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Mining Marshals Commander sues The Guardian for defamation, demands ₦2 billion in damages

Michael Adesina

9 months ago

The Commander of the Mining Marshals, Attah John Onoja, has filed a defamation lawsuit against The Guardian Newspaper, demanding a…

Tragedy on highway: Eight dead in fiery Lagos bus-truck collision

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 months ago

Eyewitness accounts and preliminary findings by LASTMA officials indicate that the commercial bus was travelling at high speed before the…

NDLEA intercepts Saudi, UK-bound cocaine in lipsticks, property title documents

Femi Fabunmi

9 months ago

Edo state, NDLEA operatives raided the Ewere forest in Owan West LGA where they arrested a wanted suspect, Alaba Monday,…

NDLEA smashes notorious drug kingpin ‘Warri Kinsman’ with 414kg of Canadian Loud

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 months ago

The discovery was made at the airport's export shed on Friday, July 4. A freight agent, Bolarinwa Saheed, was arrested…

NDLEA busts Cocaine hidden in Lipsticks, documents headed for UK, Saudi

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 months ago

According to NDLEA spokespersons, the concealment methods, using beauty products and official property documents, reflect a dangerous new trend among…

LASEPA shuts down lounges, hotels, school over Noise Pollution in Lagos crackdown

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 months ago

Speaking after the operation, LASEPA’s General Manager, Dr. Babatunde Ajayi, said the closures were part of a larger effort to…

Allianz Energy in deep waters over N62m debt, faces winding-up petition

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 months ago

According to court documents, the dispute arose from a lease agreement dated January 16, 2023, in which Pier Dredging leased…

Police rescue 40 Ghanaians from human trafficking syndicate

Paul Dada

9 months ago

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects are part of a larger transnational trafficking syndicate that specialise in deceiving unsuspecting individuals,…

FG to spend N17bn on Lagos bridge damaged by fire

Paul Dada

9 months ago

The minister said the Iddo Bridge, now with a headroom of about 4.5 metres, had suffered significant structural damage due…

Container-laden truck loses control, falls on minivan in Lagos

Paul Dada

9 months ago

LASTMA's midnight surveillance and rescue unit responded swiftly to distress calls and employed high-grade rescue apparatus to extract the trapped…

FAAN staff convicted for certificate forgery

Ayorinde Oluokun

9 months ago

Upon arraignment, the defendant, through his counsel, Mr. Anthony Idanosa Eruaga, opted for a plea bargain.

Lions Club storms Ikorodu with life-saving gifts for schoolchildren

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 months ago

The gesture was warmly received by the Education Secretary of Ikorodu Local Government, Mr. Odumbo Abiodun, who commended the club…

Lagos pushes for strategic partnerships to improve healthcare quality

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 months ago

Speaking at the forum, Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, stressed the pivotal…

Thomas Partey charged in shocking sex assault case involving three women

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 months ago

Partey is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 5 August.

Oyo, FCMB launch ₦1.5 billion fund to empower 1,000 Youth Agropreneurs

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 months ago

Akande revealed that the state has so far trained 5,020 youths in various aspects of agribusiness, noting that 1,000 of…

“We’re being hunted” – Tiv raise alarm in Nasarawa

Michael Adesina

9 months ago

Currently, hundreds of Tiv families have been displaced from their ancestral lands and are taking refuge in Internally Displaced Persons…

Customs makes second major cannabis seizure in two Weeks

Paul Dada

9 months ago

This seizure is the second major interception by the command in a short span of time, with 1,037 parcels of…

Cultists in Edo get hot: Police arrest 16 suspects, recover weapons

Paul Dada

9 months ago

Prominent among those arrested was 33-year-old Bello Salami, a suspected member of the Maphite Confraternity who was fingered in the…

Banker docked over alleged N51.5m fraud

Abimbola Aderinola

9 months ago

He also alleged that the defendant obtained the sum of N35 million at Pitch Capital Ltd, represented by one Mrs…

Video: woman remanded for assaulting officers after refusing to use pedestrian bridge

Michael Adesina

9 months ago

A woman identified as Chidinma Obishe has been remanded in custody for allegedly resisting arrest and attacking enforcement officers at…

Over 20 feared dead as terrorists storm village in Sokoto

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

9 months ago

Eyewitnesses, who spoke anonymously, described how heavily armed men stormed the village, firing indiscriminately and setting homes ablaze.

Anambra killings not targeted at Ebonyi indigenes — Police

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

9 months ago

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Tochukwu Ikenga made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Awka, revealing that…

Lagos suspends BRT Lane enforcement on Eko Bridge, Odo Iya-Alaro

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 months ago

LASTMA General Manager, Bakare Oki Olalekan, affirmed the agency’s readiness to manage the adjustment with efficiency and professionalism.

World Bank bolsters Yobe’s Climate-Smart Farming with N3.8bn Loan

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 months ago

Mohammed emphasized the initiative’s significance, stating that it represents a pivotal step toward building sustainable, resilient farming communities.

Lagos reborn: Abaranje, Dopemu roads transformed as Sanwo-Olu sets eyes on Ikotun

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 months ago

Also speaking at the event, Special Adviser on Infrastructure, Engr. Olufemi Daramola, said the successful completion of Abaranje Road underscores…

HEFAMAA declares war on quackery with launch of new QR Code System

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 months ago

Idowu outlined the data accessible through the QR codes to include: Facility Name, Address, Phone Number, Registration Number, Facility Category,…

Police nab fraudulent car dealer, recover $7000 in Abuja

Ayorinde Oluokun

9 months ago

The complainant reported that she saw a Facebook advertisement on June 10 for a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon offered for sale at…

Jos trader jailed 2 months for stealing mobile phone

Ayorinde Oluokun

9 months ago

The convict was given the phone worth N11,500 to make a call but he ran away with it, sold it…

Eko Bridge robber busted after forcing N150K bank transfer at cutlass point

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 months ago

Yekini, said to have been armed with a cutlass and other dangerous weapons, reportedly swooped on Dominic, dispossessing him of…

Police speak on alleged harvesting of organ of woman found dead in Enugu hotel

Ayorinde Oluokun

9 months ago

Ndukwe added that evidence available to the police suggests that the woman may have been strangled

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