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The convicts

Dubai, Turkey, Saudi-bound smugglers of 1,144 ATM cards jailed

The Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Tanimu Shehu has sentenced three ATM card smugglers to six months…
Ogun Assembly Speaker, Oluomo commissioning the new State Secretariat of the Riders and Owners of Motorcycle organisation (ROMO).

Insecurity: Ogun Speaker calls for engagement of transport workers

The Speaker noted that organizations like ROMO can be a platform for empowerment of youths and for also monitoring the…
Police

Kogi: Police rescue 2 kidnapped persons, arrest cattle rustlers

Police operatives attached to Ajaokuta Division of Kogi Police Command carried out the operation.
Nigeria Air Force kills Halilu Buzu and Alaji Gana notorious kingpins of bandits terrorising communities across Northwest in air strikes

Death toll hits 40 in bandits’ attack on Kaduna villages

Kaduna State Government has said two more bodies have been found following Saturday’s bandits attacks on Giwa Local Government Area…
DSP Cordelia Nwawe

DSP Cordelia Nwawe in N22M bitcoin extortion scandal faces probe

The Inspector General of Police, Alkali Usman Baba said following reports in the media, he has set an investigative panel…
Police

Kogi bank robbery: Police smash eight suspected robbers

Kogi State Police Command and hunters have arrested eight members of a suspected robbery syndicate, who attacked three banks and…
The burnt vehicle

Gunmen invade checkpoint, shoot two policemen dead in Anambra

Gunmen have shot two policemen dead and burnt their patrol vehicle in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria.
Nigerian

Ekiti man Samson jailed six years for stabbing ex-wife

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ilawe-Ekiti, Ekiti State on Monday, sentenced a man, Emmanuel Samson to six years imprisonment for…
Ekiti Election: NSCDC dismisses allegation of personnel snatching money

2,250 NSCDC operatives deployed in Lagos for Yuletide celebration

By Bukola Adetoye The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps( NSCDC), Lagos State Command, has deployed 2, 250 personnel to…
The Polytechnic Ibadan

Armed robbers attack Ibadan Poly, shoot lecturer

By Suleiman Shehu A lecturer in the Department of Biology, Mr Okedara Emmanuel was shot by armed robbers who invaded…
Dr. Joseph Nwobike

Supreme Court nullifies senior lawyer Nwobike’s conviction

The Supreme Court has nullified the conviction and 30 days sentence of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr. Joseph…
Nasarawa govt. bans sales, use of charcoal

Nasarawa Govt bans use of charcoal

The ban was announced at a press briefing in Lafia during the weekend by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment…
Ugwuanyi and Mbaka at Adoration Crusade

Mbaka hosts Gov. Ugwuanyi at Adoration Crusade (Photos)

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Sunday joined members of the Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria in their last Crusade…
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah

Bishop Kukah marks 45 years of priesthood

Addressing the congregation at Catholic Church in Sokoto, Kukah used the occasion to thank his parents and the Catholic family…
The Osun Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Adegboyega Leye, made this known in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, in Osogbo.

4 die, 8 injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident

“The truck driver drove dangerously, forcing the Mazda bus driver to lose control and crashed on the highway. Unfortunately, the…
Bandits

Update: Bandits shoot 38 Kaduna villagers dead

The Kaduna State Government has said the death toll in an attack by suspected bandits in Giwa Local Government Area…
Professor Augustine Orhuex: appointed Supreme Subordinate Surgeon General of the Knights of St John International (KSJI).

Former UNIBEN DVC appointed Surgeon-General of KSJI

He is expected to arrange periodic hospital visitations to comfort and defray the bills of the very indigent patients as…
Couple sell their one-month old baby for N50, 000

Couple sell one-month-old baby for N50, 000 in Ogun

Officers of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a couple for selling their one-month-old baby for N50,000.
Some members of the notorious 11 kidnap suspects arrested in Taraba by the police

Police smash 11 notorious kidnappers in Taraba, recover 7 Ak-47s, others

The suspects were allegedly behind the kidnapping of a Customs officer, a relative of Emir of Jalingo and killing of…
Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, said it has commenced operation "SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE DRIVING... A MUST" to ensure safe driving in all nooks and crannies of the state during the yuletide.

Yuletide: TRACE deploys 680 personnel for special operation in Ogun

TRACE urged operatives to be civil, humane and exhibit a high level of professionalism in the discharge of their duties…
Abraham Airaodion receiving a certificate of appreciation from Sharjah Taxi

Airaodion Nigerian cab driver in Dubai returns 100K Dirhams left in taxi

Abraham who works with Sharjah Taxi Cooperation has been honoured by the organisation with a certificate of appreciation .
Eze Joy Chioma

Pregnant woman Chioma cracked with 1,441kg imported skunk in Lagos raid

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have raided two clandestine drug stores in Lagos where a pregnant…
Dr Conrad Opara

Corps member Conrad Opara conducts free eye screening for IDPs

Opara said he embarked on the programme as part of his Community Development Service(CDS) project, to give back to the…
Angel Smith

“It’s not your business” – Angel Smith reacts to pregnancy speculation

Reacting to this, Angel, in a post shared on her Instagram story, said netizens should stop commenting on people’s weight…
Just for illustration: Crashed Opel Vectra

8 occupants of overloaded Opel Vectra die in Bauchi accident- FRSC

The Sector Commander attributed the accident to overloading, speed violation and head-on-collision.
70 suspected robbers, others smashed in Oyo

70 suspected robbers, others smashed in Oyo

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, said it arrested about 70 suspected armed robbers, pipeline…
Apo-Karshi road in the-Federal Capital Territory-FCT

FCTA threatens to sanction Kakatar Engineering over Apo-Karshi road

Kakatar Engineering said the road has already attained 89 per cent completion and promised to deliver the 11 percent in…
FRSC says 42 passengers escaped death when a tipper on high speed lost control and crashed into a bus in Enugu-Onitsha Expressway on Tuesday.

252 dead,1,307 injured in Niger road crashes

FRSC identified over-speeding as one of the major problems among motorists in the state.
Shatu Garko Miss Nigeria 2021

Shatu Garko from Kano crowned Miss Nigeria 2021

She emerged the winner after beating 17 other finalists at the beauty pageant on Friday night at the Landmark Centre…
Lekan Odunare

Odunare who jumped into lagoon took Arizona, Colorado drugs- Wife speaks

Odunare, who jumped into the lagoon at Epe Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday, was found dead on…