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Police are hunting for gunmen who attempted to kidnap Yakubu Sanda, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, in Jos on Friday evening.

How police foiled attempted kidnap of Plateau speaker

"On Friday, at about 11:20 p.m. while the Speaker arrived at his residence at Federal Low-cost in Jos-south, three unidentified…

How hoodlums attacked us – Katsina Police

“On arrival, the team came under serious attack by the miscreants who were armed with dangerous weapons such as cutlasses,…
Sanwo-Olu and Buhari

Family urges Buhari, Sanwo-Olu to intervene in disputed land matter

According to the Ojumu family, on 18th December 2022, some policemen chased away the owners of an 8223sqm landed property…
Gerald Chukwunonso Okoro wins Glo's home

Another house winner emerges in Glo Festival of Joy promo

The overjoyed house winner raced to Gloworld immediately he was called and informed that he had won a house in…
Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi reacts to claim by one Ms Fagbule that he duped her of $180,000 with a promise of marriage

Ooni of Ife: Jesus Christ turned my shame, tribulations into celebrations

Ooni of Ife charged Christians to hold firmly unto Jesus Christ, adding “truly, He is the son of God and…
Enugu Police

Kidnapper caught while withdrawing ransom money in Ondo

The suspect abducted the girl while her mother left her in her Toyota Corolla Car at Lafe Area, Akure, to…

FG drops important information on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

This led the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Umar Bakare, to suspend work and supervise the removal…
Femi Kuti

Femi Kuti, popular photo-journalist, is dead

Kuti, who had been in the industry for over two decades eventually succumbed to the cruel hands of death on…
Thugs stab Mohammed Abo’ore to death assisting to apprehend miscreants smoking cannabis in Fadikpe community of Minna, Niger State

Lagos man Fubara Onyegi stabbed to death in argument over fuel

The deceased’s brother told the police that about 7.00 a.m. on Jan. 1, his brother was stabbed on the throat…

3 dead, 8 injured in Ogun traffic accident

The accident occurred at about 7:30 a.m. due to excessive speed and a loss of control on the part of…

Police arrest 61 suspected political thugs in Kano

According to him, the arrest was made in line with the directives of the Inspector General of Police, Mr Usman…
Kogi govt. received intelligence before Okene explosion - Commodore Omodara

Kogi govt. applauds DSS for arresting Okene explosion masterminds

The explosion occurred near the Palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Okene during the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari…
Zamfara boat mishap claims 40 people

Kebbi boat mishap: 14 bodies recovered, 6 still missing

The governor commended those who rendered assistance towards the rescue of the boat passengers and the ongoing search for the…
The couple and others arrested

Deadly couple, six others busted for killing, selling woman’s body parts in Ogun

According to him, having recognized the body, the DPO, Obalende division, SP Murphy Salami mobilized his crack detectives and embarked…
defilement

Lagos carpenter docked for raping neighbour’s 7-year-old daughter

Akeem said the defendant lured the girl to his room and had sexual intercourse with her.
fire

Black Wednesday: 18 people burnt to death in Bauchi fatal crash

Abdullahi said the multiple fatal crash was caused by a speed violation, saying that the FRSC was made to understand…
NAF officers on duty

Tension in Kwara as trailer crushes two Air Force officers to death

An eyewitness identified simply as Alhaji Pasa claimed that the officers were on duty when the truck crushed two of…
Police confirm kidnap of 2 farmers in Osun

Couple found dead on matrimonial bed in Kano

“When the grandmother of Idris forced the door open, she discovered the couple motionless on the matrimonial bed, with smoke…
Free Bawa or charge him to court: MURIC writes DSS

EFCC makes big statement: 3,785 Yahoo Boys, others jailed in 2022

The conviction secured by the Commission in 2022 is the highest by the EFCC since inception, and sustains an upward…

Police discover burnt corpse concealed in sack in Akure

The yet-to-be-identified corpse was found on Monday around the Green Park area at Oke-Aro in Akure South Local Government Area…
Federal Fire Service says property worth N23 billion and 28 lives were lost in 649 fire incidents across Nigeria in the last quarter of 2022.

Fire razes warehouse, destroys over N50m goods in Aba

Hè regretted the huge damage done to the goods and building which, he said, would gulp millions of naira to…
The suspect, Otaru

Deadly ISWAP bomber who bombed Kogi during Buhari’s visit smashed

He said during investigations, it was ascertained that Otaru was a high commander of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)…
t in at different parts of Benin, the State capital.

New Year Carnival: Gunshots send residents scampering in Ondo

The Owa-Ale of Ikare, Oba Adeleke Adedoyin-Adegbite, said there were no casualties and that he had informed security operatives in…
Fake visa agent allegedly dupes customer of N100m

2 men in court for alleged N1.25m visa fraud

The defendants collected the sum of N1.25 million from the complainant, Mr Umeh Chinedu, to help him process his Sweden…
ISWAP

Gun-battle in Kaduna: Four terrorists shot dead

By Sumaila Ogbaje Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have eliminated four terrorists and recovered arms and ammunition as well as…
The corpse of Oreoluwa Fatinoye, the son of a couple who were killed in Abeokuta on new year’s day, has been recovered from Ogun river.

Corpse of son of murdered Ogun couple retrieved from river

Oreoluwa Fatinoye was reportedly thrown into a river on Adigbe- Obada road in Abeokuta, Ogun State after being kidnapped by…

Tragic! Relatives of dead patient kill doctor in Delta

Relatives of the deceased patient had sent death threats to the doctor and his hospital because he requested a police…
Lagos

Lagos laments unsafe sale, storage of fuel

According to him, the dry weather occasioned by the harmattan weather, coupled with storage of fuel in homes, marketplaces, workplaces…
Police confirm death of four workers in a fire accident that occurred at a lounge and bar in Baale Road, Olodi Apapa area of Lagos

Fire engulfs shops in Kano

According to Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi of the Kano State Fire Service, the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Ikedi Ohakim, former Imo State governor.

I thought I was a dead man: Ohakim speaks on deadly attack, killing of four policemen

The former governor escaped death by the whiskers when gunmen rained bullets on his vehicle at Ehime Mbano Local Government…