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Oshioke

Nigerian fraudster Oshioke jailed, to refund N36.6m to American victim

Oshioke was jailed on Thursday after pleading guilty to three-count amended charges bordering on cybercrime, upon being arraigned by the…
Abba Kyari

Reprieve for Abba Kyari: Court fixes date for fresh bail plea

Kyari and three of the five of his colleagues in the Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Inspector General…
The suspected internet fraudsters

EFCC smashes 37 internet fraud suspects, recovers 7 exotic cars in Enugu

EFCC's spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement said the suspects were arrested on Thursday May 26, 2022, at Thinker’s Corner,…
Sanwo-Olu, Oluwo and Mustapha

Heavy security as APC holds governorship primary in Lagos

Several patrol vehicles and Armoured Personnel Carrier were also stationed at the access roads leading to the venue.
Seven young females abducted by bandits from Mai Goro village, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna: escape from captivity of their abductors

‘How we escaped from bandits’ den’

The seven female abductees, all indigenes of Mai Goro village, Kachia Local Government Area (LGA) were seen wandering helplessly around…
Sanwo-Olu speaks after the security meeting in Lagos

Okada ban begins in Lagos June 1, Sanwo-Olu affirms

The ban is in six local governments, Surulere, Lagos Mainland, Lagos Island, Apapa, Eti-Osa and Ikeja.
The convicts

14 internet fraudsters jailed in Enugu

Justice Buba consequently sentenced them to one year imprisonment with an option of N1 million fine each.
Abia Govt announces restriction in operation of tricycles and motorcycle in Aba and Umuahia between 7 pm and 6 am, with effect from July 1.

CSO backs Sanwo-Olu on okada ban

The National Coordinator, Activists for Good Governance, Declan Ihekaire, while addressing a press conference on Wednesday in Lagos said there…
Lawan with Zulum during the visit

Lawan halts campaign in honour of 50 Borno farmers killed by terrorists

More than 50 farmers were reportedly killed at the outskirts of Kala Balge Local Government Area by terrorists suspected to…
Measles

14 children succumb to measles in Anambra

The World Health Organisation and the United Nations Children Emergency Fund are helping Anambra state to curtail the measle spread.
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun inaugurating the 3 kilometer road at Panseke-Adigbe-Opako area of Abeokuta metropolis, the state capital.

Gov. Abiodun commissions 3km road in Abeokuta metropolis

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Tuesday officially inaugurated a three kilometer road at Panseke-Adigbe-Opako area of Abeokuta metropolis, the…
Mgbak Okan Enyam

Teenager Okan Enyam jailed for criminal impersonation in Uyo

Justice Adegoke convicted Enyam and sentenced him to six months imprisonment with an option of fine of N200,000.00
MC Oluomo

Court orders MC Oluomo, NURTW, others to stop levying non-union drivers

Justice Peter Lifu gave the order while granting Exparte application filed before the court by a lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje.
Bakura Goni Bukar

Gombe petty thief Goni Bukar jailed

He was arrested by EFCC operatives for stealing N100,000, about $200, belonging to one Mohammed Abubakar Sahabi, a mobile phone/accessories…
Sanwo-Olu briefing newsmen after the meeting

Sanwo-Olu: No going back on June 1 banning of Okadas in six LGs

Sanwo-Olu said security services and Lagos State Government are on the same page in respect to banning of motorcycles in…
LandWey estate development

LandWey set to deliver over 1,000 homes to Nigerians

While speaking on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant economic recession on the real estate sector in…
Harira Jibril, the Adamawa woman killed in Anambra with her kids

Gov Soludo promises justice for Harira Jubril, slain Adamawa woman, kids

Soludo, in a statement signed by Mr Christian Aburime, his Chief Press Secretary on Tuesday vowed to fish out the…
The suspects

Seven suspected deadly cultists busted in Ogun during supremacy battle

Oyeyemi said upon the distress call, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, directed the special squad led by ACP…
Adebayo Oyedotun Adebowale Kwara Poly student

Kwara Poly teenager Adebowale busted with N21M, confesses cyber fraud

Investigations had earlier revealed that Oyedotun had in his possession over N21 million suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.…
Plane crash-lands in Lagos

Updated: Huge jet causes heavy traffic in Lagos

A passenger jet has caused heavy traffic after being towed down a busy motorway in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos.
Okorocha

Breaking: At last, EFCC arrests Okorocha

EFCC operatives had laid siege on Okorocha's Maitama home in a bid to arrest him and produce him in court…
Dr Babatunde Adeyemo, the Chief Executive Officer, Pelican Estate handing the car to popular Nollywood actor, Kayode Olasehinde popularly known as Ajirebi

Ace actor ‘Ajirebi’ gets ambassadorial deal, car, land gifts

Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta Popular Nollywood actor, Kayode Olasehinde popularly known as Ajirebi on Tuesday got gifts of a car and plot…
Tayo Akinpelu of Civil Society in Malaria Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN) and other staff of the NGO speaking at the event

ACOMIN seeks more funding for efforts to tackle malaria

The organization made the call during a press briefing in Abeokuta to mark World Malaria Day for year 2022 marked…
Gunmen kidnap 19 INEC staff, cart away election materials

Gunmen attack Kwara APC Reps aspirant

According to Bankole, it could be the handiwork of his political opponents because of his soaring popularity.
Seized carts

LAWMA destroys 400 carts

Odumboni observed that cart pushers posed a threat not only to environmental sustainability but to the security of residents, as…
The suspect, Otobo

EFCC arraigns Otobo for alleged Canadian Visa scam

Otobo is alleged to have defrauded one Kenneth Asuma Osaghe of the aggregate sum of One Million Naira under the…
The suspected internet fraudsters

EFCC cracks 22 suspected internet fraudsters in Asaba

A statement issued by EFCC's spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren revealed that the suspects were arrested on Sunday, May 22, 2022.
Court remands police officer who allegedly defiled a 17-year-old girl at the Ogudu Lagos Area Command premises in Kirikiri prison

Abubakar caught attempting to exhume body from Minna cemetery

The suspect, confessed to have conspired with one Hamisu of same address, currently at large, to get body parts and…
Andrew Ogbuja once accused of rape

Disgraced Lagos ex-cop Alidu jailed for life for raping minor

Justice Abiola Soladoye, in her judgment, held that Alidu was a disgrace to the police because he failed to uphold…
Participants at the event

Lagos, experts, stakeholders map out plans on transition to circular economy

At the workshop, the stakeholders comprising the Lagos Resilience Office (LASRO), the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Sterling Bank,…