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Lagos to prosecute 11 Lekki night club staff for brutalising LASEPA officials

Lagos to prosecute 11 Lekki night club staff for brutalising LASEPA officials

Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab, who spoke in the aftermath of the arrest of the 11 employees…

Dominic Joshua reflects on past mistakes, embarks on making amends

Dominic Joshua's narrative serves as a testament to acknowledgment, genuine remorse, and an unwavering pursuit of redemption.
Opebi-ojota link bridge

Opebi link bridge: Plan your movement as Lagos shuts critical road

Osiyemi said consequently motorists heading towards Opebi Road would be allowed to use one side of the Opebi Road Carriageway…
Goni Muhammad and Seidu Seriki Hamani: Court Jails Two for Selling fake Patience Jonathan’s gold in Maiduguri

Court Jails 2 for selling fake Patience Jonathan’s gold in Maiduguri

Their conviction was secured by Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, September 28,…
Sokoto district head Umar Mohammed bags 5 years in jail over drug dealing

Sokoto district head Umar Mohammed bags 5 years in jail over drug dealing

A search of the bus led to the seizure of Four Million, Eight Hundred and Eighty Thousand US Dollars ($4,880,000),…
Former Kano governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso has advised beneficiaries of the 1, 800 mass weddings conducted in the state on Friday not to form the habit of checking their spouse's phones if they wanted their wedding to last.

‘Don’t peep at your spouses’ phones’ Kwankwaso advises brides in Kano mass wedding

Kwankwaso lauded the political commitment demonstrated by Gov. Abba Yusuf for making the exercise a reality
Wahab and others during the tour

‘Illegality cannot beget legality:’ Lagos vows demolition of buildings on drainage alignment

"At ikota, the level of encroachments is just unimaginable, people have built on the canal path and we resolved that…
Police say a civilian was killed while an Inspector was shot in a foiled attack on police personnel by gunmen in Nasarawa State.

Father of 11-year-old boy buried alive on the run

Passers-by rescued the 11-year-old on Wednesday after he had been buried by his stepbrother in a bush at the Silo…
Favour Nwala Nwankwo, a mother of one who bathed her husband with hot vegetable oil in Rivers State explains her action, begs for forgiveness

‘Why I poured hot oil on my husband’

Giving insight into what led to the despicable act, Favour said she and her husband have been having issues which…
Kano: Wanted serial car thief Saminu, nabbed in Sabon Gari

Kano: Wanted serial car thief Saminu, nabbed in Sabon Gari

According to the spokesman of Kano State Police Command, Superintendent of Police, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, Saminu, a serial car thief…
Court set to deliver judgment in $1.2m Visa scam fraud trial of American businessman Ramirez

Court set to deliver judgment in $1.2m Visa scam fraud trial of American businessman Ramirez

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting Ramirez alongside his companies, USA NOW LLC, Eagle Ford Instalodge Group…
International “Catcher”, Osondu Igwilo’s accomplice jailed 16 years in Lagos

International “Catcher”, Osondu Igwilo’s accomplice jailed 16 years in Lagos

Dele Oyewale, EFCC's spokesman, said the convict was first arraigned on three-count charges on June 7, 2022 and subsequently re-arraigned,…
FCT Police Commissioner, Haruna Garba

62 Nigerians claim missing manhood, 51 suspects arrested

Of these 62 cases, 51 suspects have already been apprehended and charged with offences related to misinformation and causing public…
LASACO boosts Lagos housing provision with new homes

LASACO boosts Lagos housing provision with new homes

 The Managing Director/CEO, LASACO Properties Limited, Olumide Jayeola, who disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen, stated that…
Fire burns 82 people to death, destroys N25.37bn properties in Lagos

No casualty recorded in Ijora tanker explosion

The fiery incident consumed 13 vehicles, which included two buses, two cars, a trailer loaded with sardines and detergents, a…
Lagos shuts Mile 12 Market over environmental nuisance

