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Police mobilise officers for UTME monitoring across Lagos

Paul Dada

3 hours ago

Personnel are to work in synergy with other security agencies and relevant stakeholders to ensure effective security at examination centres,…

Ondo labourer arraigned over alleged destruction of palm trees

Paul Dada

3 hours ago

The 45-year-old defendant, Kunle Igbayemi, is facing a two-count charge involving conspiracy and the destruction of young palm trees and…

Diphtheria fight gains ground in Borno

Paul Dada

3 hours ago

Nigeria continues to grapple with a prolonged diphtheria outbreak. Data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention indicate…

UK court jails Nigerian couple for £433,000 tax fraud

Michael Adesina

4 hours ago

The couple were each jailed for three years and nine months after a trial at Woolwich Crown Court, where they…

Adewale Sobogun jailed for child rape in UK

Michael Adesina

10 hours ago

Sobogun was arrested on 2 July 2025 and charged following a thorough investigation led by the Metropolitan Police, which adopted…

Reckitt’s Catalyst Programme Drives Local Sanitation Impact in Nigeria

Michael Adesina

10 hours ago

Reckitt Nigeria has announced the commissioning of a new public sanitation facility in Abule Egba, Lagos, built by MN Environmental…

Tears flow as Brig. Gen. Braimah, other fallen soldiers are laid to rest

Kazeem Ugbodaga

20 hours ago

Grief hung heavy in the air on Wednesday as Nigeria bid a final farewell to Late Brigadier General Omo Braimah,…

UNILAG student weeps in court as she alleges rape by lecturer

Ayorinde Oluokun

22 hours ago

“He caressed me, forced himself on me and raped me,” she said, weeping in court.

Shocker in Niger: DNA test confirms 65-year-old man father of granddaughter’s baby

Ayorinde Oluokun

23 hours ago

Kaltume revealed that the victim’s father, Mr Lawal Nababa, registered a complaint in 2025 for alleged repeated sexual assaults on…

Wike blames private developer for water shortage in FCT

Isa Isawade

24 hours ago

“So be assured that we are going to take action. The FCT Water Board is working seriously to rectify it.…

DSS re-arraigns Malami, Son over fresh Terrorism, Firearms Charges

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 day ago

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday re-arraigned a former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and…

Fresh school shooting in Turkey leaves one dead, six wounded

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 day ago

A second school shooting in as many days has rocked Turkey, leaving at least one person dead and six others…

Lagos court sentences Victor Dickson to life for defiling six-month-old baby

Michael Adesina

1 day ago

Dickson’s name will also be entered into the Lagos State Sex Offenders Register, in accordance with Sections 33 and 38…

Two men arretsed for allegedly raping minors in Ondo

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 day ago

Aidamenbor, who explained that the two suspects, aged 22 and 38, committed the offences on March 13 and April 13,…

Ondo: Police nab suspected cult kingpins, recover pistol

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 day ago

According to the police, preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects were participants in a cult-related clash that occurred on April…

Nigerian Islamic cleric offers ₦1m bounty on Christian cleric, calls for beheading in viral video

Michael Adesina

1 day ago

An unidentified northern Islamic cleric has publicly offered a ₦1 million bounty for the killing of a Christian cleric, openly…

Gunmen kill 1, abduct 2 in Kogi border community

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 days ago

It would be recalled that Okunland in Kogi State and parts Kwara State have recorded multiple security breaches in recent…

Security forces storm Sagamu, arrest 146 suspects in massive raid

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 days ago

Operatives of the Sagamu Area Command of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested 146 suspects during a coordinated raid…

Injured kidnapper tracked down as police free victim in Ondo

Paul Dada

2 days ago

Providing details, Jimoh said, “Acting on the report, the police immediately initiated a coordinated intelligence-driven operation, which led to the…

Police bust kidnap network, seize 24 firearms in Kaduna

Paul Dada

2 days ago

Similarly, on April 11, two suspected kidnappers were arrested in Tashan Yari Village, Makarfi Local Government Area, following credible intelligence,”…

Police nab 188 suspects, rescue 12 kidnap victims in Katsina crackdown

Paul Dada

2 days ago

Sadiq-Aliyu said the command had recorded significant successes in its intensified operations against kidnapping, banditry, cattle rustling, and arms trafficking…

Tragedy in Borno: Colonel, seven soldiers die in fresh Boko Haram attack

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 days ago

The Nigerian military’s campaign against insurgency in the Northeast has suffered another devastating blow following the death of Colonel I.A.…

Police crack down on fake checkpoints, arrest 50 in nationwide sweep

Paul Dada

3 days ago

“Efforts are ongoing to apprehend other members of the syndicate to recover additional operational assets,” he said.

Man in Kano police net after married lover dies in his home

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 days ago

Neighbours confided in our correspondent that Sandra, a mother of five children, whose husband is alive, has been a regular…

Sweet Bonanza vs Gates of Olympus: Which Pragmatic Play Slot Is Right for Nigerian Players?

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 days ago

Sweet Bonanza and Gates of Olympus are both Pragmatic Play tumblers — but they play very differently. One drops candy,…

Security tightened across Lagos hotspots after cult clash reports

Paul Dada

3 days ago

“The Command wishes to categorically state that it has taken proactive and decisive measures to forestall any breakdown of law…

Game over as police foil vehicle theft operations, arrest five in Kano

Paul Dada

3 days ago

The suspects were found with a Toyota Corolla LE, ash in colour, believed to have been stolen from Ibadan in…

16 years in darkness: The lamentations of an Ekiti traditional ruler

Paul Dada

3 days ago

“We first had electricity in 1995. But one day, there was a heavy rainfall that damaged electric poles in the…

Lagos Socialite Agali shot dead in cold blood on National Stadium Bridge

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 days ago

The Lagos State Police Command has launched a high-priority investigation following the fatal shooting of Adedipe Adeyinkan, a well-known figure…

US hails Nigeria over conviction of 386 terror suspects in mass trial

Femi Fabunmi

4 days ago

The United States has praised the Nigerian government for speeding up the trial of terrorism suspects and securing convictions.

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