Crime
Oyo Man Arrested For Selling Day-Old Granddaughter
August 12, 2023Operatives of Oyo State Police command have arrested one Monday Chukwuka for allegedly selling one-day-ld granddaughter...
Africa
Truck Blockade At Benin-Niger Border Amidst Post-Coup Turmoil
August 12, 2023We're asking the African population to sort out their problems, to let us through - we'll...
News
Police Officer Killed By Motorcycle Riders In Lagos Attack
August 12, 2023The officers found themselves outnumbered and confronted by the aggressive mob, leading to a devastating clash...
Africa
Growing Worries About Niger President Mohamed Bazoum’s Health
August 12, 2023Bazoum was lucky he was not taken anywhere,” Saidou said. “He was left in his palace...
News
Zaria Central Mosque Collapse kills 4, Injures Others
August 12, 2023The Emir directed that the funeral prayer of all the corpses be observed today at 8.30pm...
Insecurity
Gunmen Reportedly Kill Two Soldiers, Abduct Construction Workers In Rivers Community
August 12, 2023We all have been sleeping in the bush; there is panic everywhere because we don’t know...
News
Repentant Boko Haram Member Arrested While Transporting Supplies To Terrorists In Sambisa Forest
August 12, 2023Bama town has recorded many of such incidents of repentant collaborating with terrorists against the NA...
News
Troops Rescue Kidnapped Former Provost, Son In Zamfara Operation
August 11, 2023The troops engaged the Bandits in a firefight for several hours, due to the troops fire...
News
BREAKING: Resident Doctors Call Off Strike, Return To Work Tomorrow
August 11, 2023The government on its own set up a ministerial committee that came up with a guideline...
News
Kano Police Arrest 3 Suspects Linked To Cocaine Trafficking To Saudi Arabia
August 11, 2023After the completion of the year’s Hajj Operational activities, they were all arrested by the Saudi...
News
Troops Ambush Boko Haram, Neutralize Two, Notorious Terrorist Surrenders In Borno
August 11, 2023Troops laid in wait for the marauding terrorists, before engaging them in a fierce firefight that...
News
How Reckless Driver Crushes Family Of Six In Imo
August 11, 2023He has only one hand and was about to represent the country on Disabled Badminton competition...
News
Kano Woman Sues Boyfriend For N900k Spending, Alleges Dumping
August 11, 2023The Magistrate, Salisu Hussaini, requested that both parties should bring their witnesses in the next adjourned...
Crime
22-Year-Old Arrested For Allegedly Killing Father With Pestle Over Witchcraft In Gombe
August 10, 2023The suspect said he was informed in the morning that he had committed murder because he...
Africa
Tinubu Calls For Dialogue With Niger Republic Coup Leaders
August 10, 2023Tinubu said the coup in neighbouring Niger has far-reaching effects on democratically constituted governments in the...
Insecurity
Gunmen Attack Plateau Community, Kill At Least 17 People
August 10, 2023Gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias have killed at keast 17 people in Heipang community, in...
News
17-Year-Old Student Tortured To Death In Adamawa Over iPhone 7 Theft
August 10, 2023Abdullahi Tukur Abba, a 17-year-old senior secondary student, has passed away following alleged torture by security...
Crime
20-Year-Old Arrested For Allegedly Defiling 11-Year-Old Girl
August 10, 2023The underage victim has been taken to Odogbolu General Hospital for a thorough medical examination
Crime
Suspect Bites Policeman While Resisting Arrest in Ogun
August 10, 2023He was pursued and arrested, upon search, one locally fabricated pistol loaded with cartridges was found...
News
How Brave Hunter Killed In Action While Chasing Kidnappers In Edo Forest
August 10, 2023The man disguised as if he was waiting for a commercial vehicle along the Igarra –...
News
Cooking Gas Prices Set To Rise Next Week, Marketers Announce
August 10, 2023Local taxes are worsening the problem,” he said, calling on marketers who had the opportunity to...
Crime
Police Officer Allegedly Stoned To Death In Bauchi
August 9, 2023Three suspects have so far been arrested over the incident while six others are still at...
News
World Bank Suspends Funding For Uganda Amid Anti-Gay Law
August 9, 2023Homosexuality is considered a criminal offense in over 30 out of Africa's 54 countries, includes Nigeria.
Crime
Ogun Businessman Slamming Wife’s Head Against Wall Over Upkeep Dispute
August 9, 2023Detectives visited the scene, arrested the suspect for interrogation and took photographs while the corpse was...
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News
Woman Arraigned For Allegedly Biting Mediator
August 9, 2023The surety must provide a passport photograph, any valid means of identification, and a BVN printout...
