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Bullion Van

Gunmen attack bullion van, kill driver, policeman

Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday attacked a bullion van in Ore, Ondo state, killing the driver and a police officer.
Rivers State University where the ATM robbery happened

Robbers in police uniforms empty ATM at RSU

According to witnesses the robbers dressed in Nigerian Police uniform and fully armed with explosives and other weapons operated without…
A Lagosian gets the COVID-19 vaccine jab

COVID-19: Lagos begins administration of Moderna vaccines

Lagos State Government on Wednesday began the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the designated 183 vaccination sites across…

Court jails undergraduate for lottery scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ilorin Zonal Command on Wednesday, secured the conviction of Udoh Sunday Okon for offences…
Members of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital chapter of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) have declared an indefinite strike in protest of the non-payment of promotion and arrears.

JOHESU-UITH declares indefinite strike

Members of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) Chapter, on Wednesday declared an indefinite…
EObaseki

Edo govt must save Oke-Oroma from annihilation – Lawyer

A Benin City-based legal practitioner, Osaretin Idowu, has cried to concerned authorities in Edo State to save Oke-Oroma community from…
Plateau massacre: Lalong hits Jos North with 24 hours curfew again

Plateau massacre: Lalong hits Jos North with 24 hours curfew again

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has slammed 24-hour curfew on Jos North after a deadly attack left about 35 people…
Court sentences Kamilu Olona to eight months imprisonment for stealing items belonging to his father’s tenants at Bodija Market, Ibadan.

Lagos Island trader Amadin charged with N800K fraud

A 45-year-old shoe seller at the Balogun market, Lagos Island, Peter Amadin has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court…
Attack on NDA, assault on Nigeria’s territorial integrity – Kaduna Assembly Speaker

Attack on NDA, assault on Nigeria’s territorial integrity

Speaker of Kaduna State House of Assembly, Alhaji Yusuf Zailani, has described the invasion, killing and abduction at Nigerian Defence…
Flash flood

Three days flood to hit Lagos, Ogun, 32 other states – NiMet

The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days of flash flood occurrences across the country from Tuesday to Thursday.
Police debunk reports that it directed its personnel in Kogi going to Anambra for governorship election to pay N10,000 as transport fare

Gun-battle in Plateau: Six bandits, policeman, vigilante dead

Six bandits, a policeman and a member of the local vigilante group have been shot dead during gun-battle between police…
Lagos Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr. Olusegun Dawodu

LASG kicks off Ibile Youth Leadership Training Camp

Lagos State Government has opened IBILE Youth Academy Leadership Training Camp where fifty participants selected from the five divisions of…
Nigerian

Driver flees with employer’s N500K a month after employment

The police at the Maroko Division, Lekki, Lagos have arrested a driver, Ayomide Ishola Abdullahi, 31, and charged him before…
The suspected hoodlums arrested for causing mayhem on Oshodi-Apapa expressway.

Oshodi-Apapa expressway mayhem: Taskforce arrests 16 hoodlums

Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit has arrested 16 hoodlums believed to have masterminded violence and robbing of commuters…
File: Rumpus on Oshodi-Apapa expressway

Hoodlums block Oshodi-Apapa Expressway

They set up bonfires at Cele Bus Stop, causing traffic gridlock and making passengers heading to the port or Oshodi…
96-year-old ex-soldier Owherhi, with 50 children busted for illicit drugs

96-year-old ex-soldier Owherhi with 50 children busted for illicit drugs

A 96-year-old retired soldier, Pa Joseph Owherhi has been arrested in Suleja area of Niger State by operatives of the…
EFCC busts 15 Internet fraudsters in Abuja

EFCC busts 15 suspected Internet fraudsters in Abuja

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command, has arrested 15 suspected internet fraudsters.
Gunmen

Gunmen shoot two policemen dead in Kogi

Bandits have launched an attack on a team of five policemen at a check point in Kabba, headquarters of Kabba-Bunu…
Bukar Ibrahim and his late eldest daughter Aisha

Buhari condoles Sen. Bukar Ibrahim over death of eldest daughter

The president, in a condolence message said it was such a painful thing for a father to bury a child.
Nigerian scammer Amuda defrauds Chinese woman N2m, jailed

Nigerian scammer Amuda defrauds Chinese woman N2m, jailed

A Nigerian scammer Yusuf Adekunle Amuda,25, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for defrauding a Chinese woman N2 million…
Troops

Four Boko Haram terrorists shot dead in gun-duel with soldiers 

 The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), has shot four Boko Haram terrorists dead in a gun-duel along the fringes of…
Spiritualist Sugum induces Bakura to steal employer's N2.9m

Spiritualist Sugum induces Bakura to steal employer’s N2.9m

Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a self-acclaimed spiritualist, Mallam…
Imo Police burst kidnapping gang, rescue four victims

Gun-battle in Imo: Kidnapper gunned down, three others arrested

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have gunned down a suspected kidnapper, arrested three others and rescued four kidnapped…
Gunmen abduct BEDC driver in Ondo, demand N10m

Gunmen abduct 50 people, kill four others in Zamfara

Gunmen have raided Goran Namaye town in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, abducted 50 people and killed four…
Dorathy Bachor: EFCC debunks story

9 fraud suspects nabbed in Dorathy Bachor’s house: EFCC replies

According to a response by spokesman Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC said Bachor's story was at best a hearsay, as she…
Iyake Lake

Iyake Lake: Alaafin urges Nigeria grow tourism

The Iyake Festival is aimed at developing Iyake Suspended Lake to meet international standards that would attract tourists globally.
37 cyber fraud suspects arrested in Ibadan and Oyo

Faces of shame: EFCC unveils new 37 cyber fraud suspects

The suspects were arrested at Ibadan and Oyo town, Oyo State following intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet fraud.
Ikeanyionwu and driver arrested

How wanted drug dealer Ikeanyionwu was busted inside church

A suspected major drug dealer, Stephen Afam Ikeanyionwu was arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)…
Betinah Benson

Kidnapped 80-year-old mother of Bayelsa SSG freed after N4m paid

The Police in Bayelsa on Sunday confirmed the release of Madam Betinah Benson, mother of Secretary to Bayelsa State Government…
LASEPA uncovers illegal scrap yard in Ikorodu

LASEPA uncovers illegal scrap yard in Ikorodu

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has warned property owners to desist from letting out their facilities for illegal…