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52 suspected criminals paraded in Delta

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Alkali Baba Usman Thursday announced that 52 suspected criminals have been arrested…

Ogun Assembly receives 20 petitions against ex-Sagamu DPO

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta All is not yet laid to rest concerning the faceoff between the former DPO of Sagamu Police Station,…

Olubadan: Oyo declares public holiday

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State Thursday declared Friday, 4 March, 2016 as a public holiday in honour…

Assassins shoot, kill chief priest

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ A‎chief priest (Ohen-Ogba) of Aruogba village, a community in Oredo local government area of Edo state, Pa…

Prosecute abductors of Ese Oruru, Dickson orders

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has called for a comprehensive investigation into the abduction and subsequent prosecution of the culprits…

I received cars from Omokore but I’m innocent – Uche Secondus

Eromosele Ebhomele Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, on Thursday admitted he made some…

Bayelsa Polls: Dickson sets up 5-man panel to probe civil servants

The Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson, has constituted a five-man panel to investigate the level of involvement of some career…

Army council orders release of General Ransome-Kuti

The Nigerian Army Council has quashed the conviction of Brig. – Gen. Enitan Ransome-Kuti by a Special Court Martial and…

Ikodoru Kidnapping: Lawmakers admit inadequate policing of Lagos

Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday admitted inadequate policing of Lagos State following the…

Breaking: Ambode shuts Mile 12 Market, imposes curfew on 4 streets over mayhem

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered the closure of the popular Mile 12 Market and imposed curfew…

3 dead as Hausa, Yoruba clash in Mile 12

Kazeem Ugbodaga A massive riot broke out in Mile 12 area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Thursday as Hausa and…

Lagos APC condemns abduction of schoolgirls in Ikorodu

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the dastardly kidnap of three secondary school students…

Man caught stealing money from church’s offering box

Cyriacus Izuekwe The Congregation at St Peter’s Catholic Church, Ejigbo, were stunned after one of the worshipers who attended morning…

PSC to sanction policemen involved in Ese’s abduction

The Police Service Commission said it would sanction any police officer found culpable in the alleged abduction of 14-year-old Ese…

Kaduna senior civil servant kidnapped

Femi Adi/Kaduna A senior Director in the Kaduna State Ministry of Finance, Alhaji Aminu Sambo has reportedly been abducted at…
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh

Judge’s absence stalls ex-CDS, Alex Badeh trial

The planned arraignment of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Vice Marshal Alex Badeh Badeh on 10-count of criminal breach…

Man to pay N100k for threatening pregnant woman

A Gudu Upper Area Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday granted bail to a middle-aged man, Nwakaego…

Dress decently, Lagosians tell Olajumoke

Some residents of Lagos State have advised Olajumoke Orisaguna, the bread seller turned model, to be modest in her dressing…
MACBAN alleges that killings of innocent herders by a vigilance group is going on in Sokoto State with 16 lives lost so far.

Herdsman jailed for motorcycle theft

A Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced a herdsman, Bello Adamu, to two months imprisonment for…

Ikorodu Schoolgirls: Gunmen demand N200m ransom

The kidnappers of the three schoolgirls from Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary (BMJS) have made contacts and demanded N200 million ransom.…

Iara Oshiomhole raises N137m for ‘Special Nigerian Children’

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Mrs. Iara Oshiomhole, wife of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Governor of Edo state, has described Nigerian children as special…
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh

Alex Badeh faces corruption, stealing charge today

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is ready with a 10-count charge of corruption and stealing against former Chief of…

Shiites deny planning reprisal attack

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, otherwise known as the Shiites in Nigeria has denied that its members were planning a…

Gov Okowa resumes inspection of projects, to fix failed federal roads

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Wednesday paid an inspection visit to some ongoing road and airport projects in…

Rivers: Ogoni protest against violence, Wike’s hate speeches

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Thousands of youths from the Rivers South East Senatorial District on Wednesday took to the streets of…

EFCC lauds British Govt’s support on anti-graft war

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions, EFCC, has lauded the support the commission had received over the years from the…

Another lawyer transferred money to Justice Yunusa, says EFCC

Akin Kuponiyi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alleged that another Lagos senior lawyer also transferred N750,000 to…

N2.3bn Scam: Zenith Bank staff explains how Akpobolokemi, others shared money

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, presented its tenth witness in the on-going trial of a former…
"N3.1bn fraud": Abubakar Umar tenders damning testimony against ex-governor Suswam

How Suswam diverted proceeds from sales of Benue shares – Witness

Aluyi Victor, Portfolio Manager of Elixir Investment Partners Limited, a brokerage firm, testifying at the on-going trial of a former…

Boko Haram’s Christian spy arrested – Military

The headquarters of 33 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army Bauchi, has arrested four persons suspected to be Boko Haram terrorist spies…