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Lagos First Lady champions women's empowerment with historic walk in Badagry

Lagos First Lady champions women’s empowerment with historic walk in Badagry

The Awareness Walk started at the iconic First Storey Building, continued to the Agia Tree, and concluded at the Vlekete…
PHOTOS: Lagos State partners with Yihai Kerry Arawana to boost rice industry

PHOTOS: Lagos State partners with Yihai Kerry Arawana to boost rice industry

The agreement, aimed at enhancing the rice value chain within Lagos, was formalized in China.
Police say a civilian was killed while an Inspector was shot in a foiled attack on police personnel by gunmen in Nasarawa State.

Man abducted from home in Ibadan

Unknown gunmen have kidnapped one Benedick Akika in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. It was gathered that Akika was…
Oyo

Oyo State orders demolition of illegal diesel outlets on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

He lamented the lackadaisical attitudes of the sellers, despite several warnings on the position of the State Government against the…
Police

Corrupt policemen nabbed in N3 million extortion scandal in Bayelsa

Adejobi stated that the policemen in question had been apprehended following an internal investigation and would be transferred to the…
What you need to know about Nigerian Air Force recruitment guidelines

What you need to know about Nigerian Air Force recruitment guidelines

Eligible applicants for the Non-Trades category must be Nigerian male or female aged between 18 and 22 years, while those…
Georgia High School shooting: Four dead, as 14-year-old student opens fire

Georgia High School shooting: Four dead, as 14-year-old student opens fire

The victims of the tragic shooting include two students and two teachers, as confirmed by Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director…
NANS rejects false claims of planned protests, demands action against instigators

NANS rejects false claims of planned protests, demands action against instigators

Akinteye emphasized that NANS, as the umbrella body representing Nigerian students, remains committed to peaceful advocacy and constructive engagement with…
Gov. Sule vows unwavering protection for Nasarawa amidst rising insecurity

Gov. Sule vows unwavering protection for Nasarawa amidst rising insecurity

The governor expressed his frustration with the recent surge in criminal activities, particularly in Lafia, where citizens are being abducted…
Nwonwu

Lagos landlady, associate in court over assault of disabled tenant’s son

Police Prosecuting Counsel, ASP Francis Igbinosa, informed the court that the alleged offences occurred on November 28, 2023, and April…
Ogun residents lament petrol price hike, demand reversal

Ogun residents lament petrol price hike, demand reversal

During a visit to several petrol stations in Abeokuta, our correspondent observed that many stations were closed, while others were…
oNDO

Deadly assault in Imo: Gunmen murder cop, burn Police Station

The source further revealed that the attackers, operating without resistance, returned in the early hours of Wednesday to set a…
Tinubu

Tinubu: Yobe killings a cowardly act, perpetrators will face justice

Tinubu assured the people of Yobe State that the perpetrators of this evil act would be brought to justice.
Obasa

Obasa leads Lagos Assembly in push for holistic approach to domestic violence

Obasa also stressed the importance of consistent public engagement and called for research to better understand these root causes, which…
Police launch manhunt for a man who stabs his nephew to death with a broken bottle and fled from home after the killing in Lagos State.

How Accountant Avoke fraudulently withdrew employer’s N4.5m – Police

Magistrate Emeka adjourned the case till 20 September 2024 for mention and ordered that the defendant be detained at the…
Tricycle operators protest over fuel pump price hike in Warri

Tricycle operators protest over fuel pump price hike in Warri

“We buy petrol from the black market between N1, 400 and N1, 500. This has led to an increase in…
Fuel

Ogun residents lament hike in fuel price

"In addition to that, a big tuber of yam remains N5,000 and a small basket of tomatoes remains the same.”
EFCC arrests 56 suspected internet fraudsters in kwara

EFCC arrests 56 suspected internet fraudsters in Ilorin

“Items recovered from them include 18 different brands of exotic cars, laptops, expensive smartphones, and charms."
Ex-female Boko Haram member Fatima Musa says she regretted shredding her NCE certificate after accepting ideology of the insurgent group

‘I regret tearing my certificate,’ Ex-female Boko Haram member

She said she was convinced to tear up her NCE certificate when she accepted the twisted ideology of Boko Haram…
Court issues warrant of arrest against British citizen, Andrew Wynne, and two Nigerians over allegations bordering on treason and terrorism.

Police dares fugitive Andrew Wynne: ‘Come out of hiding and face us’

On Monday, the police declared Wynne wanted for allegedly attempting to overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu by sponsoring…
Edo AGF, others face imprisonment over disobedience to court judgment

Ganiyu Abiola in trouble for ‘lying’ against police Inspector on Facebook

Opaleye said that the Abiola through his Facebook and WhatsApp accounts, alleged that Insp Folasade Adeoye aided someone to commit…
sexual assault

129 killed in Congo in attempted prison break

On his X account, Shabani said authorities shot dead 24 inmates of the Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa, while…
NNPC Ltd. raises alarm about what it described as emerging coordinated sabotage campaign being waged by a syndicate against the organisation

Nationwide fury as NNPCL reportedly hikes petrol price to N855 per litre

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigerians have expressed widespread outrage following reports of a purported hike in the pump price of petrol…
Okoloke

Officer slain in petrol bomb attack on Anambra Police Divisional Headquarters

According to Ikenga, a joint security operation led by the Police and involving the Army, Navy, Civil Defence, and other…
Babatunde

Disgraced ex-Met officer set for Court appearance on severe sexual offence charges

Merriman has been charged with sexual assault by touching a child under 13, six counts of arranging or facilitating the…
A Kaduna man Manasseh Hamza Bello who took up the name of Domingos Pereira for purpose of committing fraud has been jailed after he pleaded guilty to one-count charge bordering on impersonation levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Kaduna man Manasseh Bello jailed for impersonation

Bello was arraigned before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on a one-count charge bordering on impersonation,…
London stabbing

Ex-Met officer Tyrrell faces multiple sexual assault charges in Court

The Met Police said Tyrrell previously served as a police constable in the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command before retiring…
Omoarebokhae shot dead by gunmen

Edo Assembly Speaker’s aide Omoarebokhae shot dead by gunmen

In response to the devastating news, the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, expressed deep sorrow…
Lagos Waste-to-Value Initiative: Badagry residents reap food, cash benefits

Lagos Waste-to-Value Initiative: Badagry residents reap food, cash benefits

Eco-Circulate is a one-day sensitization campaign aimed at educating communities about the value of waste and how it can be…
Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates abduct four market women along the Lobia/Foropa waterways in Southern Ijaw LGA of Bayelsa State

Terror on water: Sea Pirates abduct 10 in bold morning attack in Rivers

The exact circumstances surrounding the kidnapping are still unclear, and efforts to contact the Rivers State Police Command for confirmation…