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7 Enugu ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ boys sent to prison

Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court Enugu today sentenced seven internet fraudsters to various jail terms.

LASG to commemorate late Badagry chairman with jetty

Lagos State Special Adviser on Tourism, Solomon Bonu, said the government would construct a modern jetty in memory of the…

IGP approves new CP for Lagos state

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Muhammad Adamu, has approved the appointment of CP Hakeem Olusegun Odumosu as the new Commissioner…
Scene of the petrol tanker accident at Sango-Ota toll-gate on Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway on Friday morning Nov. 15, 2019 (NAN Photo)

2 killed, 6 injured in Tanker explosion

Two persons were confirmed dead and six others injured in a fire accident involving a petroleum tanker at Bible College…

Buhari condoles with Akinyele family

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a message of condolence to the family of former Minister of Information, Chief Alex Opeyemi…

Ex-Information Minister Alex Akinyele is dead

Alex Akinyele, the colourful former Nigerian Minister of Information is dead. He was aged 81.

Police IG shuffles CPs, Odumosu moved to Lagos, Edgal Ogun

Seven states, including Lagos, Ogun and Kano were affected in the latest movement and redeployment of police commissioners as announced…

Nigerians react as Busola Dakolo loses rape case against Fatoyinbo

Nigerians have reacted to the Abuja High Court's decision to throw out the rape case filed by Photographer, Busola Dakolo…

3 killed in shootout between APC, PDP hoodlums

Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, Wednesday night visited the injured victims of the brutal clash between suspected thugs…
NDLEA operatives

NDLEA arrests Agbakwuru Owerri’s notorious drug dealer

The Imo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the arrest of one Mr Uzochi Agbakwuru,…

Judge orders wrapper thief sweep court premises

A 27-year-old woman, Joy Alake, has been ordered to sweep a court premises in Abuja for two weeks, as punishment…

Police rescue boy kidnapped in Kano, sold in Anambra

An 11-year-old boy Muhammed Ya’u, kidnapped in Kano and sold in Onitsha, Anambra state has been rescued by the Anti-Kidnapping…

Meet Mary Ofure Ebhomielen, UI’s first class graduate with perfect score

Miss Mary Ebhomielen Ofure of the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science headlined the 2019 University of Ibadan convocation…

Traders protest demolition of Ikosi/Isheri fruit market

Hundreds of traders on Tuesday stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly in protest against the demolition of the Ikosi/Isheri…

RIWAMA goes tough on environmental indiscipline, arrests 3 health workers

Three health workers have been arrested by the Monitoring Team of the Sole Administrator of the Rivers State Waste Management…

Appeal Court victory: Abiodun invites Amosun’s guy Akinlade to join him

Once again, Governor Dapo Abiodun has called on all political adversaries in Ogun state to sheathe their swords and join…

2 students drown in Ado Ekiti

Two students of Ado Grammar School, Ado-Ekiti drowned in Ureje River on Friday, the police said.

Edo Inn tragedy: Man stabs Lagos prostitute to death

In a bizarre manner, a man has stabbed a commercial sex worker to death at Edo Inn Hotel in Surulere…
Buhari

Bakare gets special birthday greeting from Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Pastor Tunde Bakare, his running mate in the 2011 presidential election for clocking 65 years..

Unusual weather hits Jos, residents groan

Residents of Jos, Plateau State are lamenting what they call “unusual weather”, which compels them to adopt measures to cope…

Buhari mourns Ore Falomo, MKO Abiola’s doctor

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of the late Dr Ore Falomo over the demise of the renowned…

We will challenge our sack by Oyo govt – Waste mgt company

A waste management company, WestAfricaENRG, has threatened to employ available options to challenge its disengagement by the Oyo State government…

Ogun welcomes Railway Wagon Assembly Plant to Kajola

Speaker of Ogun House of Assembly, traditional rulers and residents on Saturday commended Federal Government for siting the Railway Wagon…
No less than 24 people were killed and 471,000 others displaced by the recent flood that ravaged 10 Local Government Areas in Kogi State.

Kogi seeks Federal Govt’s help on flood

The Kogi Government has appealed for help from the Federal Government over current flooding in the state.

Pastor Solomon Folorunsho: Police unaware of sex abuse claims in IDP camp

The Police Command in Edo said it has not received any formal complaint about sex abuse against Pastor Solomon Folorunsho,…

EKEDC blames system failure for power outage

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC has blamed 'national system failure' for the outage being experienced by electricity consumers in…

How American conman Ramirez defrauded 5 Nigerians of $1.5million

A Nigerian businessman, Mr Olukayode Sodimu, on Friday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how an American and alleged serial…

LASG shut Lagos–Badagry Expressway for repairs

The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion from the major carriageway to the service lane on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway…

Ikosi-Ketu Fruit Market demolished for proposed N2.8bn modern market

The popular Ikosi-Ketu Fruit Market in Ketu area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria was on Friday demolished to pave way for…

Zungeru Dam: Host communities protest bad roads

Host communities of the Zungeru Hydro dam in Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger on Thursday blocked the Zungeru-Tegina-Kontagora highway…