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Why More Players Are Turning to Crypto Mines Games for Quick Entertainment

Why More Players Are Turning to Crypto Mines Games for Quick Entertainment

The rise of crypto mines games shows how online entertainment continues to evolve. Players are no longer limited to traditional…
Effurun shooting: I-G orders immediate transfer of officer, team to Abuja

Effurun shooting: ‘No explanation for why he killed the suspect’ – Delta PRO

Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) has expressed disbelief and frustration over the alleged extrajudicial killing of a suspect…
Police confirm suicide of poly student in Ondo

Polytechnic student hangs self in Ondo

Jimoh said police operatives promptly visited the scene, where the body was recovered and deposited at the morgue for preservation…
EFCC

EFCC re-arraigns Bauchi Accountant-General over alleged N1.63bn Money Laundering

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned the Accountant-General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja, alongside an…
Union Bank acted as guarantor of loan, not as lender to Arik Air - Witness tells court

Witness exposes alleged loan manipulation in Arik Air financial crisis

Testifying before Justice Mojisola Dada in the ongoing trial of former Managing Director of AMCON, Ahmed Kuru, and others, the…
Osun

Man in viral video assaulting female police officers in Osun arrested

"The suspect, who fled the scene and escaped to Edo State in an attempt to evade arrest, was successfully tracked…
Police dock fashion designer for allegedly raping apprentice

Akure fashion designer docked for allegedly raping 16-year-old apprentice

The prosecutor, Insp. Augustine Omhenimhen, told the court that the defendant lured the victim to a night duty on April…
MTN

Big relief for millions as Courts reinstate airtime, data lending on MTN, Airtel networks

​In a landmark series of judicial interventions that have reshaped the regulatory landscape of Nigeria’s telecommunications sector, the Federal High…
Army

Army intercepts weapons cache after gunfire alert in Delta

Recovered items included four AK-47 rifles, six magazines and 106 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition. Troops also seized two knives,…
Kano

Six held as police disrupt violent gang fight in Kano

“The thugs were promptly confronted by the police. However, they later regrouped and attacked police officers with dangerous weapons and…
Bauchi

Bauchi enforces night ban on okada, keke operations

He explained that Abubakar was contacted by those detained and later appeared at the scene, where he allegedly confronted officials,…
Lagos

Lagos pushes mental wellbeing as cornerstone of workplace safety

The Lagos State Safety Commission has called for a shift in workplace safety standards to include mental wellbeing, as Lagos…
Lagos

Lagos deploys operational vehicles to boost HOPE Programme delivery

The Lagos State Government has strengthened the implementation of the World Bank-backed Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE)…
Opeifa

Opeifa warns fatigue threatens rail safety, pushes mental health reforms

The Nigerian Railway Corporation has placed mental wellbeing at the centre of its safety agenda, warning that stress, fatigue and…
Court sentences man to death for killing father in Anambra

Anambra man Ifeanyi Anizoba to die by hanging for pushing father to death

The prosecution had in its submission alleged that the defendant pushed his father during an altercation, causing him to hit…
Gunmen

Pastor, wife, two children shot dead as gunmen unleash terror in Plateau

Fresh violence has rocked Riyom Local Government Area, where armed assailants stormed Gako Village late Sunday night, killing a pastor…
NDLEA

NDLEA intercepts 748kg of Tramadol, arrests suspects in Edo

The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a large consignment of controlled pharmaceutical…
The Headquarters Guards Brigade of Nigerian Army said it has initiated an investigation into the death of Abdulsamad Jamiu, a serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member during an alleged shootout between armed robbers and soldiers in Dei-Dei area of Abuja.

‘You are liars’ – Family of slain NYSC member accuses Army of cover-up

According to the family, the incident happened at about 2am when military personnel allegedly entered the estate while Jamiu’s parents…
Police arrest motorcycle thief, bribery suspect in Katsina

Motorcycle thief, man who attempted to bribe police arrested in Katsina

The bribery suspect is in custody and is expected to face prosecution for offering a bribe to public officers, an…
LASEMA averts tragedy in Daleko bridge truck accident

Three escape death as container falls on car in Lagos

It said the container fell sideways onto the Toyota Camry, leading to a temporary shutdown of vehicular movement on the…

Another UK-based Nigerian, Ademola Oke, found dead

Odutola recounted in the fundraising post, “On 18th April, 2026, Ademola, 37 years old, left home in the morning hale…
Troops

Troops bust oil theft ring, recover N250m worth of products

He said troops confiscated over 130,000 litres of crude oil and 26,000 litres of Automative Gas Oil (diesel) during the…
Lagos

Lagos clarifies Sanitation exercise, says controlled movement lawful

The Lagos State Government has moved to correct what it described as misleading interpretations of a Court of Appeal ruling…

Kidnap suspects held as police recover weapons in Delta

“Further interrogation led to the arrest of the second suspect at Trailer Park on the Warri–Sapele Road,” he said.
Police

Ogun police debunk viral ‘bandit’ video, assure residents

The Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, criticised the spread of unverified content, warning that it could erode public trust and…
LASTMA

69 Killed, hundreds injured as Lagos roads turn deadly in three months

At least 69 people lost their lives in road accidents across Lagos State within the first quarter of 2026, highlighting…
Emeka

Drug Trafficker Emeka busted after swallowing 45 Cocaine Pellets bound for Europe

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a suspected cocaine courier in Oyo State, exposing a trans-Saharan trafficking…
Abuja

Abuja residents appeal for government support in malaria prevention efforts

She recalled that authorities previously designated specific sanitation days with strong compliance, but now gutters blocked, dirty water accumulated widely.
Security operatives

Security operatives storm Plateau forest hideout, free hostage, seize cash

“The security men came and exchanged gunfire with them. After some time, the kidnappers ran away and the operatives rescued…
Gunmen

Panic at OOU as gunmen invade hostels, Injure students in midnight attack

Gunmen believed to be robbers attacked student hostels at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ibogun Campus, late at night, causing serious…