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NDLEA arrests 20 drug traffickers in Edo

NDLEA arrests truck conveying 3 tonnes of drug to Yola

The Adamawa Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA ) on Wednesday said it arrested a truck conveying…

SHAM! Vultures promote asset sale plot

Crony capitalist and corrupt vultures have begun to circle around the Elitist-serving Nigerian Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari. Their…

Rome 2024 Olympic bid collapses in acrimony

Rome is set to drop its bid to host the Olympic Games in 2024, after its anti-establishment mayor said it…

How SARS ‘get rich’ torturing detainees, demanding bribes for freedom-Amnesty

A Nigerian police unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) set up to combat violent crime has instead been systematically torturing detainees…

World Peace Day: Ambode charges Lagosians to shun violence

As the world marked the International Peace Day, Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday charged Lagosians to shun…

17-yr-old marriage dissolved over irreconcilable differences

Mr Henric Agbaje, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Wednesday dissolved the 17-year-old marriage between one…

2 docked over refusal to pay hotel bills

Two men, Inimfor Edet and Henry Etim, who allegedly lodged in a hotel and refused to pay the N151,000 accumulated…
Ayo Makun

AY Makun’s “A Trip to Jamaica” set for world premiere

“A Trip to Jamaica”, a movie by award-winning Nigerian stand-up comedian, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY will be premiered…

3 remanded for destroying N10m property

An Enugu East Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded three men who allegedly destroyed property worth N10 million. Chief Magistrate Denis…

Volume of imported vehicles drop at ports

The high exchange rate has reduced the volume of vehicles imported through the Nigerian ports, the Operations Manager, Ports and…

3 dead, 14 missing, after bus plunge into river

The Kaduna Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has confirmed the death of three persons and declared…

NDLEA destroys 24 tonnes of cannabis in Ondo

Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) destroyed 24 tonnes of cannabis in two months in Ondo State, the Commander, Mr…

RRS arrests 2 suspected thieves in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a two-man…

Fake Lagos landlord jailed 6 years

A 52-year-old man, Ige Aruya, will spend six years in prison for posing as a landlord to defraud a Nollywood…

Sokoto CP tasks policemen on cattle rustling, others

The Sokoto State Police Command has directed its personnel to arrest and prosecute cattle rustlers in Isa and Sabon-Birni local…

Contraceptives can hinder menstrual flow- Expert

Dr Adaora Ukoh, an Abuja-based gynaecologist, said “amenorrhea” could occur as side effect of medication or an indication of a…

Benin monarch’s coronation postponed

The Benin Traditional Council on Wednesday announced Oct. 20, as the new date for the coronation of the Crown Prince…

Ambode: We’ll deliver 456 inner LG Roads 2019

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday said his administration will deliver 456 inner city roads across…

I-G bans deployment of police to individuals

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, on Wednesday, said the force would no longer deploy personnel of the…

Nigeria can’t achieve sustainable development without curbing poverty-Prof.

Nigeria cannot achieve sustainable development without tackling the high rate of poverty in the country, says Prof. Tajudeen Akanji, a…

Breaking: 29 dead after boat carrying 600 African migrants capsize

A boat carrying 600 migrants has capsized off the Egyptian coast near Kafr al-Sheikh, the Egyptian military said Wednesday. Around…

JUTH threatens to stop feeding in-patients

The Management of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), has threatened to stop the feeding of in-patients if complaints against…

Breaking: Uproar in House of Representatives

There was an uproar in the House of Representatives on Wednesday as supporters of Speaker Yakubu Dogara started shouting his…

Army offer free medical services to Makurdi residents

No fewer than 3,000 people have benefitted from the free medical services provided by the Nigerian Army at the sidelines…

House of Rep to investigate budget padding allegations

The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to conduct an investigation into the allegations of tampering with the 2016 budget…

Police warn Biafra agitators in Imo

The Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Taiwo Lakanu, on Wednesday in Owerri, warned members of the Independent People of…

World Bank to partner Akwa Ibom on erosion project

The Akwa Ibom Government says it is partnering with the World Bank to execute erosion control project worth N52 billion…

INEC set to distribute unclaimed PVCs nationwide

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said it had directed its states’ offices to begin the distribution of…
As the fight for its eradication intensifies globally, Nigeria still accounts for 25 percent of cases of malaria fever in the world.

Zamfara partners international organisations to fight malaria

The Zamfara Government was partnering with international organisations in its malaria eradication programme, Alhaji Hamisu Dauran, the Project Manager, State…

Police arraign man for defrauding his cousin

The police on Wednesday arraigned a 42-year-old man, Ogunlade Akim, in a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly obtaining…