Lagos shuts popular Mile 12 Market over environmental nuisance

Wahab said, "Recent events at Mile 12 and Owode Onirin markets have brought to light the pressing need for strict…
Police arrest Rivers housewife Hope Nwala for allegedly pouring hot vegetable oil on her husband, Ekelediri Nwankwo, while he was asleep

Rivers housewife arrested for bathing husband with hot oil

By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Operatives of Rivers Police Command have arrested one Mrs Hope Nwala for allegedly pouring hot vegetable…
Meter Manufacturers and Assemblers Nigeria (AMMON) urges FG to halt attempts by TCN to award contract to manufacture electricity meters

Electricity consumers to get refund for meter payments

The Chief Executive Officer, EKEDC, Dr Tinuade Sanda, gave the assurance during a Customer Engagement Forum on Thursday in Agbara,…
Fire burns 82 people to death, destroys N25.37bn properties in Lagos

Panic as petrol tanker explodes in Lagos

A tanker has exploded at the Lagos Quadrapont Bridge by the National Arts Theater, Iganmu.
Ms Cristian Munduate of UNICEF

1 million children out of school in Kano: UNICEF

Munduate said Nigeria needed to redouble efforts in addressing the critical issue of out-of-school children and improve investments in the…
Lagosians scooping fuel from falling tanker on Otedola Bridge

Danger! Lagosians scooping fuel from falling tanker on Otedola Bridge (Video, photos)

Videos and photos show residents of the state rushing to the scene of the incident with kegs to scoop fuel…
Residents of Port Harcourt, Rivers State are apprehensive upsurge in carjacking with two motorists shot dead in the city on Tuesday evening

Two shot dead in Port Harcourt carjacking incidents

The victims include one Roland Asuru, a Port Harcourt-based businessman who was billed to celebrate his 53rd birthday on October…
Mr. Akinshiku Akinwale, winner of the cooking competition (middle) with representatives of Power Oil Ltd and Lagos DSVA

Lagos DSVA storm Ikorodu-Sabo market with “Men Wey Sabi”

The "Man Wey Sabi" program focused on the significant role men play in ending domestic and sexual violence, emphasizing the…
Ogun Assembly Speaker Olakunle Oluomo commissions projects in his Constituency to mark his 60th birthday and in honour of his late father.

60th birthday: Ogun Speaker commissions projects in honour of father

Oluomo therefore admonished the beneficiaries of the projects to take charge and ensure continued maintenance to enable the projects serve…
Police arrest Kano businessman, Sunusi Yusuf, for conspiring with 2 other persons to rob his friend, Nura Ibrahim of N2. 9 million

Kano businessman arrested for conspiring with 2 others to rob friend

Kano Police Command spokesman, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa in a statement on Wednesday said the three suspects conspired to rob Ibrahim…
Court grants bail to Umar Sadiq who 'duped' Emir of Bichi's wife

Fraudster Dominic Ogbeh Onah bags one year jail term

Ohan’s journey to the Correctional Centre started when he was arrested by operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command of the…
Police arrest mother of 17-year-old boy who buried his 11-year-old stepbrother alive as punishment for alleged theft of in Kogi State

Horror! Boy buried for stealing in Kogi

Residents of Akpansede, an outskirt community of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital were treated to a horrid spectacle when like…
Lagos begins demolition of buildings on drainage setbacks in Lekki

Lagos begins demolition of buildings on drainage setbacks in Lekki

Speaking with journalists at the scene of the demolition, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab said the…
Kaduna housewife, Zainab Alhassan, divorces her husband, Tijjani Muhammad over his refusal to repair her damaged cell phone worth N70,000.

Abuja man Mohammed demands N160k, another wife to grant divorce

In response, the plaintiff said that if it were Islamically appropriate for her to get a wife for her husband…
Police arrest nine suspects allegedly involved in kidnappings, murder, thuggery and armed robberies recently in various parts of Kogi State

Mob kills Okada rider over false organ disappearance alarm in Kogi

The three suspects were accused of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide and false alarm leading to the death of Abubakar by…