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Teenage boy found dead in University of Ibadan swimming pool

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 days ago

The Nigeria Police Force in Oyo State has launched an investigation into the death of a teenage boy whose body…

Fugitive teen caught, convicted in savage killing of young father

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 days ago

A fourth suspect has been convicted over the brutal killing of 27-year-old Michael Patrick Afonso Peixoto in Thornton Heath, marking…

Yeye Olori Oladunni Sijuwade: The Woman Who Became A World

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 days ago

A very important highlight of the event was when the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II praised the…

Katsina: Items worth over N10m recovered from shoplifter exposed by CCTV

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 days ago

Police said investigations showed the suspect had a history of shoplifting and theft, adding she confessed to the offences.

JAMB re-arrests notorious exam fraud suspect Emmanuel Akataka

Ayorinde Oluokun

7 days ago

Oloyede said investigations revealed that the suspect initially used his father’s bank account, bearing the name Vincent Okpowho Akataka, to…

Convicted female drug trafficker collapses in court after being sentenced

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 week ago

In a related incident, two other drug traffickers, Etinosa Bazuaye (43), and Godfrey Osabuohien (34), were convicted by Honourable Justice…

Nigeria launches ‘Snacks for Thought’ to boost learning through child nutrition

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

The event also featured the unveiling of the “Adopt-a-School” platform under the initiative, designed to enable government institutions, private sector…

JAMB: Katsina’s Ibrahim Abdulaziz jailed 3 years for impersonation

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 week ago

Police said Abdulaziz unlawfully and fraudulently represented himself as Bolanwu Emmanuel, a UTME candidate, and who is the first defendant…

Grief in Kano as mother of quintuplets dies a day after delivery

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 week ago

Her husband, Salisu Nufi’u, a commercial tricycle driver, cried uncontrollably, as the quintuplets, are the ninth pregnancy of the late…

Kidnappers now using banks to collect ransoms — Expert raises alarm

Femi Fabunmi

1 week ago

A security expert, Dr. Kabir Adamu, has raised concern that kidnappers in Nigeria are now using banks to collect ransom…

Police arrest four suspected cultists, recover firearms in Edo raid

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

During the operation, police operatives recovered four pump-action guns, nine live cartridges and three expended cartridges from the suspects.

Tears in Yobe as family of five perishes in road accident

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

1 week ago

The fatal incident, which occurred on Wednesday, involved residents of Potiskum Local Government Area and has plunged the community into…

Panic as pit swallows workers in Kano, many feared dead

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

1 week ago

The incident occurred in the early hours of the day in Ghari Local Government Area, where the victims were said…

Tanker driver flees after crushing dispatch rider to death in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

LASTMA personnel immediately cordoned off the area using safety cones and caution tape to control traffic and avert secondary collisions.

Firm drags Nova Bank to court over $2 million disputed debt

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

A plastic manufacturing company, Sunrise Products Limited, has instituted a suit against Nova Commercial Bank Limited before a Federal High…

Court orders final forfeiture of $13 million linked to Achimugu

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the final forfeiture of $13 million linked to…

DSS rescues abducted Kano LG secretary after fierce gun battle

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have rescued the abducted Administrative Secretary of Kibiya Local Government Area of…

Amotekun arrests suspected armed robber in Osun

Isa Isawade

1 week ago

The Osun Security Network, also known as Amotekun Corps, has arrested a suspected armed robber in Ororuwo Community, Boripe Local…

Ekiti goes tough on environmental violators, 4 arraigned

Isa Isawade

1 week ago

Four persons were on Wednesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged unlawful disposal of waste.

Nigerian soldiers, policemen killed in gunmen ambush

Michael Adesina

1 week ago

Armed gunmen ambushed security forces in the Giro Masa community of Shanga Local Government Area, Kebbi State, on Tuesday night,…

Oyo: Pastor, Islamic Cleric, motorcyclist arrested over possession of human parts

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 week ago

According to the police spokesperson, the Joseph confessed that he had obtained the suspected human parts from an unknown individual…

Three Lagos men docked for allegedly forging death certificate

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 week ago

The defendants identified as Gloria Agubosim, 37; Olukoya Sunday, 58; and Adeite Solomon, 49 were arraigned on a two-count charge…

Many feared dead as trailer ploughs into crowd in Ibadan

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

The impact was most severe at the crowded Iso-Osan market, popularly known as Orange Market, where the trailer caused widespread…

Retired DIG Gumel: Honoured for meritorious service to fatherland

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 week ago

Indeed, for DIG Gumel (rtd), his achievements earned him recognition from traditional leaders, international partners like the UK Metropolitan Police…

Tragic! US-based Nigerian graduate Oluwalayomi Fadero killed

Michael Adesina

1 week ago

Police said Fadero, a recent graduate of Fisk University, was heading into her neighbourhood along Murfreesboro Pike when the suspect’s…

Four killed in night horror crash on Ogun expressway

Paul Dada

1 week ago

“The truck was being towed when the towing chain snapped, and the speeding Toyota bus subsequently rammed into it,” Afolabi…

Navy busts suspected oil theft ring, seizes 44,000 litres of diesel

Paul Dada

1 week ago

“While on patrol at about 0115 hours on March 22, the team accosted a boat being escorted by armed elements…

10 dead, 20 injured in Niger tanker crash tragedy

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, disclosed in a statement that the crash occurred around 8:20 a.m. at Malam Tanko…

Baruwa storms NURTW Secretariat, sacks MC Oluomo as President

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

Baruwa insisted that the action was peaceful and in line with the law, stressing that the move was not a…

Ooni’s Palace clarifies Olori’s Osun Grove visit, denies conflict narratives

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

The House of Oduduwa has dismissed reports linking Queen Ashley Afolasade Ojaja Ogunwusi’s visit to the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove with…

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