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20 Ikoyi prison inmates to write UTME examination

Twenty inmates at the Ikoyi Custodial center have indicated interest in writing the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). This…
Bandits

Bandits shoot three abducted students of Greenfield Varsity dead

Three of the abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna have been found dead in a village, a location close to…

NDLEA vows to go after supermarkets, confectioneries selling drug cookies

Chairman/ Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Buba Marwa (Retd) has warned owners/operators of supermarkets and…
An eyewitness reveals how gunmen abducted nine passengers between on Ikom-Ogoja Highway in Cross River State on Tuesday.

Gunmen kidnap Kwara businessman Alaga Olayemi

Alhaji Alaga Olayemi, a businessman and farmer, was kidnapped on Wednesday by yet-to-be-identified gunmen from his farm in Oke-Onigbin, Isin…

Ahmed Musa donates N2m to Kano school

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, Friday, donated N2 million to Army Day Secondary School, Bukavu Barrack, Kano.

Kano prison riot not caused by lack of food – NCoS

The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) said the violent protest by inmates at Kurmawa Custodial facility, in Kano on Thursday, was…

Gov. Abiodun honours Faith Odunsi, others

The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, announced that his administration would set an Education Endowment Fund with a…
Christian Chinedu

Nigerian Chinedu Christian steals $475K from American lady

A Nigerian based in Lagos, Chinedu Omesu Christian has been arrested by the EFCC for defrauding an old Asian-American lady…
Dating someone who lives on Lagos mainland is stressful-Moet Abebe

Moet Abebe: Marriage is a major fraud

Popular TV and radio presenter Laura Monyeazo Abebe popularly known as Moet Abebe has described marriage as a fraud, opting…

EFCC arrests Instagram comedian Pankeeroy

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the EFCC have arrested an Instagram comedian and social media Influencer, Nwagbo Oliver…
Baba Ijesha

Nollywood actor Baba Ijesha arrested for allegedly defiling 14-year-old girl

Popular Nollywood actor, Olarenwaju James, 48, aka Baba Ijesha, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly…
Nasarawa Govt. disburses N592m bursary to 16, 000 students

Nasarawa to ensure budget transparency

Mr Haruna Ogbole, Nasarawa Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Planning, said the state government is committed to transparent budgeting.
UK agency offers technical assistance to Ogun State in the area of transportation.

Transportation: UK agency offers technical assistance to Ogun

A United Kingdom-based development agency, Prosperity Fund, is offering technical assistance to Ogun State in the area of transportation.
The two-week nationwide warning strike declared by ASUU disrupts ongoing second semester examinations of the University of Benin (UNIBEN).

UNIBEN Bursar escapes abduction, security detail shot dead

Dr Victor Imagbe, Bursar of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), has escaped a kidnap attempt made at him when gunmen…
Bandits

Bandits strike Kaduna hospital, abduct two nurses

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Bandits in Kaduna have attacked again, this time abducting two nurses who work at Idon General Hospital…

Shell’s pipeline spills 213 barrels of crude into Bayelsa community

The Okordia-Rumekpe 14-inch crude truck line operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has discharged some 213 barrels of crude…
Osun police arrest four men for killing woman for money ritual

Police rescue 25-year-old student from kidnappers in Osun

The Osun Police Command on Thursday said it rescued a 25-year-old female student of the Osun College of Health Technology,…
Bandits invade Kaduna mosques, shoot seven worshippers dead

Tragedy: Gunmen on motorcycles shoot 30 villagers dead in Zamfara

Gunmen on motorcycles have reportedly shot 30 villagers dead in a raid of four villages in Zamfara State. 

EFCC nabs 11 suspected Internet fraudsters in Rivers, Bayelsa

Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 11 suspected internet…

715 suspected ghost workers uncovered in Bauchi

The Secretary to Bauchi State Government, Alhaji Mohammed Baba said the government has temporarily stopped the salaries of 715 suspected…
Nigerian govt. unveils portal to engage senior citizens

Ekiti pensioners laud Fayemi over gratuity payment

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Ekiti State Council, on Wednesday applauded Governor Kayode Fayemi for releasing N250m to pay…
Osun Amotekun

Bandits shoot Amotekun operative dead in Oyo

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Suleiman Quadri, a personnel of the Oyo State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun.
Police

Festus Okeke arrested for defiling 4 minors in Niger

By Aminu Garko The Niger Police Command  says it has arrested one Festus Okeke for allegedly luring young girls with…
Nigerian Army

IPOB, ESN: Army indiscriminately arresting Igbo youths – Group

A socio-political group, Igbo National Council (INC), has alleged that Nigerian Army indiscriminately arresting Igbo youths.
Gunmen abduct Islamic cleric, Alfa Fasasi Ola Mejabi, younger brother along Lokoja/ Obajana/ Kabba road of Kogi State

Gunmen storm Ondo community, kidnap 3 construction workers

Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have on Wednesday abducted three construction workers in Ondo State.

Most wanted Abia drug supplier Apolos busted with 100kg of cocaine, cannabis

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has busted a notorious major supplier of illicit drugs in Abia state, Chibuike…
Sanwo-Olu to launch Lagos State's 5-year agricultural development roadmap tomorrow.

Sanwo-Olu launches 5-year agricultural development roadmap

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is set to launch the state's 5-Year Agricultural and Food Systems Roadmap (2021-2025).
Yinka Odumakin

Funeral rites for Odumakin begin tomorrow

The funeral rites for Yinka Odumakin, the publicity secretary of the Pan Yoruba group, Afenifere, will begin tomorrow.
L-R: Chairman, House Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Public Petitions & LASIEC, Hon. Victor Akande; Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Attorney General/Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyo Onigbanjo, SAN and Chairman, House Committee on Finance, Hon. Rotimi Olowo, during the signing of Lagos State Lotteries & Gaming Authority and the Public Complaints & Anti-Corruption Commission bills into Law, at the Conference Room, Lagos House, Ikeja, on Monday, April 19, 2021.

CACOL supports Lagos’ anti-corruption commission creation

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), has made its support known to the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration…

Police officers arrested for extorting man of N500k in Anambra

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested some officers of the command after a petition indicted them of extorting N500,000…