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COWLSO delivers Free Healthcare to Makoko residents, targets gaps in Medical Access

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

According to Sanwo-Olu, the theme reflects the urgent need to close healthcare gaps and promote preventive care.

How vigilantes stripped, brutalised a female corps member in Anambra

Michael Adesina

8 months ago

Anambra State has been thrown into outrage after a viral video exposed armed vigilantes savagely assaulting a female corps member,…

Crackdown in FCT: Hundreds of vehicles impounded for illegal tints, fake plates

Paul Dada

8 months ago

“Investigations show that most of the vehicles used by these criminals are either unregistered, illegally tinted, or carry fake number…

Heavy rain destroys 70 houses in Jigawa

Paul Dada

8 months ago

“The disaster occurred after heavy rainfall that lasted many hours and the flood overwhelmed the waterways and culverts in the…

26 rescued, 25 missing in Sokoto boat mishap – NEMA

Paul Dada

8 months ago

“The rescue operation is ongoing. We have also alerted neighbouring communities to assist in the search for more victims,” Kafindangi…

Four guards hauled to prison accused of stealing employer’s N100m property

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

When Princess Ojei returned to discover her home ransacked and her guards missing, she petitioned Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone…

Storm in Yorubaland: Alaafin gives Ooni 48 hours to revoke Chieftaincy title

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

According to the Alaafin, the instrument of office presented to Oba Ogunwusi at his installation clearly restricts his authority to…

Police Smash ‘One Chance’ gang in Ikeja, arrest wanted Kingpin

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

According to investigations, the gang operated under the guise of regular commercial drivers, using minibuses popularly known as korope.

Court sends man to jail over alleged defilement of teenage girl

Paul Dada

8 months ago

Earlier, the Prosecutor, ASP Aminu Isaac, told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence on Aug. 10 at…

NEMA, lawmakers distribute relief materials to Niger flood victims

Paul Dada

8 months ago

He said the distribution exercise was done with assistance from representatives of the lawmaker across the three affected local government…

Flood Relief: Yobe provides rent aid to 100 affected families

Paul Dada

8 months ago

He said the agency would provide free meals, blankets, mats, soaps, buckets, kettles mosquito nets and detergents to the affected…

AK-47s, ammunition recovered as police foil kidnap plot in Akwa Ibom

Paul Dada

8 months ago

“Following the arrest, operatives conducted a further search in an uncompleted building in a nearby bush, where they recovered a…

Speeding SUV slams stationary bus: One dead in Mile 2 tragedy

Paul Dada

8 months ago

“The sanctity of human life must never be compromised by recklessness on our highways. The Lagos State Government, through LASTMA,…

25 per cent paternity tests negative – DNA Centre

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

A DNA paternity test determines the biological father of a child using genetic materials.

Police assure safe return of abducted Edo seminarians

Michael Adesina

8 months ago

The Edo State Police Command has promised to rescue three seminarians kidnapped from the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary, Ivianokpodi-Agenebode, on…

Tinubu: We’ll turn transport sector into economic powerhouse

Paul Dada

8 months ago

“It will also produce Nigerian experts that will utilise policy, law and industry practice to make the transport sector the…

Multiple road accident claims three lives in Edo

Paul Dada

8 months ago

"Four persons were in the Mercedes, three of them died and one was injured," the FRSC boss stated.

Escape of female human trafficking suspect from police custody sparks protest in Edo community

Paul Dada

8 months ago

"I have already called the Commissioner of Police to report this matter. He is aware of it and has promised…

‘N3M bribes for Bills’: Akpabio, Abbas get 7-day ultimatum to refer allegation to EFCC, ICPC for probe

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

The scandal was triggered by Ibrahim Auyo, a member of the House of Representatives (APC, Jigawa), who, in a viral…

2025 biggest drug bust: NDLEA smashes ‘Ghost trafficker’, seizes N7.8bn worth of Narcotics

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

The statement said after three years on the run, 36-year-old Sunday Ibigide, once described by officials as a “ghost trafficker,”…

Police Inspector, 3 others arrested for robbery, extortion in Edo

Isa Isawade

8 months ago

"Acting on this complaint and other related reports, the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Monday Agbonika, fdc, directed…

Police nab Black Axe confraternity members, others in Enugu

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

Also two firearms, seven live rounds of ammunition, a stolen motorcycle, and other incriminating exhibits were recovered during the operations,

Ondo man Bello Azeez stages self-kidnap to dupe parents of N.5m

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

To secure his release, his parents, together with his friends mobilised resources and created a GoFundMe account, through which they…

Police rescue two kidnapped victims in Kebbi

Paul Dada

8 months ago

He said that the rescue was part of the command’s ongoing onslaught against banditry and other heinous crimes in the…

By-Election: Tight security presence as Ibadan North heads to polls

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Nigerian Army were deployed to…

Court jails four Yahoo Boys in Lagos after EFCC sting at Obasanjo Library Hotel

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

Olatunji was jailed one month with an option of a ₦500,000 fine. Oshundairo, who pocketed ₦600,000 from his schemes, was…

Vote-buying scandal: Police, DSS bust man with ₦25.9m ahead of Kaduna By-Election

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

During the operation, operatives recovered ₦25.9 million in cash, allegedly earmarked for inducing voters.

Air Canada Flight Attendants strike grounds flights, 130,000 passengers stranded

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

Air Canada, in turn, offered a 38% increase in total compensation over four years, including a 25% raise in the…

Fresh FM breaks silence on fire outbreak at Ibadan Headquarters

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

According to the statement, the fire severely affected the studios of Fresh 105.9 FM and Blast 98.3 FM, alongside adjoining…

Torrential rains ravage Potiskum: Dozens of homes flattened, families left homeless

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

For years, residents in these communities have lived at the mercy of seasonal floods, their vulnerability worsened by poor or…

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