, operatives of the Dei-Dei ‘B’ Division, acting on...
Police on Wednesday arraigned three men at the Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court 1 in Kogi State for alleged illegal tax collection. The defendants – Kingsley Dan’sebe,...
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has launched an investigation into the detention of a Nigerian citizen, Abdul Olatunji, in South Africa since 2019 without trial....
The Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission has uncovered a warehouse where palliative rice donated by the federal government for distribution to vulnerable people in...
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed five persons dead in a boat mishap along Bennett Island in Warri South Local Government Area of the state....
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has disclosed that suppliers of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to terrorists and their informants are the major obstacles...
The Delta State police command on Tuesday confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state. The command’s spokesman, Bright Edafe, said in a statement...
Two Nigerian fraudsters identified as Anthony Ibekie and Samuel Aniukwu, have been sentenced to a combined 30 years in prison for defrauding American citizens of $3.5...
Bandits operating in Zamfara State have reportedly imposed N15 million levy on some communities in Tsafe local government area of the state with a threat to...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, on Tuesday, directed that vehicles without number plates be impounded across the nation’s capital, Abuja. The...
The Bauchi State Police Command has apprehended two suspects involved in separate criminal activities, including drug dealing and robbery, following a series of targeted operations. One...
A driver of a Toyota Camry escaped death when a 40ft container fell on the car on Monday in Lagos. The General Manager of the Lagos...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against the misuse of antibiotics. The NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, issued...
The Akwa Ibom State government has ordered the immediate suspension of the Principal of Presbyterian Senior Science College, Ididep, in Uyo, the state capital, over poor...
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited additional foreign schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). NECO’s...
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has distanced himself from a planned dramatisation of the Igue Festival by the Association for Cultural and Economic Renaissance of...
Police operatives in Ogun have begun the hunt for a woman, who allegedly killed a 65-year-old Morenike Oladega in the Ipokia area of the state. The...
A devastating fire incident occurred at the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, on Saturday, resulting in the destruction of properties worth millions...
The Ogun State Special Cultism Court sitting in Abeokuta on Friday sentenced a 24-year-old man, Sodiq Okeowo, to seven years in prison for membership of a...
A Sokoto State-based critic, Hamdiyya Sidi, who recently made the news after she was arrested and detained for sharing a video where she lamented the rising...
The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion to accommodate the maiden edition of the 10-kilometer Capital City Race, scheduled for Saturday, November 23. The...
Counter-insurgency and security expert, Zagazola Makama, has alleged that notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji is collected ransom money running into N6 million from residents of Sardauna...
Police in Enugu State have arrested a 33-year-old man, Ikechukwu Okoye, and his girlfriend, Juliet Ogbodo, for their alleged involvement in the abduction and murder of...
An early Thursday morning bombing of the Shawu village in Ruwan Godiya district, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, by the Nigerian Air Force where...
The Jigawa Hisbah Board has seized 78 cartons of assorted alcoholic drinks in Kazaure local government area of the state. The Hisbah Commander in the state,...
Gunmen on Wednesday killed a lawyer identified as Mike Ofikwu in the Otukpo area of Benue State. The spokesperson for the state police command, Sewuese Anene,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned three men for alleged N29 million theft at Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja. The defendants –...
Aviation minister Festus Keyamo, on Thursday, announced the establishment of a special task force, known as Special Airport Marshals, to conduct impromptu airport evaluations. This initiative...
In light of security concerns surrounding the burial of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has ordered the closure of all schools in...
The Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Major-General Adamu Laka, has said that terrorist and bandit groups are now using young girls as s3x...
