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Varsity student, Rhoda Agboje arrested for selling drugged cookies to schoolchildren

Rhoda Agboje, a 300-level university student has been arrested in Abuja for selling drugged cookies to schoolchildren and other members…
Nigeria Police

2 kidnappers arrested, 4 rescued in Delta

The Police Command in Delta said it has apprehended two suspected kidnappers and rescued four victims in two separate operations.

Nigeria’s Chukwudi Opara busted in India over N9.4m scam

A suspected Nigerian scammer, Henry Chukwudi Opara, has been arrested in India over alleged Rs 18.50 lakh (₦9,397,082.50) gift scam.
Police Command in Osun say three persons were shot during a failed kidnapping attempt at Koka Village in Ibokun Local Government Area on Sunday.

Three shot as villagers fight off kidnappers in Osun

Police say three persons were shot during a failed kidnapping attempt at Koka Village in Ibokun LGA Osun State on…

Sanwo-Olu honours AK-47 wielding cop Erhabor assaulted by civilian 

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday honoured ASP Sunday Erhabor for displaying professionalism and self-restraint when harassed by a…
INEC

Three INEC staff perish in ghastly accident in Borno

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that it lost three staff in an accident on Sunday in Borno…
Ahmad Muhammad suspected kidnapper

I live near expressways to aid my kidnapping business – Ahmad Muhammad

A 20-year-old suspected kidnapper Ahmad Muhammad has confessed to living close to expressways to aid his kidnapping business.

Lagos Assembly clears Iba LCDA chairperson of wrongdoing

The Iba local council development chairperson Hon Princess Ramota Rachael Dayo Oseni has been cleared by the Lagos State House…
Deputy Governor of Lagos state, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat

Nigerians must come together to fight insecurity – Hamzat

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat has called on Nigerians, to come together in fighting insecurity.
Obabioluwakosi Malaolu and his bride, Feyisetan Sogbesan

Photos: Niran Malaolu’s son Oba weds in grand style

Obabioluwakosi Malaolu and his bride, Feyisetan Sogbesan tied the nuptial knot in a grand style in Abeokuta at the weekend.
L-R: National President, Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Alhaji Abdul-Rafiu Ade Sanni, Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat and National Missioner, Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria and Overseas, Sheikh Abdur-Rahman Olanrewaju Ahmad during the 2021 Annual Ramadan Lecture of the Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Council held at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos on Sunday.

Photos: Lagos hosts annual Ramadan lecture

The Lagos State government on Sunday, April 19 hosted the 2021 Annual Ramadan Lecture of the Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria…
accident

2 nurses die, 10 injured in Ogun lone accident

Two nurses were confirmed dead on Sunday while 10 others sustained injuries in a lone accident on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.

Traffic control: Ganduje inaugurates 25 power bikes

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has inaugurated 25 power bikes procured by the Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) to…
FILE PHOTO: A Danfo bus in Lagos

It will be unfair to scrap ‘Danfo’ buses – Sanwo-Olu

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said that it will be unfair to scrap the commercial yellow buses popularly…
Police rescue Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Pankshin, Plateau State, SP Nwapi Augustus, who was abducted by gunmen on 11, January, 2022.

15 arrested over criminal conspiracy in Kaduna

The Police Command in Kaduna State has arrested 15 suspects for alleged conspiracy, inciting disturbances and cruelty to animals.

Era of violence, arms struggle in Niger Delta over: Amnesty boss

Rtd Col. Milland Dikio, Interim Administrator (IA) of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), said the era of violence and arms…

Abia warns residents over planned attacks, slams curfew

The Abia State Government at the weekend said it had uncovered a plot by some unidentified hoodlums to carry out…
Amotekun

Amotekun arrests herdsmen, 250 cows in Ondo

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, on Sunday seized about 250 cows which allegedly destroyed 300-hectare farmland in…
Bianca and late Igbo leader, Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu during their marriage in 2001. Bianca reveals why her father asked Ojukwu to pay ‘impossible bride price’ of 100 pre -independence copper coins on her

Bianca: Why my father asked Ojukwu for ‘impossible’ bride price     

Bianca, former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, reveals why her father asked late Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu to pay ‘impossible bride price’…
Accountant, Odiri Onosigho shot dead on Thursday, 15 April around First Gate in Festac

How young accountant, Odiri Onosigho, was shot dead in Lagos

A young accountant, Odiri Onosigho, was shot dead on Thursday, 15 April around First Gate in Festac Town, Lagos while…

Why Lagos is shutting down Opebi Road

The Lagos State Government has announced plan to close Opebi Road for the next stage of construction of the Collector…

Modu Ari notorious Boko Haram’s informant busted by troops

A notorious Boko Haram's informant, Modu Ari has been arrested by Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in Yobe State.
Lagos arrests 24 people over illegal reclamation in Badagry

Lagos environmental sanitation competition to commence May

Lagos State Government on Sunday announced the resuscitation of the Environmental Sanitation competition amongst all Local Governments and Council Areas…

We’re using sports development to engage youths in Oyo – Makinde

Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, said that his administration is developing sports to productively engage youths in the…

BCOS reacts to rumour on demolition of Staff Quarters

The Management of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) has reacted to the rumour which trended on social media

Drug traffickers Destiny, Chibuzo excrete 191 pellets of cocaine, heroin

Two suspected drug traffickers, Chukwudi Destiny and Ezekiel Chibuzo arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, have excreted 191…
FUOYE commences admission into its College of Medicine

FUOYE approves N3.1m insurance scheme for 25 students

FUOYE has approved a special insurance package of N3.1 million at N125, 000 each for 25 students to enable them…
FTAN President Alhaji Saleh Kareem Rabo

NTDC workers mourn Saleh Rabo

Workers at the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation have expressed “deep sorrow’’ over the death of Alhaji Saleh Rabo, a member…
Iyabo Ojo

Iyabo Ojo: Curfew killing lounge bars, restaurants

Iyabo Ojo laments the 12-4 a.m. curfew is killing the business of night club, lounge bar, and restaurant owners.
Kidnappers release two siblings abducted on their way back from back school in Igarra, Edo State after payment of N6 million ransom.

Tragedy: Gunmen shoot seven family members dead in Benue

Tragedy struck at Mbamondu community, Annune junction at the outskirts of Makurdi, Benue State on Saturday as suspected Fulani militia…