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NRC announces date for Abuja–Kaduna Train Service resumption

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 months ago

According to the Corporation, both infrastructure and rolling stock have been restored “to the highest safety standards in line with…

Dangote Refinery labels PENGASSAN’s shutdown call as Economic Sabotage

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 months ago

Reacting to the development, Dangote Refinery said: “This is a brazen, albeit shocking display of lawlessness and criminality by PENGASSAN.…

Police launch manhunt after 17 abducted by pirates in Calabar

Paul Dada

6 months ago

A passenger who preferred anonymity told newsmen that the boat was attacked a few minutes after take-off from Oron en…

Mining Tragedy in Zamfara: Several feared trapped after pit collapse

Paul Dada

6 months ago

“Yes, mining pits have collapsed in Kadauri, and several miners are believed to be trapped. We are meeting with emergency…

Police bust petrol smugglers, arms and human traffickers in border raids

Michael Adesina

6 months ago

The Nigeria Police Force says it has busted multiple smuggling and trafficking rings, seizing 103 jerrycans of petrol and intercepting…

Kanu Heart Foundation performs surgeries on 700 people

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 months ago

The foundation would be marking its 25th anniversary on Monday as part of activities to mark the year 2025 World…

How Facebook, misinformation, legal loopholes throw Nigerian women into surrogacy ditch

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 months ago

Jumoke Falade, a nurse practitioner at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, was shocked that surrogacy could be tagged “safe,” saying…

17 kidnapped as pirates strike in Cross river State

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

6 months ago

The attack occurred on Thursday when gunmen hijacked a commercial boat owned by Sea Express Limited, which was ferrying about…

Dangote breaks silence: Why we sacked some workers

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 months ago

The company confirmed that over 3,000 Nigerians are currently employed at the refinery, adding that only a small number of…

Olufemi Ajadi hits Ibadan for Ladoja’s coronation as Olubadan

Michael Adesina

6 months ago

Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, entrepreneur and youth advocate, was among the prominent personalities who graced the historic coronation of Senator Rashidi…

Court jails man for Google account impersonation

Paul Dada

6 months ago

According to the charge, Ayomide fraudulently impersonated one Agent Julie Ann Andrews Irs by presenting himself as such on a…

Police rescue four-year-old girl sold for ₦3.7m

Paul Dada

6 months ago

Detectives from the Command’s Gender Desk Team recovered the child safely and returned her to Akure, while arresting one Amaka…

Katsina Exposes 3,488 Ghost workers, massive payroll fraud uncovered

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 months ago

Chairman of the verification committee, Alhaji Abdullahi Gagare, revealed that of 50,172 workers screened, 46,380 were verified, while 3,488 were…

Horror as Kano man Ibrahim stabs grandparents to death over plate of food

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 months ago

The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal…

Ondo Govt. spends N4bn on schools’ renovation, furniture

Abimbola Aderinola

6 months ago

Ajibefun disclosed that the money was spent to provide furniture and renovate 78 public primary and secondary schools across the…

Ghost workers busted! Katsina sacks 3,488 staff, recovers millions

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

6 months ago

Governor Dikko Umaru Radda received the committee’s report on Wednesday, revealing that out of 50,172 staff screened, only 46,380 were…

Man, 38, declared wanted by Police for attempted murder

Abimbola Aderinola

6 months ago

The man, Nkemakolam, is a 38-year-old medium height man with a square-shaped face. He was last seen in Benin/Abakaliki in…

Police bust child-stealing, vehicle theft syndicate in Anambra

Paul Dada

6 months ago

According to him, upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime and revealed how the truck was stolen from a…

Another Lagos Building Collapse: One Injured, five rescued

Paul Dada

6 months ago

Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, confirmed that five other victims were rescued from the rubble…

Flood paralyses Lagos, motorists, residents stranded

Michael Adesina

6 months ago

Vehicular and business activities were grounded across parts of Lagos on Wednesday following hours of heavy downpour that left several…

Lagos issues 18,000 Permits, declares unapproved buildings illegal

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 months ago

Oluyinka urged developers and property owners to regard the permit system not as an obstacle but as a safeguard that…

U.S. man Martin who stabbed girlfriend to death over 100 times jailed for life

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 months ago

Evidence against him was overwhelming: his DNA mixed with the victim’s blood was recovered from the crime scene, alongside his…

Oyo residents in tears as fire destroys market shops, four-bedroom flat

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

6 months ago

The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reform and Chairman of the State Fire Services Agency, Moroof Akinwande,…

Atiku slams FG over fresh Adamawa killings

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 months ago

“Our people are certainly tired of government’s empty claims of improvements in security. Indeed, Nigerians would love to see this…

78 Kano drug peddlers, thugs arrested in 4 days

Isa Isawade

6 months ago

Working in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigeria Police Force, the task force arrested…

Lagos launches landmark HIV Survey to reach over 11,000 residents

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 months ago

Speaking at the launch, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, explained that the…

3 Suspected armed kidnappers arrested in Rivers

Isa Isawade

6 months ago

“They told detectives that they collected N6 million ransom from Nchekwube’s family before killing him,” she disclosed.

Peter Obi fumes over his ‘pictures’ with Trump, MC Oluomo

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 months ago

Obi described the two fake photographs as examples of dangers of fake news to the society.

Fake police officer nabbed for extortion in Kano

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 months ago

Further investigation is ongoing to determine the extent of his activities and any possible accomplices.

Yobe’s Buni boosts fight against insecurity with 47 vehicles, 50 bikes

Ayorinde Oluokun

6 months ago

Buni directed local government council chairmen to provide fund for fueling and ensure maintenance of the operational vehicles deployed to…

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