News
Suspected Thief Set Ablaze In South-South Region
August 9, 2023He left the bricklaying job and was caught stealing the building materials at a hotel site...
Africa
Niger Junta Names New Prime Minister
August 9, 2023As Niger's Western and African allies grapple with differing opinions regarding potential military intervention for the...
Africa
Deadly Attack By Suspected Jihadists Claims 20 Lives In Burkina Faso
August 9, 2023This wave of violence has forcibly displaced over two million individuals within the borders of the...
News
Lagos Gov Election: Sanwo-Olu Challenges Rhodes-Vivour’s Evidence In Tribunal Final Address
August 9, 2023The Tribunal, like every other court of law, cannot do for the party what the said...
News
Troops Rescue 9 Kidnap Victims, Kill 10 Bandits In Zamfara
August 9, 2023All rescued victims were handed over to the appropriate authority to reunite them with their families.
Crime
NSCDC Arrest Two Men Alleged Of Raping 8, 9-Year-Old Girls In Jigawa”
August 9, 2023He confessed to having derived pleasure from the little girl by touching her private area but...
News
Okada Fare Dispute Turns Deadly, Kwara Fish Farmer Beaten To Death
August 9, 2023Fortunately, a Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) team happened to be passing through the...
Investigations
FCC Saga: Insider Exposes Kolo’s Sandals, Clears Dankaka’s Name
August 8, 2023The FCC Chairman, Dr Muheeba Dankaka, has consistently maintained her innocence and remained calm throughout the...
News
Dispatch Rider’s Shocking Jumps Into Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge Lagoon
August 8, 2023The reasons behind this drastic action remain unknown at this time of filing the report.
News
NUAAE Demands Inclusion In Food Security Program, Hazard Allowance Approval
August 8, 2023The NUAAE remains committed to the growth and development of Nigeria's agricultural sector and stands ready...
News
Kwara Governor Orders Swift Distribution Of 1200 Bags Of Rice To Less Privileged
August 8, 2023The state government, meanwhile, is still awaiting delivery of three more trucks of bags of rice,...
News
Amotekun Arrests Kidnap Suspect Using N50 As Bait To Lure Girl
August 8, 2023During a cross-examination, Mumini Oseni confessed to perpetrating the act. He is an ex-convict jailed for...
Africa
Ousmane Sonko’s French Lawyer Expelled From Senega
August 8, 2023Mr Branco then disappeared before being arrested on Sunday in Mauritania in circumstances that are still...
News
NSCDC Arrest Two Alleged Cattle Rustlers In Jigawa
August 8, 2023The suspects had confessed to the crime though denied stealing previously from the complainants. They will...
Africa
Niger Military Closes Airspace, Warns Of Impending Attack
August 8, 2023Neighboring countries, Mali and Burkina Faso, both governed by juntas, have warned that any intervention would...
News
DSS Affirms Legitimate Detention Of Emefiele
August 8, 2023As normal with criminal investigations, security agencies re-arrest suspects when there is adequate suspicion of commission...
News
Job Racketeering: IPPIS Officer Confesses To Taking Bribe
August 8, 2023The second allegation on my subsequent employment to AMCON, that was as a result of her...
News
Protest Erupts After Gunmen Kill 5, Injure Others In Plateau Community
August 8, 2023The situation persisted until the intervention of Operation Safe Haven personnel, who dispersed the agitated protesters...
News
Troops Rescue Five Kidnap Victims, Eliminate Armed Bandits In Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto, Katsina
August 8, 2023The troops forced the Bandits to flee and abandoned the kidnapped victims. The victims who were...
Crime
Six Arrested In Lagos For Allegedly Hypnotizing, Defrauding US-Based Man Of N105m
August 8, 2023The modus operandi of the suspect is by pretending to be a prayer partner with his...
News
Kwara Gov Boosts Security With 32 Vehicles, 160 Motorcycles
August 7, 2023The vehicles and motorcycles are intended to enhance the movement of security personnel and strengthen collaborations...
News
KWSG Launches Portal For Student Palliative Amid Subsidy Removal
August 7, 2023Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday approves fuel subsidy removal palliative for Kwara students in...
Africa
International Community Increases Pressure as Niger Coup Leaders Miss Deadline to Restore Democracy
August 7, 2023The region faces mounting challenges as essential services are disrupted, amplifying the urgency for a resolution...
News
Police Launch 24-Hour Surveillance Of Second Niger Bridge To Counter Vandalism Threats
August 7, 2023We have commenced round-the-clock intensive surveillance on the second Niger bridge, which is a national asset.
