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Five arrested for killings in Osun

Five suspected hoodlums have been arrested by the Police Command in Osun for allegedly attacking a residence in Ede and…

Edo suspends NCWS indefinitely

Edo state government on Friday said it has suspended all activities of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), in…

Lagos: Anger trails FreeTV as subscribers bemoan poor reception

Subscribers to FreeTV, recently launched in Lagos as the country’s official Free-To-View digital terrestrial television (DTT), have expressed disappointment over…
Uduak Frank Akpan

Iniobong Umoren: My Story by Uduak Akpan [Interview]

Uduak Frank Akpan, who confessed killing Iniobong Umoren, a job seeker in Akwa Ibom narrated what happened before he killed…
Uduak Frank Akpan's father

‘I was not happy my son killed Ini Umoren – Frank Akpan

Frank Akpan, the father of suspected killer of Iniobong Umoren, has said he didn’t know about the crime until the…
Baba Ijesha

Explainer: Why Baba Ijesha not released on bail

The Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), Lagos State Ministry of Justice, has stalled any possibility of releasing Olanrewaju James, popularly…

4,250 Edo residents trained to boost food security

No fewer than 4,250 youths and women in Edo state have commenced a six-day training on agribusiness to boost food…
Mohammed suspends Bauchi Govt. tasks 17 new Permanent Secretaries on professionalism, integrity, swears in new appointees

Bala Mohammed: Buhari known for giving lopsided appointments

Bauchi governor, Bala Mohammed said Southern Governors are right in their claim that Buhari's administration gives lopsided appointments.
Monzor Olowosago

Buhari belatedly rejoices with Olowosago, publisher of Oriwu Sun

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced, although belatedly with Chief Monzor Olowosago, Publisher of Ikorodu-based Oriwu Sun, a community newspaper.
ICPC says all actions it has taken against former Governor Nasir El-Rufai were in strict compliance with the law, including ACJA 2015

El-Rufai pledges more infrastructure in Zaria

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Friday pledged to provide more infrastructure in Zaria and other parts of the…

Customs repel attempt to abduct officer in Oyo

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, on Thursday revealed that three persons were killed as the…
Police declare 4 persons missing in Ebonyi community

Why native doctors buried two young men alive in Ebonyi – Police

Police explain why two young men whose decomposed bodies were recently discovered in a shallow grave in a forest in…
Chief Judge of Edo, Esther Edigin

Edo Chief Judge bows out of office May 17

Justice Esther Edigin, the seventh substantive Chief Judge of the state, will be bowing out of office on Monday.
Gunshots as two NURTW factions clash in Lagos

Cult clash claims 8 lives in Akwa Ibom

The Police in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the death of eight people in a supremacy cult clash in Esit, Eket…
Mr Adekunle Ajibade,

Motor boy escapes death in Ogun

The Ogun Traffic and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) on Friday, said a motor boy escaped death when a truck plunged into…

Fire razes INEC office in Enugu (Photos)

The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Obollo-Afor, Udenu local government area of Enugu State was razed…

Low turnout of workers in Osun after Eid-el-Fitri

There was a low turnout of workers in Osogbo, Osun, on Friday after the Wednesday and Thursday public holiday declared…
Deborah Agbonayinma

Deborah Agbonayinma, daughter of ex-Reps member, wanted for certificate forgery

Miss Deborah Ighiwiyisi Agbonayinma, daughter of a member of the House of Representatives, has been declared wanted by the ICPC…

Customs men, smugglers clash in Iseyin; 4 killed

Personnel of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday in Iseyin, Oyo state, engaged suspected smugglers in a shootout during…
Nigerian Army says a soldier in Maiduguri shoot a staff of an NGO, his colleague dead and injured a UN helicopters pilot on Thursday

Gun-battle in Imo again: Security forces shoot two gunmen dead

Two unknown gunmen have been killed in a joint operation carried out by the Nigerian Army, Air Force and the…
Erelu Bisi Fayemi: Chairman of the Nigerian Governors' Forum and wife of Ekiti state Governor: tasks husbands on effective tackling of insecurity, protection of girl child, women

Nigerian governors’ wives send message to husbands, security operatives

The Nigerian Governors' Wives appeal to husbands, leaders and heads of security agencies to ensure adequate protection for Nigerians

Lagos demolishes shanties on Iganmu under-bridge

The Lagos State Taskforce on Thursday demolished shanties erected under the bridge in Iganmu area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

Heartless driver Udoka elopes with principal’s car, arrested in Benin

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a driver, Ibeh George Udoka for eloping with his principal's Toyota Corolla to…

Abductors of Ondo Deeper life Pastor demand N30m ransom

The abductors of a Deeper Life Bible Church Pastor, Otamayomi Ogedengbe in Ondo State have demanded N30 million for the release…
Fasunle Omowumi

Ajasin varsity student Fasunle Omowumi dies with no suicide note

Feranmi Fasunle Omowumi, a 200-level female student at the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba, has committed suicide

Sallah: Tambuwal tasks Nigerians on charity, brotherhood

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has called on Nigerians to be steadfast, imbibe the culture of compassion, keep the…
Just for illustration : Atta police station attacked in imo

100 gunmen hit Bende police station in Abia, free detainees

Dare-devil gunmen, numbering at least 100, have attacked Bende Divisional Police Station in Abia, leaving two operatives with gunshot wounds.
Iniobong Umoren and her killer Uduak Frank Akpan

Uduak who killed Umoren alive: Police

The Akwa Ibom Police Command has debunked the reports that Uduak Frank Akpan, who murdered Akwa Ibom job-seeking lady Iniobong…

Despite attacks, Abia remains one of Nigeria’s safest states – Commissioner

Abia State Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, has said Abia remains one of the safest states despite recent…
Jigawa Govt. declares Monday work-free day

Jigawa declares Friday public holiday

The Jigawa State Government has declared Friday, May 14, a work-free day to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration in the…