A Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday granted the prayer of the NYSC to bring in Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) as a joinder, in a...
Two months after his captivity, the Magajin Garin Daura, Musa Umar, the traditional ruler in Daura Emirate Council in Katsina State, who was abducted by gunmen,...
No fewer than nine suspects have been arrested on Tuesday morning due to the death of two mobile police officers, that were on Monday shot dead...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday expressed worry over the rate at which female students currently engage in hard drugs in tertiary institutions....
Several residents of Benue community on Monday lost their lives in an inferno that ensued in Ahume village on the Alliade/Makurdi Federal Highway. It was gathered...
A 7-man committee has been constituted by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to probe the accounts of Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development...
A Divisional Police Officer, DPO, a pregnant police woman and two policemen were on Monday killed by unknown gunmen when they invaded a police station in...
A Katsina Senior Magistrate Court has ordered that a couple, Alhaji Samaila Abubakar, 45, and Hafsatu, 22, be remanded in Katsina prison till August 5 when...
Men suspected to be cultists on Monday set the Otoko police station in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State on fire. The hoodlums, according to...
In the face of the ongoing kidnapping challenges in Southwest region, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar lll, on Sunday said Yoruba indigenes engineered kidnapping...
Herdsmen on Sunday allegedly attacked Okokolo village, Agatu LGA of Benue State and killed no fewer than 20 villagers. The claim was made by the Caretaker...
The Kaduna State Government on Sunday said it had arrested three suspects in connection with Friday’s arson attack on St. Augustine Catholic Church, Tudun-Wada Kaduna. A...
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three suspects allegedly engaged in the production of adulterated drinks at Apongbon area of Lagos. The Command’s Spokesperson, DSP....
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Segun Olawoyin, for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl after her parents left home for a church...
The Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected 19-year-old cultist, Ifeoluwa Dodo, for allegedly killing one Ojo Taiwo in the Bariga area of the state....
Over three hundred residents and families of Victory Park Estate, Lekki have accused the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) of wanting to forcefully evict them...
Pandemonium loomed on Saturday when fire ensued at a mechanic village at Oregun area of Lagos and destroyed more than 20 vehicles. The incident which threw...
The association of Rivers and Bayelsa Contractors of Niger Delta (RABCON) has condemned what they describe as needless attacks on the management of the Niger Delta...
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old woman, Makoduchukwu Ndubisi for stabbing her husband, John Bosco Ngu, to death in Anambra State. The incident...
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old Lance Corporal, Koza Yabiliok for allegedly selling ammunition to a suspected kidnapper that has been terrorising the...
Troops of the Nigerian Army attached to Operation Harbin Kunama 3 have arrested about 25 bandits while others were killed in gun battles in Sokoto and...
Muslim pilgrims in Adamawa state will enjoy a N51,000 reduction from the initial 2019 Hajj fare of N1.510 million for the 2019 holy pilgrimage to Saudi...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed terrorists’ hideouts at Gobara and Bakassi in Borno, killing several Boko Haram fighters. This was revealed by the NAF...
Stakeholders of Ukum local government area of Benue state have threatened legal action, against the Federal government over the plan to create Ruga for herdsmen in...
All operational approval given to all private schools in Rivers State have been revoked with immediate effect, following an order by the incumbent governor, Nyesom Wike....
A 24-year-old ex-convict, Abel Opayemi, on Friday bagged another six months jail term after he was convicted for stealing jean trousers worth N3,000. Opeyemi, who was...
A 34-year-old man, Iwueze Kingsley, has explained how he and his gang rob cab drivers of their vehicles by pretending to be passengers and offering them...
The Federal Government has announced that the old version of the yellow card will no longer be acceptable from July 1, 2019. In a statement on...
The European Union (EU) has approved a grant of €20 million (about N8 billion) to support education projects in Borno state. EU Head of Cooperation, Kurt...
As part of efforts to rid the country of banditry, troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have killed no fewer than 15 bandits terrorizing the citizens of...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday revealed it is planning to review its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)...
A 40-year-old suspect named Solaja Wasiu has been remanded by a Modakeke Magistrate Court in Osun State over alleged Canadian visa fraud. The Prosecutor, Inspector Ona...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has demanded more time from the Federal High Court in Lagos to conduct more investigation on former governor, Ayodele...
Relief has come the way of DAAR Communications Plc., owners of Africa Independent Television (AIT) and RayPower FM, as the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has lifted...
The government of Adamawa state on Friday ordered the retrieval of lands meant for construction of schools, but allocated to individuals in the state. The state...
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State on Friday said the state government has left a total of N5,385,619,303.68 unaccessed to improve basic education in the state....
One person was reported killed with several injured as hoodlums engaged one another in a fight that lasted more than an hour on Wednesday at Badore...
Lawmakers at Oyo state House of Assembly on Thursday requested for the service of vigilante groups to combat the looming insecurity in the state from suspected...
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, on Thursday appointef Umar Puma as his Chief Press Secretary. The development was contained in a...
Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, and the Generalissimo of Yoruba land, Aare Gani Adams have revealed plans to end insecurity in the region. The duo...
Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Thursday directed its members across the country to commence industrial action and shut down ports operation from Wednesday due...
No fewer than 22 soldiers and seven policemen have been killed in the ongoing security crisis looming in the country in the past one month. A...
The Osun State Police Command on Thursday arraigned a 34-year-old man, Fatai before an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting a police officer. Fatai was...
23-year-old Yusuf Mohammed has been remanded in prison custody by an Ado Ekiti Magistrate’s Court for allegedly beheading his wife, 14-year-old Safiat Yakubu. The Magistrate, Mrs...
The Anambra State Police Command has announced the arresto 53 cultists after raids on their hideouts in different parts of the state. This was disclosed by...
The Nigerian Army has made good its threat to smoke bandits out of their hideouts in Moriki forest of Zamfara, if they failed to surrender. This...
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has given teachers up till December 31 to register or face sanction. The registrar of the Council, Prof Segun...
The Court of Appeal, Kaduna State on Thursday adjourned hearing in the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDp) seeking for the recount of votes cast...
Residents of Olunlade Area in Ilorin on Thursday cried out over the havoc wrecked by flood on their property as buildings, cars and shops were destroyed...
Twin suicide attacks targeting security forces struck Tunisia’s capital on Thursday, killing a patrol officer and injuring at least eight people. Aljazeera reported that one attacker...