Crime
Ondo Police Arrest Suspected ‘Yahoo Boy’ With Human Parts, Fetish Items
August 7, 2023He claimed it was given to him by a native doctor in Osun state to enhance...
Crime
Police Arrest Suspect In Gruesome Murder, Dissection Of Romantic Partner In Ondo
August 7, 2023The deceased was discovered in the suspect's room with bound hands and legs. Her body had...
Crime
Female Pastor, Two Others Arrested For Alleged Woman Kidnapping In Delta
August 7, 2023the kidnappers released the victim after collecting a ransom of Two Million Naira (#2,000,000) and other...
News
Suspect Nabbed With 250 Rounds Of Live Cartridges In Delta
August 7, 2023The investigation later revealed that the suspect uses the gun to rob innocent persons at night...
Crime
Trigger-Happy-Female Soldier Allegedly Shoots Captain Dead In Adamawa
August 7, 2023The female soldier has been severally accused of harassing civilians, cocking her rifle at the slightest...
Education
Kwara State Common Entrance Exam To Take Place On August 19th
August 6, 2023Any headteacher/principal caught in such unlawful act will be sanctioned accordingly.
News
Ganduje Reveals His Role In Removal Of Maryam Shetty From Tinubu’s Minister List
August 6, 2023But again, we don’t know her, and since we don’t know her, we can’t vouch for...
News
NRC Warns Of Fake Ticketing Website
August 6, 2023NRC is yet to commence selling of Lagos to Ibadan train tickets online.
News
Nnamdi Kanu Ends Sit-At-Home, Introduces EED In South-East
August 6, 2023Sit-at-home exercise was initially adopted by IPoB as part of its agitation for a sovereign state...
News
21-Year-Old Woman Dies After Falling Into Domestic Well In Kwara
August 6, 2023The deceased was mentally handicapped, adding that her corpse was recovered and handed over to her...
Crime
Police Bust Drug Cartel In Kano, Kaduna
August 6, 2023The driver was then pursued and arrested, with seven bags of dried leaves suspected to be...
Sports
Nigeria’s D’Tigress Makes History With Victory In AfroBasket Final
August 6, 2023This triumph not only highlights the exceptional talent of Nigeria's women's basketball team
News
Wanted Criminal Mastermind ‘Chile Maidoki’ Voluntarily Surrenders To Police In Kano
August 5, 2023The police also appealed for information that could lead to the arrest of the other two...
Education
YABATECH Clinches Top Spot As Nigeria’s Best Polytechnic For 6th Consecutive Time
August 5, 2023This milestone success is attributed to the support the Management has consistently given to relevant research...
Crime
Tragedy Strikes: Policeman Arrested For Shooting Father Of 3 Dead In Port Harcourt
August 5, 2023The victim had come out of a restaurant with his wife and three children at the...
Crime
Delta Police Rescue 2-Year-Old, Apprehend Suspected Child Traffickers
August 5, 2023The suspect was arrested and one locally made cut-to-size single-barrel gun and one expended cartridge were...
News
Nigeria’s Senate Urges Tinubu To Pursue Diplomatic Resolution In Niger Republic
August 5, 2023ECOWAS called on member states to prepare for possible military action to force the hands of...
Africa
Ethiopia Declares State Of Emergency In Amhara Region
August 5, 2023Flights to two popular tourist towns, Lalibela and Gondar, have been suspended. Internet access has been...
Africa
Soldiers Killed In Jihadist Ambush Near Niger In Mali
August 5, 2023The ambush by jihadists from the Islamic State group targeted an army convoy escorting trucks towards...
News
Court Halts Obaseki’s Impeachment Attempt Against His Deputy
August 5, 2023Shaibu requested for order of injunction restraining IGP, SSS, and Obaseki and their agents and privies...
News
Customs Confirms Closure Of Borders With Niger Republic
August 5, 2023So what we are saying is that the closure will be a temporary thing until we...
News
FRSC Fires Officer For Joining In NLC Strike
August 5, 2023It is now confirmed that the protester who happened to be a unionist was once a...
News
Nigeria Air To Begin Operations In October
August 5, 2023The airline will begin operation with two wide-bodied planes and six narrow-bodied aircraft
News
Bulletproof Charm’ Test Goes Awry, Friend Allegedly Shot And Killed In Ondo
August 4, 2023As a result of which, he died while being taken to hospital for medical attention.
News
Troops Neutralise Bandits, Rescue 24 Kidnap Victims, Clear Hideouts In Kaduna, Kano, Niger
August 4, 2023During the encounter, one bandit was neutralized while others escaped with gunshot wounds as evidence in...
News
Kwara High Court Sentences Man To death For Killing Neighbour Few Days To His Wedding
August 4, 2023After collecting the ransom, they also took about N1.2m from the victim's account including his March...
