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JAMB: Katsina’s Ibrahim Abdulaziz jailed 3 years for impersonation

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 weeks ago

Police said Abdulaziz unlawfully and fraudulently represented himself as Bolanwu Emmanuel, a UTME candidate, and who is the first defendant…

Grief in Kano as mother of quintuplets dies a day after delivery

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 weeks ago

Her husband, Salisu Nufi’u, a commercial tricycle driver, cried uncontrollably, as the quintuplets, are the ninth pregnancy of the late…

Kidnappers now using banks to collect ransoms — Expert raises alarm

Femi Fabunmi

4 weeks ago

A security expert, Dr. Kabir Adamu, has raised concern that kidnappers in Nigeria are now using banks to collect ransom…

Police arrest four suspected cultists, recover firearms in Edo raid

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 weeks ago

During the operation, police operatives recovered four pump-action guns, nine live cartridges and three expended cartridges from the suspects.

Tears in Yobe as family of five perishes in road accident

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

4 weeks ago

The fatal incident, which occurred on Wednesday, involved residents of Potiskum Local Government Area and has plunged the community into…

Panic as pit swallows workers in Kano, many feared dead

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

4 weeks ago

The incident occurred in the early hours of the day in Ghari Local Government Area, where the victims were said…

Tanker driver flees after crushing dispatch rider to death in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 weeks ago

LASTMA personnel immediately cordoned off the area using safety cones and caution tape to control traffic and avert secondary collisions.

Firm drags Nova Bank to court over $2 million disputed debt

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 weeks ago

A plastic manufacturing company, Sunrise Products Limited, has instituted a suit against Nova Commercial Bank Limited before a Federal High…

Court orders final forfeiture of $13 million linked to Achimugu

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 weeks ago

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the final forfeiture of $13 million linked to…

DSS rescues abducted Kano LG secretary after fierce gun battle

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 weeks ago

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have rescued the abducted Administrative Secretary of Kibiya Local Government Area of…

Amotekun arrests suspected armed robber in Osun

Isa Isawade

4 weeks ago

The Osun Security Network, also known as Amotekun Corps, has arrested a suspected armed robber in Ororuwo Community, Boripe Local…

Ekiti goes tough on environmental violators, 4 arraigned

Isa Isawade

4 weeks ago

Four persons were on Wednesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged unlawful disposal of waste.

Nigerian soldiers, policemen killed in gunmen ambush

Michael Adesina

4 weeks ago

Armed gunmen ambushed security forces in the Giro Masa community of Shanga Local Government Area, Kebbi State, on Tuesday night,…

Oyo: Pastor, Islamic Cleric, motorcyclist arrested over possession of human parts

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 weeks ago

According to the police spokesperson, the Joseph confessed that he had obtained the suspected human parts from an unknown individual…

Three Lagos men docked for allegedly forging death certificate

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 weeks ago

The defendants identified as Gloria Agubosim, 37; Olukoya Sunday, 58; and Adeite Solomon, 49 were arraigned on a two-count charge…

Many feared dead as trailer ploughs into crowd in Ibadan

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 weeks ago

The impact was most severe at the crowded Iso-Osan market, popularly known as Orange Market, where the trailer caused widespread…

Retired DIG Gumel: Honoured for meritorious service to fatherland

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 month ago

Indeed, for DIG Gumel (rtd), his achievements earned him recognition from traditional leaders, international partners like the UK Metropolitan Police…

Tragic! US-based Nigerian graduate Oluwalayomi Fadero killed

Michael Adesina

1 month ago

Police said Fadero, a recent graduate of Fisk University, was heading into her neighbourhood along Murfreesboro Pike when the suspect’s…

Four killed in night horror crash on Ogun expressway

Paul Dada

1 month ago

“The truck was being towed when the towing chain snapped, and the speeding Toyota bus subsequently rammed into it,” Afolabi…

Navy busts suspected oil theft ring, seizes 44,000 litres of diesel

Paul Dada

1 month ago

“While on patrol at about 0115 hours on March 22, the team accosted a boat being escorted by armed elements…

10 dead, 20 injured in Niger tanker crash tragedy

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 month ago

FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, disclosed in a statement that the crash occurred around 8:20 a.m. at Malam Tanko…

Baruwa storms NURTW Secretariat, sacks MC Oluomo as President

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 month ago

Baruwa insisted that the action was peaceful and in line with the law, stressing that the move was not a…

Ooni’s Palace clarifies Olori’s Osun Grove visit, denies conflict narratives

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 month ago

The House of Oduduwa has dismissed reports linking Queen Ashley Afolasade Ojaja Ogunwusi’s visit to the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove with…

ICPC to arraign El-Rufa’i over fraud, abuse of office charges

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 month ago

He added that the Commission had also filed a separate charge before a Kaduna State High Court against El-Rufa’i and…

Female manager, electrician jailed for stealing employer’s ₦1m

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 month ago

An Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on Lagos Island has convicted and sentenced a sales manager, Tracy Benibile, to two years and…

EFCC service failure stalls ₦152m Lagos Luxury property dispute

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 month ago

Proceedings in a ₦152 million property dispute before a Lagos High Court in Osborne, Ikoyi, were on Monday adjourned until…

Police foil kidnap plot in Delta, rescue victims after gun battle

Paul Dada

1 month ago

Police said officers were immediately deployed to the area, leading to the arrest of Blessing. A locally made Beretta pistol…

War Insight: Generals safe, soldiers vulnerable – US

Femi Fabunmi

1 month ago

Cooper stressed that he has been closely monitoring developments over the past week and finds the situation concerning

Bandits bomb key bridge in Niger

Michael Adesina

1 month ago

A commercial driver, Ahmed Yusuf, confirmed that the road had been completely cut off on Monday morning. “No car could…

Terrorists bomb Niger Bridge, kill eight, cut off communities

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 month ago

The destroyed bridge is considered a critical link for rural trade and mobility, particularly for access to the Babana border…

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