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By-Election: Tight security presence as Ibadan North heads to polls

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Nigerian Army were deployed to…

Court jails four Yahoo Boys in Lagos after EFCC sting at Obasanjo Library Hotel

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

Olatunji was jailed one month with an option of a ₦500,000 fine. Oshundairo, who pocketed ₦600,000 from his schemes, was…

Vote-buying scandal: Police, DSS bust man with ₦25.9m ahead of Kaduna By-Election

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

During the operation, operatives recovered ₦25.9 million in cash, allegedly earmarked for inducing voters.

Air Canada Flight Attendants strike grounds flights, 130,000 passengers stranded

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

Air Canada, in turn, offered a 38% increase in total compensation over four years, including a 25% raise in the…

Fresh FM breaks silence on fire outbreak at Ibadan Headquarters

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

According to the statement, the fire severely affected the studios of Fresh 105.9 FM and Blast 98.3 FM, alongside adjoining…

Torrential rains ravage Potiskum: Dozens of homes flattened, families left homeless

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

For years, residents in these communities have lived at the mercy of seasonal floods, their vulnerability worsened by poor or…

Lagos launches fresh Registration for poor, vulnerable households

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

The LASSR, a subset of the National Social Register, is a comprehensive database of poor and vulnerable households in Lagos.…

Pump action rifle recovered as EFCC grabs 47 for internet fraud in Benin

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

Other items recovered from the suspects to include, six vehicles, mobile phones and laptop computers.

London’s most dangerous rapist Clinton Easy jailed for life

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

A South London man described by the Metropolitan Police as one of the capital’s most dangerous offenders, Clinton Easy has…

Lagos company boss pleads guilty to stealing N36.4m

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

Ishola committed the offence on Aug 7, at about 2.56 p.m., at No. 30, Fella Hammed St., Agric Owutu area…

Two nurses, female soldier arrested for stealing newborn baby

Michael Adesina

8 months ago

Two nurses and a serving female soldier have been arrested in Cross River State over the alleged theft and sale…

Plan your movement: Lagos closes popular Lagos–Ibadan Bridge for 44 days

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

The Commissioner reassured residents that “Traffic Management Officers will be present along the affected corridor to minimise inconvenience and improve…

FG to connect Baro Inland Port to Lagos-Kano Rail Network

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

The Committee is tasked with engaging stakeholders and designing solutions to restore the port’s operational viability.

FG approves construction of six ultra-modern Bus Terminals

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

Once completed, the facilities are expected to enhance travel safety, reduce road accidents, and curb illegal highway activities that have…

Extortion at gunpoint? Police under fire after shocking claims

Paul Dada

8 months ago

“Meanwhile they searched my car and checked my papers and saw that everything was in order, and I had nothing…

Lagos businesswoman docked for allegedly stealing N2.9bn from Flutterwave platform

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

Ruth was arraigned before the court on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, fraudulent conversion, and advance fee fraud…

Edo govt condemns killing of hippopotamus

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

It disclosed that it has set up necessary modalities to forestall further killings of hippopotamus and other rare species of…

Explosion rocks Ijebu Ode Military Base, residents on edge

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

Eyewitness accounts suggest the explosion may have been triggered by a heat buildup in the storage facility, though official confirmation…

“I acted under direction of Holy Spirit,” Rivers Pastor in child-flogging video speaks

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

Some of the parents of the children who stormed the Eneka Police Division sang and danced in support of the…

Lagos charges residents to patronise only accredited Health facilities

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

According to her, the system also allows for immediate feedback. “If you have any comments or complaints, you can interact…

Yobe: Police nab suspected kidnapper, rescue his 2-year-old hostage

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

The toddler was abducted on July 31, with his father, Mohammed Ishayaku, receiving a ransom demand of N2 million from…

Osun man, siblings remanded for stealing cocoa beans

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

The defendants unlawfully and forcibly entered into a farm that’s in actual and peaceable possession of one Olapade Ajala in…

DSS captures deadly terror leader in Niger

Michael Adesina

8 months ago

Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Abubakar Abba, the feared leader of the Mahmuda terror group, in Niger State

Plan your movement: Lagos shuts popular Maryland Bridge three days

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

To reduce congestion and ease movement, the Commissioner disclosed that traffic personnel would be deployed to the area.

‘We are not happy’: Gov Lawal reacts to bandit attacks

Paul Dada

8 months ago

“We should pray to God and seek for his intervention, I believe with constant prayers, all these challenges will become…

Tragedy in Ebonyi: Flood claims lives, farmlands destroyed

Paul Dada

8 months ago

He further charged residents to incorporate climate change projections into flood risk management plans and maintain effective drainage system.

Weather alert: NiMet forecasts heavy rains, flash floods in several states

Paul Dada

8 months ago

NiMet`s weather outlook released on Wednesday in Abuja envisaged prospects of morning thunderstorms on Thursday with moderate rains over parts…

FEC approves $34m, ₦13bn for National Power Sector overhaul

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

The project is supported by a $238 million development loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and will serve…

Sanwo-Olu demands National Building Tribunal to end collapse tragedies

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

The governor’s proposal comes against the backdrop of alarming statistics from the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG), which recorded more…

Drug war: Why President Tinubu ‘ll continue to strengthen NDLEA – NSA Ribadu, AGF Fagbemi

Femi Fabunmi

8 months ago

The National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has said that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will continue to…

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