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EFCC operatives arrest 15 male suspects for alleged involvement in illegal dealing on radioactive solid minerals in Kaduna.

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15 suspects arrested with 3 truckloads of radioactive solid minerals in Kaduna

The suspect, the statement indicated were conveying the suspected solid minerals in three trucks to several locations across Nigeria for…
Workers of Olusegun Agagu varsity (OAUSTECH), Ondo, protest alleged injustice by institution's governing council chair, Prof Akinbo Adesomoju

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Protesting Ondo varsity workers seek sack of governor council chair Adesomoju

"If Adesomoju refuses to step down, the union will avail other actions within the ambit of the law and appropriate…
Police arraign 3 Lagos men for allegedly forging the death certificate of one late Major Taiwo Mutairu Akangbe, in a bid to commit felony.

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Ibadan man docked for allegedly defaming judge on radio programme

Akinloye told the court that the defendant was involved in a case before the judge alongside other parties but later…
Two teenagers drown after falling into an open water while escaping from hoodlums attempting to snatch their phones in Kano State

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‘How two Kano teenagers drowned while escaping phone snatchers’

Recall that Kano government had last year deployed 380 Anti-Phone Snatching marshals to fight phone snatchers across the streets in…
Police deploy no fewer than 3,000 police personnel across Ondo state to ensure a peaceful and secure Eid-el-Fitr celebration.

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Ondo: Police deploy tactical team to Ilu-Abo community over incessant kidnapping

The Ondo Police Commissioner has equally directed all Divisional Police Officers within the affected axis and neighboring divisions to work…
3 men docked over alleged gruesome murder of Kano housewife, 6 children

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Court orders final forfeiture of N81.1m stolen bank money to FG

Investigation further revealed that Sulaiman Kehinde Ojora fraudulently concealed the sum of ₦43,000,000 in the account of his friend, Taiwo…
Tiwa Savage

Entertainment, Headlines

Why I set up Music Foundation – Tiwa Savage

"We don't lack talent in Nigeria; we have so much talent. What I want to do is to be able…
The feeding programme initiated by the Kano Govt is aimed at supporting vulnerable residents in the state during the holy month of Ramadan.

Metro

Inside Kano extensive Ramadan feeding programme

The free Ramadan feeding programmes directly supply food to vulnerable groups, including orphans, widows, and internally displaced persons (IDPs), reducing…
Participants at 2026 International Women's Day event urge women around the world to give their utmost attention in raising their children

Metro

IWD 2026: Women charged to give their best in raising children

Councilor Yinka Adeniran, the first black to be elected to the council and the current deputy mayoress in Portsmouth, United…
Bello Mattawale says defection of Governor Dauda Lawal to the APC is a historic moment in the political history of Zamfara State.

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Matawalle reacts to defection of Gov. Lawal to APC

"Zamfara State now needs the collective commitment of all of us to confront and address our challenges, especially the insecurity,…
3 men docked over alleged gruesome murder of Kano housewife, 6 children

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Court fixes date for trial of man who called for coup against Tinubu

Posting on his “X” handle “@TheAgroman”, Chukwuma stated that a coup was needed in Nigeria and called on the military…
I-G Tunji Disu assures Kwara residents and Nigerians that security agencies will reclaim communities currently threatened by terrorists.

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I-G Disu vows to reclaim Kwara communities from terrorists

Disu gave the assurance on Monday during an operational visit to the Nigeria Police Force command in Ilorin, where he…
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of illegally using white phosphorus in an attack on a residential area in southern Lebanon last week.

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Rights group accuses Israel of using white phosphorus in Lebanon attack

White phosphorus is an incendiary substance that ignites upon contact with oxygen and continues burning until it is fully consumed…
Known among bandits as “the money bank” Alti was a feared figure online, appearing in TikTok videos flaunting weapons and issuing threats

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‘How notorious TikTok bandit commander Alti was eliminated’

A credible Army Headquarters source said the killing of Alti during a recent military operation has delivered a major blow…
3 men docked over alleged gruesome murder of Kano housewife, 6 children

Headlines

Yelwata massacre: AK-47 admitted in evidence as witness narrates how attack was planned

