Gunmen on Saturday killed an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Goni Aisami-Gashua, at Jajimaji, Karasuwa local government area of Yobe State. Eyewitnesses told journalists that the victim was...
Personnel of Operation Restore Peace on Thursday arrested a suspected bandit and recovered two rifles in Kaduna State. The spokesman of the state police command, Mohammed...
Bandits on Wednesday attacked eight villages in Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The villages are Zagi, Tungar Rafi, Tungar Tudu, Keke, Kwaido, Sabongarin Kwaido,...
The Nigeria Police Force, Adamawa command has arrested one Elisha Tari for allegedly killing his two children on Friday in Himikidu community of Michika Local Government...
Some suspected thugs on Friday evening launched an attack on the convoy of vehicles bearing the First Lady of Osun State, Mrs. Kafayat Oyetola, in Owode...
No fewer than 300 ex-agitators from the Niger Delta region have graduated from a technical and vocational skills initiative under the Presidential Amnesty Programme. Milland Dixon...
The National Broadcasting Corporation has come under severe criticisms for revoking the operational licenses of some broadcast stations in apparent disregard of existing protocols. Earlier on...
Police operatives in Yobe have arrested seven people for alleged burglary and theft in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Dungus Abdulkarim, who...
The abducted Nasarawa State Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism, Yakubu Lawal, has regained his freedom. The commissioner was abducted by gunmen from his residence in...
Bauchi State Government claimed that it had so far been able to rescue no fewer than 69 abductees from the dens of kidnappers across the state...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that uncontrollable floods have destroyed about 1,750 hectares of farmland and displaced 183 households in the Numan Local...
Bauchi State Sector Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) has apprehended 77 motorcycles as it declared a total clampdown on unregistered motorcycles in the...
Members of the Ondo State Chapter of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo, have embarked on a strike action...
At least 10 people were confirmed dead and 15 others injured in a multiple accident along the Jos-Bauchi highway in Plateau State on Thursday. The Sector...
The Bayelsa State government on Thursday confirmed 13 monkeypox cases in the state. The Director of Public Health in the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr. Jones...
Police operatives in Ebonyi on Wednesday killed one suspected criminal in Abakaliki, the state capital. The spokesman for the state police command, Chris Anyanwu, who confirmed...
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Wednesday the test run of the Blue Rail Line project would commence in December. The governor stated this...
Fire on Wednesday gutted parts of a shopping complex in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. The South-West Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency...
The Jigawa State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all public schools in the state amidst fears of bandits’ attacks. The schools were abruptly closed...
Temporary reprieve has come the way of a singer, Aminu Yahaya-Shari, who was earlier sentenced to death by a Shariah Court in Kano for alleged blasphemy...
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Aliko Dangote as the pioneer Chairman of the National End Malaria Council (NEMC) in the country. The council was set up...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Enugu Zonal Command on Tuesday arrested 45 suspected internet fraudsters from different locations at Trans Ekulu, Enugu....
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Tuesday occupants of the Okobaba sawmill would be relocated to the new site at Agbowa in the Ikorodu...
Four teenagers drowned in the Elegushi Beach in the Lekki area of Lagos State on Tuesday. The victims were among the 10 students who stormed the...
The management of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has expelled 171 students for misconduct and poor academic performance. The polytechnic’s Head of Public Relations and Protocol Unit,...
A fatal automobile accident involving two vehicles has claimed the lives of 9 people while 13 others were injured. The confirmation of the accident was made...
Yakubu Lawal, the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, has been abducted by gunmen. DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed this...
Zamfara governor, Bello Matawalle, has ordered the state’s task force on security to conduct house-to-house searches across the 19 emirates of the state to root out...
Most Rev. Oliver Abba has been elected as the new Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria. He will take over from the outgoing Prelate, Dr. Samuel...
Two persons were confirmed dead in an auto crash along the Abak-Ibot road in Akwa Ibom on Sunday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety...
The Chairman of Nafada Local Government Area of Gombe State, Musa Abubakar, died on Monday in a fatal auto accident along the Gombe-Kano highway. The state’s...
Police operatives in Edo on Sunday killed five suspected kidnappers in the state. The spokesperson for the state police command, Jennifer Iwegbu, who confirmed the development...
At least three persons were confirmed dead and 10 others injured in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus along the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway on Sunday. The...
Police operatives in Osun have arrested an ex-convict, Akintunde Joy, for alleged burglary in the state. The spokesperson for the state police command, Yemisi Opalola, who...
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on Sunday ordered the deployment of adequate security around schools, hospitals and major national infrastructures across the country. The...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned corps members against indulging in criminal activities. The NYSC Director for Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, made...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Ilorin, Kwara State. The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren,...
The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Saturday ordered the demolition of 65 houses in Ogwuma, Afikpo South Local Government Area of the state following a...
Police operatives in Lagos have arrested four suspected snatchers in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the development in...
The police have arrested a man for allegedly murdering his 66-year-old grandmother in Ondo town. The deceased, Madam Florence Olaloye, was found in a pool of...
No fewer than 13 persons, including a vigilante member have been reported killed in an attack by bandits in Karekuka village of Gassol Local Government Area...
Gunmen on Friday killed a Point of Sale (POS) operator simply known as “Pastor” in the Apata area of Ibadan, Oyo State. A resident told journalists...
Police operatives in Kogi have arrested a man over the killing of his 15-year-old daughter in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, William...
Members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and Fulani settlers clashed in Ajase Ipo, Irepodun Local Government of Kwara State on Friday with an unspecified number...
Police operatives in Lagos have intercepted 21 parcels of an illicit substance suspected to be Indian hemp in the state. The spokesman for the state police...
When it comes to online betting, Uganda is one of the most renowned countries in Africa. With a diversity of payment options, support for local currencies,...
It has been said many times that betting is beyond luck and chance. It has evolved into the intellectual and academic spheres. Betting involves keen attention...
Nigerian recording artiste, Femi Anikulapo-Kuti, the son of legendary, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has denied allegations that he dubbed ‘Obidients’, individuals who identify as supporters of Labour Party’s...
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of one Jumbo Owoidihe Otu before Justice Darius...
The Kano State Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has seized different types of sub-standard items worth over N100 million. The council’s Acting Chairman, Bappa Babba Danagundi, who...