News
Abuja Businessman Remanded For Allegedly Threatening To Kidnap His Landlord
August 4, 2023The police alleged that the defendant threatened to kidnap his landlord.
Insecurity
Gunmen Kidnap Two Catholic Priests In North-Central
August 4, 2023Other seminarians in the area have been advised to relocate temporarily while an investigation into the...
News
Tanita Security Agents Intercept Vessel Carrying Suspected Stolen Crude
August 4, 2023The incident comes on the heels of the outcry by the Federal Government that the illegal...
News
Pirates Hijack Passenger Boat In Rivers
August 4, 2023I just spoke with the Officer in Charge of the Marine Police in Rivers State Command....
News
Police Rescue 10 Kidnap Victims, Arrest 15 kidnappers In Bauchi
August 4, 2023Police operatives rescued ten kidnapped victims from different kidnapper’s enclaves at Burra Forest in Ningi LGA...
News
Troops Rescue Four Kidnapped Victims
August 4, 2023The troops successfully rescued four kidnapped victims, captured bandits motorcycle and destroyed their camp.
Insecurity
Terrorists Kill 2 Persons, Many Abducted In Niger Community
August 4, 2023The terrorists attacked again, killing two people and the number of people kidnapped is not yet...
Investigations
Special Report: How Yoruba Union’s Extraordinary Efforts Save Mr. Lukman’s Life
August 4, 2023Yoruba Union Member Offers Lifeline: Promises Scholarships for Two of Mr Lukman's Children from Primary School...
News
Nigerian Troops Neutralise 36 Terrorists, Arrest 163 Criminals
August 3, 2023Troops also arrested 16 terrorist, logistic suppliers or collaborators and rescued two kidnapped hostages.
News
BREAKING: APC NEC Elects Ganduje National Chairman, Basiru As Secretary
August 3, 2023Mr Ganduje promised to hit the ground running to ensure victory for the party in all...
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Crime
Edo Police Arrest 4 For Stealing Disco’s Cables
August 3, 2023They were arrested after the DPO of Irua received information that hoodlums vandalised Benin Electricity Distribution...
News
FG Delists 18 Illegal Loan Apps, Vows More Clampdowns
August 3, 2023Only digital money lenders that had regulatory scrutiny and compliance evidenced by written approval from it...
Insecurity
Bandits Kidnap Masters Student, Family Members In Niger State
August 3, 2023I guess they are on transit throughout the day because all calls put through to their...
Africa
France Suspends Military Cooperation With Niger
August 3, 2023Col. Pierre Gaudilliere said that all military agreements had been made with the democratically elected authorities...
News
Oyetola, Lalong, Bagudu, Matawalle, 15 Others Make New Ministerial List
August 3, 2023The new list containing 19 names now brings the number of nominees to 47 after the...
Africa
Coup: Nigeria Cut-Off Electricity Supply To Niger Republic
August 3, 2023An anonymous source said that the supply to Niger was cut on Tuesday, August 1, following...
Insecurity
Gunmen Invade Former Senator’s Farm, Kill One In Kwara
August 3, 2023The kidnappers were said to have abandoned the driver who had been injured in his leg...
Crime
NSCDC Arrest Suspected Burglar With 99 Keys In Jigawa
August 3, 2023One of the shop owners was suspicious of him all the while and decided to keep...
News
Amid Nationwide Protests, Tinubu Meet NLC, TUC Leaders
August 2, 2023The union leaders who met the President at the Presidential Villa said that Tinubu made some...
Africa
UN Continuing Efforts To Restore Order In Niger As Foreigners Evacuated
August 2, 2023ECOWAS suspended all commercial and financial transactions between its member states and Niger, as well as...
News
Police Rescue 16-Year-Old Girl Abducted In Imo
August 2, 2023She was abducted by unknown men at Ganaja Junction in Lokoja, who blinded folded her and...
News
Police Nab Three For Murder During Cult Fight In Edo
August 2, 2023Two double barrel guns and one locally made cut-to-size gun were recovered from them.
Crime
Niger Police Arrest 5 For Buying, Selling Stolen Phones
August 2, 2023One Murtala Junaidu (21), a tricycle rider residing in the Makera area of Minna was also...
Crime
Police Arrest Man For Allegedly Crushed ASP To Death In Ondo
August 2, 2023The 47-year-old suspect denied being a fraudster, saying he mistakenly knocked down the policeman while running...
News
AbdulRazaq Approves N10,000 Palliative For Kwara Students, Security Agents
August 1, 2023The Governor has also approved a stipend of N10,000 each for some categories of security agents...
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