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Hilda Baci kickstarts Guinness world record attempt

8 gifts Hilda Baci will enjoy for Guinness Records’ attempt

She cooked for 100 hours, 40 minutes (four days), surpassing an earlier record set by Lata Tandon, an Indian chef…
NDLEA intercepts drugs in deep freezers, cooking gas cylinders at Lagos airport

NDLEA busts 34 drug suspects in FCT

He listed drug hotspots raided to include Torabora, Dei-dei, Wuse Zone 4, Wuse Zone 3, Banex, Garki Village, Area 1,…
EFCC declares Indian wanted

EFCC declares India’s Deepark Khilnani wanted for money laundering 

"If you have any information that could lead to his arrest, please do not hesitate to contact the EFCC immediately,"…
I only identified houses of victims: ‘kidnap kingpin’ Lyon speaks

Suspected kidnappers kill 1, abduct 3 in Kwara

The Spokesman of the command, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, said the incident took place on Tuesday at Ijara-Isin, in Isin Local…
The failed portion

Lagos alerts on serious danger as deck-on-pile bridge caves in at Ijora-Olopa

A statement issued by the Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde on Wednesday said the alert became necessary pending when repairs…
Lagos logs 62 COVID-19 deaths in two days

202 die of COVID-19 infection in Oyo – NCDC

According to him, COVID-19 is still in existence in Oyo State and Nigeria in general, but people were not really…
Building Collapse

Lagos arraigns owner of collapsed building in Eti-Osa

The owner of the building, Kenneth Okenini was arraigned at the Special Offences Court, Bolade, Oshodi, Lagos, for various offences,…

Customs intercepts N1.8bn tramadol in Lagos airport

the seized commodities include 22 packets of tramadol (225 mg) and 12 packets of tramadol (120 mg).
NAFDAC seals herbal medicine factory bakery and sachet water companies over failure to meet minimum production requirements in Kaduna

Group calls for inclusion of energy drinks on Import Prohibition List

The continuous exclusion of imported energy drinks from Import Prohibition List (Trade) has been queried by a group, Concerned Consumers…
Buhari still grieve for Chibok girls in captivity

Buhari reacts to killing of US Embassy staff, policemen, Plateau, Benue massacre 

"I was very sad hearing about the killing of the embassy staff and our policemen accompanying them. In this difficult…
Police in recent operations bust a gang of deadly robbers and kidnappers operating in the Rivers state and other parts of the country.

Rivers: Police bust deadly interstate robbery, kidnap syndicates

One of the crime kingpins in the police net is one Abdullahi Ibrahim who was arrested in Kano with two…
Okoloke

Breaking: Gunmen kill two US Embassy staff, two cops, set them ablaze in Anambra

The US Embassy staff were said to be on a humanitarian mission in the area when the gunmen ambushed their…
Police operatives of RRS stops 25 - year -old Lagos street hawker Rabiu Nafiu from committing suicide by jumping into the Lagoon

Police stop Lagos hawker Rabiu Nafiu from jumping into Lagoon

Operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos Police Command on Tuesday morning prevented a 25- year- old street hawker,…
Kolawole Adedayo Erinle

Court fixes date for final hearing of case against businessman accused of defrauding US Varsity $1.4m 

Justice R.A. Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, adjourned till June 27, 2023 for final…
Lagos

Lagos Safety Commission warns public against impersonators

Director-General of the Commission, Lanre Mojola, in a statement, said the warning became imperative in view of reported cases of…
Woman

Police nab fake Inspector in Lagos

The suspect was operating with his unregistered motorcycle for commercial transportation around Ikorodu when he was confronted by policemen on…
Troops

Terrorist blows up self, others attack DSS, army, police with bombs in Kaduna

"During the raid in Kaduna State, the terrorists deployed Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) against the fighting forces. One of the…
Court remands security guard, John Danjuma over alleged murder of his former boss, Boma Amabomu Jumbo, a former UPTH Director

Court remands security guard charged for murder of former UPTH Director

Boma Amaomu-Jumbo was murdered by Danjuma on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 in her house in Port Harcourt, the capital of…
Police confirm arrest of Idris Aminu for clubbing his stepmother, Salamotu Aminu, to death with a pestle in Kogi community

Kogi man Idris Aminu clubs stepmother to death with pestle

The suspect, Idris Aminu, had attempted to kill the old woman with poison a day earlier, but she survived.

Igbosere High Court: RLTF records progress, seeks more funding

The first phase of the reconstruction of the destroyed court building valued at N8 billion was in progress and will…
Nigerians celebrating Hilda Baci

Hilda Baci sets new Guinness Record, completes 100 hours of marathon cooking

With her feat, she has set a new Guinness World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual” after…
Nigerian Army troops of Operation UDO KA kill 13 armed members of IPOB, nab three kidnappers in recent clearance operations in the South-East

Gun-battle in Rivers as suspected cult kingpin is declared wanted with N1m bounty

There have been rising cases of killings, including a policeman, kidnappings and armed robberies along Emohua section Of East-West road.
Resident doctors in FMC Abeokuta, set to begin strike on Monday

Resident doctors begin warning strike on Wednesday

The association had on April 29 issued a two-week notice to the Federal Government to increase the Consolidated Medical Salary…
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Tuesday, said that the newly-inaugurated 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company will save Nigeria over $3 billion annually from importation of petroleum products.

Dangote Refinery unveiling: Lagos charges residents to plan movement around Lekki-Epe corridor

A statement released by the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, signed by the Commissioner, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde noted that it…
The rescued Chibok girl

Another Chibok girl rescued in Borno

Ali said that Saratu was rescued on May 6, by troops of 21 Armoured Brigade during clearance Operation at Ukuba…
Ekiti State High Court

Three armed robbers sentenced to death in Ekiti

The defendants, Deji Omotayo, 23, Ifeanyin Chidiebere, 25 and Bolaji Usman, 28, were arraigned on Jan. 21, 2020, on a…
Kuti in handcuff

How Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti was handcuffed like common criminal (Photos)

Kuti was said to have slapped a policeman on duty few days ago in a viral video, with the Inspector…
Police arrest four staff of micro finance bank for pushing wife of a debtor to death in the course of recovery of debt in Ogun State

Four Ogun bank staff in police net over death of debtor’s wife

The woman died during struggle with the staff of the bank who wanted to pack her husband's electronic items in…

Lagos calls for more collaboration among procurement agencies

The Director-General pointed out that experience sharing among public procurement bodies and procurement experts would assist in ensuring efficient resource…
Ogun Govt gives operators of eateries, fast food outlets in Abeokuta, the state capital a 7-day ultimatum to stop fouling their environment

Poor hygiene: Ogun threatens to shut down eateries, fast food outlets in 7 days

Ogun Commissioner for Environment, Mr Ola Oresanya handed down the ultimatum after an inspection visits to some of the affected…