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Lagos Fourth Mainland bridge to gulp $2.5bn 

Lagos State Government on Tuesday said the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge will gulp $2.5 billion under the Public Private Partnership…

Police arrest suspected fake female Surveyor Olukanni for impersonation

By Paul Iyoghojie The police at the Area G. Command, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos have arrested a former administrative clerk, Olaide…

IGP orders ‘Operation Restore Peace’ to crush IPOB, secessionist agitators

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba on Tuesday ordered the new special operational action plan, code-named, "Operation Restore Peace"…
ICPC says all actions it has taken against former Governor Nasir El-Rufai were in strict compliance with the law, including ACJA 2015

End attacks on workers, protesters now, SERAP tells El-Rufai

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai to immediately end the growing crackdown on…
Professor Francisca Aladejana

Fayemi mourns Professor Francisca Aladejana

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has expressed sadness over the sudden death of his Special Adviser on Basic Education, Prof.…

Lagos evacuates 3,041 beggars, lunatics from streets

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it has evacuated 3,041 beggars, lunatics and destitute from streets across the State.

Massive harvest: EFCC busts army deserter, 33 fraudsters in Osun

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, have arrested thirty-four people for suspected internet fraud.

Lagos to deworm 1.3 Million children

Lagos State Government on Tuesday commenced mass administration of deworming medicine in 10 local government areas of the State.

Report suspicious movements around you: Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has urged residents to be more security conscious and promptly report any suspicious…
Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Akanbi: Traditional Religious Worshippers asks him for apology over his disparaging comments against their deities

There must be the death penalty for kidnappers: Oluwo

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi has recommended the death penalty as punishment for banditry, corruption and insurgency.
NSCDC discovers bomb in farm in Borno

Fake Army captain, 13 others arrested in Maiduguri

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) command in Borno, has arrested one Abubakar Mohammed, for allegedly impersonating as…

JUST IN: Armed thugs attack NLC procession in Kaduna

The police and other security agents, on Tuesday, dispersed heavily armed thugs who attacked labour union leaders and members in…

Fintiri declares 3-day mourning for traditional monarch

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state has declared a three-day mourning period in honour of  Mbula  Traditional Ruler, Joel Joram-Fwa,…
Ekiti street sweepers protest

Ekiti street sweepers protest, demand new minimum wage

Street sweepers in Ekiti on Monday protested against what they described as the government’s insensitive stance to their welfare.
FILE PHOTO: Tension as Osogbo youths protest EFCC raid.

Tension as Osogbo youths protest EFCC raid

There was tension in some areas in Osogbo, Osun state capital early Tuesday morning as some youths protested raid by…
Justice Christopher Awubra and other members of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry at a sitting in Taraba State on January 6, 2021.

Taraba panel stops hearing petitions, no compensation awarded

The Taraba State Judicial Panel on Restitution of Victims of Police Brutality and other security agencies has suspended the hearing…

Breaking: Sanwo-Olu unveils cashless FLM Bus Scheme, set to ban okada

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday unveiled the cashless First and Last Mile (FLM) bus schemes to ply inner…
Professor Grace Ayanbimpe, left and her daughter

Abducted Prof. Grace Ayanbimpe, husband regain freedom

Security agents in Plateau have rescued UNIJOS Professor Grace Ayanbimpe and her husband who were abducted by gunmen.
Niger Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello

Niger community appeals for basic social amenities

The Gbata Gurusu community in the Bosso Local Government Area of Niger has appealed to the state and local governments…
Kano lawyer, Musa Tudunwada ask Hisbah Board boss to clarify how bags of rice donated by the state to his officers and staff were distributed

Hisbah arrests couple for trafficking baby in Kano

Officials of the Kano State Hisbah Board have arrested a 40-year old woman, Salomi Jerome, and her husband, Igina Salomi,…
Obakhedo on a dialysis machine

Lagos NUJ seeks aid for Obakhedo, ex-NAN chief

Lagos State Council of the NUJ, has appealed to philanthropists to assist Mr Peter Obakhedo, a former Editor-in-Chief of NAN,…
NECO

Armed operatives take position at NECO headquarters

Heavily armed policemen and officers of the Department of State Security, DSS were on Monday drafted to man NECO headquarter…
Oby Ezekwesili

#BringBackOurGirls: Ezekwesili launches legal action against peddlers of fake quote

Former Minister of Education, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, threatens legal action against peddlers of false quote on #BringBackOurGirls campaign

Lagos considering public holiday for traditional worshippers

Lagos State Government has said it is considering an official public holiday for traditional worshipers in the state.

EFCC arrests 7 suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt

Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested seven suspected internet…
Governor Willie Obiano

Obiano imposes curfew on 2 communities

Governor Willie Obiano has imposed a curfew on two communities in Anambra state following a communal clash.

Four suspected deadly robbers busted in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command on Monday said its men have arrested four suspected deadly robbers on Lagos-Badagry expressway.
Kidnappers release two siblings abducted on their way back from back school in Igarra, Edo State after payment of N6 million ransom.

JUST IN: Gunmen shoot four persons dead in Rivers again

Gunmen have reportedly invaded Kono Boue community in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State and shot four persons dead.
Professor Grace Ayanbimpe, left and her daughter

Updated: Gunmen kidnap Prof. Grace Ayanbimpe, husband in Jos

Grace Ayanbimpe, a professor with the Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Jos, has been kidnapped by gunmen.
Osun police arrest four men for killing woman for money ritual

Police debunk gunmen attack in Modakeke Town

The Police Command in Osun has described as false, a report that Modakeke Town in Osun was attacked by gunmen…