According to the witness, Haruna Abdullahi led the attack while Ardo Muhammadu Saidu revealed to us that he went for…
Lawal

Breaking, Top Stories

BREAKING: Zamfara governor Dauda Lawal joins APC, gives reasons

Lawal further emphasized that since his primary responsibility remains the peace, security, and development of Zamfara State, it has become…
Tragedy as tipper crushes 9-year-old girl to death in Ondo

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Panic in Ondo community as gunmen abduct council secretary, one other

The Ondo Police Command spokesperson said preliminary information available to the command indicated that gunmen who were masked and suspected…
Police operatives in Rivers nab four notorious suspects allegedly involved in series of kidnappings in across state.

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Police smash notorious kidnapping gang in Rivers

"During interrogation, the suspects reportedly confessed to carrying out several kidnapping operations within the Igwuruta-Ali, Omagwa, Ozaha, Ipo, and Etche…

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“Be vigilant,” Police alert Borno residents as Ramadan enters last 10 days

The Command advised members of the public to promptly report any suspicious persons, movements, or objects to the nearest police…
Police arraign 3 Lagos men for allegedly forging the death certificate of one late Major Taiwo Mutairu Akangbe, in a bid to commit felony.

Metro

Ogun woman docked for allegedly biting off man’s finger

Adaraloye alleged that defendant bit off Ezekial Olatunji’s middle finger, thus causing permanent injury.

World News

Middle East tensions escalate as explosion rock synagogue in Belgium

Yves Oschinsky, president of the Committee of Jewish Organisations in Belgium, described the blast as “an extremely disturbing, serious and…
L-R: Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, Special Adviser to the Governor on Taxation, Mr Abdul-Kameel Ogungbo and his wife, Mrs Ogungbo

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Ramadan: Lagos deputy governor urges repentance, moral renewal

According to him, Islam teaches that one cannot be a good Muslim unless one’s neighbours can live and sleep in…
Former Group Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), Maj.-Gen. Umar Mohammed,

Headlines, News

Stealing: Appeal Court upholds conviction of ex-Army General, orders refund of over N4bn

The former senior officer was earlier tried and convicted by the court martial on Oct. 10, 2023 for offences bordering…
Tragedy as tipper crushes 9-year-old girl to death in Ondo

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Joint raid by security operatives yielded arrest of 99 suspects in Ondo

The coordinated operation resulted in the arrest of 99 suspects linked to offences such as armed robbery, burglary, theft, cultism,…
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) has called on all its members and leaders to show maximum restraint, calm and be law-abiding before and after the ruling of the Appeal Court on the party leadership crisis schedule to be delivered today, Monday.

Headlines, Politics

PDP governors speak ahead of Appeal Court ruling on leadership crisis

The Governors however said no ruling can erase the will of Nigerians for a fair and competitive political system.
NIDCOM says 42 Nigerian traders were beaten up, arrested with their shops looted in Mozambique without any offenses levelled against them.

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NIDCOM: 42 Nigerians beaten, detained without justifiable cause in Mozambique

The NIDCOM boss said if the Nigerian traders have run afoul of the law, the authorities should arraign and charge…
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike approves the confirmation of appointment of 1,659 workers employed by the FCTA in 2016 and 2019.

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Wike confirms appointment of 1,659 FCTA workers

A total of 224 officers were absent, fueling suspicion that they could be ghost workers.
IWD 2026: Orelope-Adefulire urges greater investment in women, girls

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IWD 2026: Orelope-Adefulire urges greater investment in women, girls

...Says empowering women will accelerate SDGs and national development
Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), Kano govt distribute 100, 000 bags of rice to vulnerable families as palliatives for the Ramadan season

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Ramadan: Dangote, Kano govt distribute 100,000 bags of rice

The distribution of the rice across the 44 Local Government Area of the state, was flagged off by the Secretary…
Security operatives rescue 20 people abducted from Byazhin District of FCT and Niger State at Gidan Dogo and Kweri Forests in Kaduna State.

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Gun battle in Kaduna forests: 20 kidnapped victims rescued, many bandits dead

They were rescued from the Kaduna forests in operation involving operatives of Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the FCT Police Command, in…
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