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IPOB Commander Ikonso, six others shot dead in fierce battle with troops

Ikonso Commander, alleged leader of militia arm of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has been killed in a joint operation…

Gunmen attack Uzodinma’s home (Videos, photos)

Videos and photos of gunmen's attack on the country home of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma have emerged. 
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State.

Gunmen attack Uzodinma’s home, shoot two security officers dead

Gunmen, in the early hours of Saturday attacked the country home of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma and shot two…
Kano State Fire Service saves 101 lives, properties worth N21m

2 family members die in late night house fire in Kano

Two women from same family died on Friday night in a house fire incident at Kano's Zoo Road, in Sheka…

Dreaded Lagos robber Samuel Ayooluwa caught with two pistols 

A suspected dreaded Lagos armed robber, Samuel Ayooluwa has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command with two locally…
Kwara CP, Mohammed Bagega: inaugurates joint Police/Vigilante Security patrol

Kwara police rescue kidnapped sexagenarian

The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Kwara, Mohammed Bagega, has confirmed the rescue of a 69-year-old farmer, Alhaji Alaga Olayemi,…

Shade Ajayi, oldest student at Ilorin Grammar school is 50 (Photos)

In her passion for education, 50-year-old Shade Ajayi has become the oldest student at Ilorin Grammar School, Ilorin, Kwara State.
Post-UTME

20 Ikoyi prison inmates to write UTME examination

Twenty inmates at the Ikoyi Custodial center have indicated interest in writing the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This…
Bandits

Bandits shoot three abducted students of Greenfield Varsity dead

Three of the abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna have been found dead in a village, a location close to…

NDLEA vows to go after supermarkets, confectioneries selling drug cookies

Chairman/ Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Buba Marwa (Retd) has warned owners/operators of supermarkets and…
An eyewitness reveals how gunmen abducted nine passengers between on Ikom-Ogoja Highway in Cross River State on Tuesday.

Gunmen kidnap Kwara businessman Alaga Olayemi

Alhaji Alaga Olayemi, a businessman and farmer, was kidnapped on Wednesday by yet-to-be-identified gunmen from his farm in Oke-Onigbin, Isin…

Ahmed Musa donates N2m to Kano school

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, Friday, donated N2 million to Army Day Secondary School, Bukavu Barrack, Kano.

Kano prison riot not caused by lack of food – NCoS

The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) said the violent protest by inmates at Kurmawa Custodial facility, in Kano on Thursday, was…

Gov. Abiodun honours Faith Odunsi, others

The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, announced that his administration would set an Education Endowment Fund with a…
Christian Chinedu

Nigerian Chinedu Christian steals $475K from American lady

A Nigerian based in Lagos, Chinedu Omesu Christian has been arrested by the EFCC for defrauding an old Asian-American lady…
Dating someone who lives on Lagos mainland is stressful-Moet Abebe

Moet Abebe: Marriage is a major fraud

Popular TV and radio presenter Laura Monyeazo Abebe popularly known as Moet Abebe has described marriage as a fraud, opting…

EFCC arrests Instagram comedian Pankeeroy

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the EFCC have arrested an Instagram comedian and social media Influencer, Nwagbo Oliver…
Baba Ijesha

Nollywood actor Baba Ijesha arrested for allegedly defiling 14-year-old girl

Popular Nollywood actor, Olarenwaju James, 48, aka Baba Ijesha, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly…
Nasarawa Govt. disburses N592m bursary to 16, 000 students

Nasarawa to ensure budget transparency

Mr Haruna Ogbole, Nasarawa Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Planning, said the state government is committed to transparent budgeting.
UK agency offers technical assistance to Ogun State in the area of transportation.

Transportation: UK agency offers technical assistance to Ogun

A United Kingdom-based development agency, Prosperity Fund, is offering technical assistance to Ogun State in the area of transportation.
The two-week nationwide warning strike declared by ASUU disrupts ongoing second semester examinations of the University of Benin (UNIBEN).

UNIBEN Bursar escapes abduction, security detail shot dead

Dr Victor Imagbe, Bursar of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), has escaped a kidnap attempt made at him when gunmen…
Bandits

Bandits strike Kaduna hospital, abduct two nurses

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Bandits in Kaduna have attacked again, this time abducting two nurses who work at Idon General Hospital…

Shell’s pipeline spills 213 barrels of crude into Bayelsa community

The Okordia-Rumekpe 14-inch crude truck line operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has discharged some 213 barrels of crude…
Osun police arrest four men for killing woman for money ritual

Police rescue 25-year-old student from kidnappers in Osun

The Osun Police Command on Thursday said it rescued a 25-year-old female student of the Osun College of Health Technology,…
Bandits invade Kaduna mosques, shoot seven worshippers dead

Tragedy: Gunmen on motorcycles shoot 30 villagers dead in Zamfara

Gunmen on motorcycles have reportedly shot 30 villagers dead in a raid of four villages in Zamfara State. 

EFCC nabs 11 suspected Internet fraudsters in Rivers, Bayelsa

Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 11 suspected internet…

715 suspected ghost workers uncovered in Bauchi

The Secretary to Bauchi State Government, Alhaji Mohammed Baba said the government has temporarily stopped the salaries of 715 suspected…
Nigerian govt. unveils portal to engage senior citizens

Ekiti pensioners laud Fayemi over gratuity payment

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Ekiti State Council, on Wednesday applauded Governor Kayode Fayemi for releasing N250m to pay…
Osun Amotekun

Bandits shoot Amotekun operative dead in Oyo

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Suleiman Quadri, a personnel of the Oyo State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun.
Police

Festus Okeke arrested for defiling 4 minors in Niger

By Aminu Garko The Niger Police Command  says it has arrested one Festus Okeke for allegedly luring young girls with…