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25 per cent paternity tests negative – DNA Centre

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

A DNA paternity test determines the biological father of a child using genetic materials.

Police assure safe return of abducted Edo seminarians

Michael Adesina

8 months ago

The Edo State Police Command has promised to rescue three seminarians kidnapped from the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary, Ivianokpodi-Agenebode, on…

Tinubu: We’ll turn transport sector into economic powerhouse

Paul Dada

8 months ago

“It will also produce Nigerian experts that will utilise policy, law and industry practice to make the transport sector the…

Multiple road accident claims three lives in Edo

Paul Dada

8 months ago

"Four persons were in the Mercedes, three of them died and one was injured," the FRSC boss stated.

Escape of female human trafficking suspect from police custody sparks protest in Edo community

Paul Dada

8 months ago

"I have already called the Commissioner of Police to report this matter. He is aware of it and has promised…

‘N3M bribes for Bills’: Akpabio, Abbas get 7-day ultimatum to refer allegation to EFCC, ICPC for probe

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

The scandal was triggered by Ibrahim Auyo, a member of the House of Representatives (APC, Jigawa), who, in a viral…

2025 biggest drug bust: NDLEA smashes ‘Ghost trafficker’, seizes N7.8bn worth of Narcotics

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

The statement said after three years on the run, 36-year-old Sunday Ibigide, once described by officials as a “ghost trafficker,”…

Police Inspector, 3 others arrested for robbery, extortion in Edo

Isa Isawade

8 months ago

"Acting on this complaint and other related reports, the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Monday Agbonika, fdc, directed…

Police nab Black Axe confraternity members, others in Enugu

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

Also two firearms, seven live rounds of ammunition, a stolen motorcycle, and other incriminating exhibits were recovered during the operations,

Ondo man Bello Azeez stages self-kidnap to dupe parents of N.5m

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

To secure his release, his parents, together with his friends mobilised resources and created a GoFundMe account, through which they…

Police rescue two kidnapped victims in Kebbi

Paul Dada

8 months ago

He said that the rescue was part of the command’s ongoing onslaught against banditry and other heinous crimes in the…

By-Election: Tight security presence as Ibadan North heads to polls

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Nigerian Army were deployed to…

Court jails four Yahoo Boys in Lagos after EFCC sting at Obasanjo Library Hotel

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

Olatunji was jailed one month with an option of a ₦500,000 fine. Oshundairo, who pocketed ₦600,000 from his schemes, was…

Vote-buying scandal: Police, DSS bust man with ₦25.9m ahead of Kaduna By-Election

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

During the operation, operatives recovered ₦25.9 million in cash, allegedly earmarked for inducing voters.

Air Canada Flight Attendants strike grounds flights, 130,000 passengers stranded

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

Air Canada, in turn, offered a 38% increase in total compensation over four years, including a 25% raise in the…

Fresh FM breaks silence on fire outbreak at Ibadan Headquarters

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

According to the statement, the fire severely affected the studios of Fresh 105.9 FM and Blast 98.3 FM, alongside adjoining…

Torrential rains ravage Potiskum: Dozens of homes flattened, families left homeless

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

For years, residents in these communities have lived at the mercy of seasonal floods, their vulnerability worsened by poor or…

Lagos launches fresh Registration for poor, vulnerable households

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

The LASSR, a subset of the National Social Register, is a comprehensive database of poor and vulnerable households in Lagos.…

Pump action rifle recovered as EFCC grabs 47 for internet fraud in Benin

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

Other items recovered from the suspects to include, six vehicles, mobile phones and laptop computers.

London’s most dangerous rapist Clinton Easy jailed for life

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

A South London man described by the Metropolitan Police as one of the capital’s most dangerous offenders, Clinton Easy has…

Lagos company boss pleads guilty to stealing N36.4m

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

Ishola committed the offence on Aug 7, at about 2.56 p.m., at No. 30, Fella Hammed St., Agric Owutu area…

Two nurses, female soldier arrested for stealing newborn baby

Michael Adesina

8 months ago

Two nurses and a serving female soldier have been arrested in Cross River State over the alleged theft and sale…

Plan your movement: Lagos closes popular Lagos–Ibadan Bridge for 44 days

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

The Commissioner reassured residents that “Traffic Management Officers will be present along the affected corridor to minimise inconvenience and improve…

FG to connect Baro Inland Port to Lagos-Kano Rail Network

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

The Committee is tasked with engaging stakeholders and designing solutions to restore the port’s operational viability.

FG approves construction of six ultra-modern Bus Terminals

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

Once completed, the facilities are expected to enhance travel safety, reduce road accidents, and curb illegal highway activities that have…

Extortion at gunpoint? Police under fire after shocking claims

Paul Dada

8 months ago

“Meanwhile they searched my car and checked my papers and saw that everything was in order, and I had nothing…

Lagos businesswoman docked for allegedly stealing N2.9bn from Flutterwave platform

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

Ruth was arraigned before the court on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, fraudulent conversion, and advance fee fraud…

Edo govt condemns killing of hippopotamus

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

It disclosed that it has set up necessary modalities to forestall further killings of hippopotamus and other rare species of…

Explosion rocks Ijebu Ode Military Base, residents on edge

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 months ago

Eyewitness accounts suggest the explosion may have been triggered by a heat buildup in the storage facility, though official confirmation…

“I acted under direction of Holy Spirit,” Rivers Pastor in child-flogging video speaks

Ayorinde Oluokun

8 months ago

Some of the parents of the children who stormed the Eneka Police Division sang and danced in support of the…

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