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Dettol Cool launches #OwnTheSweat2.0, Inspiring Nigerians to Embrace Active Living

Michael Adesina

6 days ago

Dettol launches the second edition of its #OwnTheSweat campaign through its product, Dettol Cool Soap, encouraging Nigerians to embrace active…

Police smash robbery syndicate, recover N100m stolen goods in Ibadan

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 days ago

The Oyo State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its crackdown on violent crime with the arrest of…

Sanwo-Olu marks Tinubu’s 74th birthday with 20,000 food packs for Lagos residents

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 days ago

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday marked the 74th birthday of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with the distribution…

One of Kano quintuplets dies after transfusion, four others critical

Kazeem Ugbodaga

6 days ago

One of the quintuplets recently delivered in Kano has died following complications, hospital authorities have confirmed.

Attack Osun Police: 14 More suspects arrested

Isa Isawade

6 days ago

"Following a sustained and intelligence-driven operation coordinated by the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, mnips, the Command has successfully…

Rainstorm wreaks havoc in Osogbo, Adeleke assures victims

Isa Isawade

6 days ago

“When the rain started, we began to hear strong winds, and before we knew it, the roof of our house…

Why police suspect foul play in UI swimming pool teen death

Femi Fabunmi

1 week ago

The police said the case is being treated as a suspected murder, and investigations are ongoing to find out what…

Teenage boy found dead in University of Ibadan swimming pool

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

The Nigeria Police Force in Oyo State has launched an investigation into the death of a teenage boy whose body…

Fugitive teen caught, convicted in savage killing of young father

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

A fourth suspect has been convicted over the brutal killing of 27-year-old Michael Patrick Afonso Peixoto in Thornton Heath, marking…

Yeye Olori Oladunni Sijuwade: The Woman Who Became A World

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 week ago

A very important highlight of the event was when the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II praised the…

Katsina: Items worth over N10m recovered from shoplifter exposed by CCTV

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 week ago

Police said investigations showed the suspect had a history of shoplifting and theft, adding she confessed to the offences.

JAMB re-arrests notorious exam fraud suspect Emmanuel Akataka

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 week ago

Oloyede said investigations revealed that the suspect initially used his father’s bank account, bearing the name Vincent Okpowho Akataka, to…

Convicted female drug trafficker collapses in court after being sentenced

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 week ago

In a related incident, two other drug traffickers, Etinosa Bazuaye (43), and Godfrey Osabuohien (34), were convicted by Honourable Justice…

Nigeria launches ‘Snacks for Thought’ to boost learning through child nutrition

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

The event also featured the unveiling of the “Adopt-a-School” platform under the initiative, designed to enable government institutions, private sector…

JAMB: Katsina’s Ibrahim Abdulaziz jailed 3 years for impersonation

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 week ago

Police said Abdulaziz unlawfully and fraudulently represented himself as Bolanwu Emmanuel, a UTME candidate, and who is the first defendant…

Grief in Kano as mother of quintuplets dies a day after delivery

Ayorinde Oluokun

1 week ago

Her husband, Salisu Nufi’u, a commercial tricycle driver, cried uncontrollably, as the quintuplets, are the ninth pregnancy of the late…

Kidnappers now using banks to collect ransoms — Expert raises alarm

Femi Fabunmi

1 week ago

A security expert, Dr. Kabir Adamu, has raised concern that kidnappers in Nigeria are now using banks to collect ransom…

Police arrest four suspected cultists, recover firearms in Edo raid

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

During the operation, police operatives recovered four pump-action guns, nine live cartridges and three expended cartridges from the suspects.

Tears in Yobe as family of five perishes in road accident

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

1 week ago

The fatal incident, which occurred on Wednesday, involved residents of Potiskum Local Government Area and has plunged the community into…

Panic as pit swallows workers in Kano, many feared dead

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

1 week ago

The incident occurred in the early hours of the day in Ghari Local Government Area, where the victims were said…

Tanker driver flees after crushing dispatch rider to death in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

LASTMA personnel immediately cordoned off the area using safety cones and caution tape to control traffic and avert secondary collisions.

Firm drags Nova Bank to court over $2 million disputed debt

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

A plastic manufacturing company, Sunrise Products Limited, has instituted a suit against Nova Commercial Bank Limited before a Federal High…

Court orders final forfeiture of $13 million linked to Achimugu

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the final forfeiture of $13 million linked to…

DSS rescues abducted Kano LG secretary after fierce gun battle

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have rescued the abducted Administrative Secretary of Kibiya Local Government Area of…

Amotekun arrests suspected armed robber in Osun

Isa Isawade

1 week ago

The Osun Security Network, also known as Amotekun Corps, has arrested a suspected armed robber in Ororuwo Community, Boripe Local…

Ekiti goes tough on environmental violators, 4 arraigned

Isa Isawade

1 week ago

Four persons were on Wednesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged unlawful disposal of waste.

Nigerian soldiers, policemen killed in gunmen ambush

Michael Adesina

1 week ago

Armed gunmen ambushed security forces in the Giro Masa community of Shanga Local Government Area, Kebbi State, on Tuesday night,…

Oyo: Pastor, Islamic Cleric, motorcyclist arrested over possession of human parts

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 weeks ago

According to the police spokesperson, the Joseph confessed that he had obtained the suspected human parts from an unknown individual…

Three Lagos men docked for allegedly forging death certificate

Ayorinde Oluokun

2 weeks ago

The defendants identified as Gloria Agubosim, 37; Olukoya Sunday, 58; and Adeite Solomon, 49 were arraigned on a two-count charge…

Many feared dead as trailer ploughs into crowd in Ibadan

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 weeks ago

The impact was most severe at the crowded Iso-Osan market, popularly known as Orange Market, where the trailer caused widespread…

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