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Bauchi wedding of blood: Hoodlums shoot two teenagers dead

Police spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, told newsmen on Monday in Bauchi that the assailants “entered the house and started beating…
The four policemen, arrested for alleged involvement in killing of a vigilante member, Ikponwonsa Aikpitanyi in Benin, Edo state

4 policemen, couple arrested for murder of vigilante man in Edo

The 27-year-old Aikpitanyi, a member of the local vigilante group at Obaze Street, off Ewah Road, in Benin, was allegedly…
Travel agent Benjamin Gabriel docked for visa fraud

Travel agent Benjamin Gabriel docked for visa fraud

A 35-year-old travel agent, Benjamin Gabriel, was on Monday docked in a Kaduna Magistrates’ Court for alleged N1million visa fraud.
Two members of Aiye cult gang, Habeeb Muideen a.k.a Oko 8 and Ibrahim a.k.a Ayin arrested by police during supremacy battle in Abeokuta, Ogun State

2 Aiye cult members arrested, 1 killed in Ogun clash

"The two suspects are currently undergoing interrogation at SWAT office to determine their roles in the clash which left one…
Governor Sanwo-Olu at one of the stations for Blue Line

Lagos Blue Rail line will be electrified: Sanwo-Olu

He said this on Sunday, while inspecting both the Blue and Red rail lines in Lagos. Works on the two…
Apongbon bridge on fire

Sanwo-Olu gives 3-day ultimatum to Apongbo Bridge traders

He said the enforcement team would be deployed to the bridge on the expiration of the ultimatum.
The collapsed Deeper Life Bible Church in Iragbo Badagry

5 critically injured as Deeper Life Bible Church collapses on worshippers

The building collapsed at about 9.30 a.m while the service was in progress, amid a heavy rainstorm.
Enugu Police

Police deny culpability in death of village head, 2 others in Ondo

An eye witness, Funmi Olowogboye, told newsmen that the accident occurred while the police officers were trying to extort the…
Buhari still grieve for Chibok girls in captivity

‘It’s a national disaster’: Buhari speaks on death of 100 in Imo

This follows the reported deaths of over 100 people on Friday night after an illegal refinery exploded at Abaezi forest…
Kwara Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq donates N20m to Muhammad Kamaldeen varsity

AbdulRazaq donates N20m to Muhammad Kamaldeen University

Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara Sunday donated N20 million to fast track the take-off of the Muhammad Kamaldeen University in…
John Augustine

Security man Augustine jailed for stealing employer’s N1.09m property

The convict was jailed by Magistrate Idowu after he pleaded guilty to the one-count charge of stealing preferred against him…
Traditional worshippers protest open display of Alaafin of Oyo's corpse

Traditional worshippers protest open display of Alaafin of Oyo’s corpse

Traditional Worshippers Association of Nigeria, Oyo State branch has condemned the open display of the corpse of the late Alaafin…
FILE PHOTO: Members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria.

Vigilante man Aikpitanyi shot dead by police in Edo

By Jethro Ibileke A member of a local vigilante group at Obaze Street, off Ewah Road, in Benin, Edo State,…
Ignore video on kidnapping by herdsmen: Kogi CP tells public

Wedding guests kidnapped in Anambra regains freedom

Five wedding guests abducted in Anambra last Monday have been released.
The two suspects arrested by NDLEA for heroin export

Liberia-bound heroin hidden in lady’s shoes, NDLEA arrests 2 men

Femi Babafemi, spokesman of the agency identified the arrested suspects as Idokoja Solomon Chukwurah and Patrick John Tochukwu.
a policeman

Akinlosolu, David, Blessing nabbed for one chance robbery in Ondo

"During interrogation, the suspects confessed to be serial robbers whose area of specialty was using taxi to rob unsuspecting citizens,"…
Lassa Fever

Lassa Fever strikes 34 people dead in Ondo

Faduyile said the state recorded 227 confirmed cases in six Local Government Areas (LGAs) during the period.
The suspects

Four Brazil-based drug dealers smashed with cocaine at Lagos, Abuja Airports

A statement issued by NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday, said at least, four traffickers involved in the attempts to…
A suspect arrested by EFCC just an illustration for Mayowa

NSCDC arrests Olawale Mayowa over fake bank alert

Daniel Aidamenbor, the command’s Public Relations Officer(PRO) said the suspect was tracked and arrested in Osogbo, Osun, on April 14,…
Dr John Okoriko

Apostle John Okoriko regains freedom

A family member of Okoriko’s expressed joy at the release of the cleric whom he said worshipped with the congregation…
Oba Adeyemi and Akande-Sadipe

Adeyemi was encyclopaedia of Yoruba culture : Akande-Sadipe

Akande-Sadipe said the late monarch was one of the most revered royal fathers, who had a vast knowledge of Yoruba…
Boko Haram

Police confirm 10 dead in terrorists’ attack in Yobe

He said the insurgents moving on motorcycles also torched the staff quarters of a public school in the area.
Illustration of Ogaminana Police station

Gunmen attack Kogi’s Ogaminana police station, kill 3 cops

The attack took place around 2 a.m, with residents alerted when they heard gunshots from the police station.
Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi

How Alaafin predicted his death and faced it boldly

The Alaafin seemed to be a cat with nine lives. His death had been rumoured many times in the past.…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu approves increment of 100 per cent on bursary payable to students of Lagos State origin in tertiary institutions

Sanwo-Olu tells ambitious appointees to quit immediately

According to the circular, all appointees and civil servants eyeing elective offices and aiming to participate in party primaries as…
NURTW

Lagos crisis: NURTW begs Gov. Sanwo-Olu

The president said that the union had inaugurated a nine-man caretaker committee to oversee and coordinate operations of the union…

2 die, 12 injured in lone bus accident on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), said that the accident occurred at 1:10p.m.
FILE: Suspected cultists arrested

Lagos Police smash three deadly cultists, recover guns

A statement issued by the command's spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin on Friday said the police acted on intelligence provided by…
An 80-year-old man, Isiyaka Ayinde, has reportedly committed suicide by hanging self with a rope in Araromi Imota area of Lagos State.

Police foil suicide attempt in Ilorin

The police spokesman said an alarm raised by a passer-by who saw Owolabi hanging from the tree attracted the police…
NURTW passes vote of no confidence on Tajudeen Baruwa

NURTW sets up nine-man committee to oversee Lagos affairs

NURTW said that the decision to urgently constitute a caretaker committee was to prevent any vacuum in administration of the…