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37 dead from Bauchi Cholera outbreak

The number of casualties who have lost their lives in the recent cholera outbreak in Bauchi State has risen to…
Yomi Casual

Yomi Casual escapes death in car accident

Omoniyi Makun, the fashion designer, popularly called Yomi Casual, has been hospitalised after surviving a motor accident.
Bayero University Kano (BUK)

Bayero varsity warns students against protesting colleague’s death

Bayero University Kano (BUK) has warned its students against protesting the death of a 200-level student crushed by a moving…
Police debunk reports that it directed its personnel in Kogi going to Anambra for governorship election to pay N10,000 as transport fare

Police recover N1.3m from kidnappers in Abuja

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday said they recovered N1.3 million from five suspected kidnappers…

EFCC arrests ‘Juju’ scam kingpin Awise over N250m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested Abayomi Kamaldeen Alaka (a.k.a Awise), leader of a deadly syndicate of…

Gov. Ugwuanyi receives second jab of COVID-19 vaccine

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwunayi of Enugu State and his deputy, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo, on Sunday received the second dose of Oxford…
Gunmen abduct BEDC driver in Ondo, demand N10m

Gunmen attack police station in Akwa Ibom; kill 1

Some Gunmen attacked Ini Divisional station in Odoro Ikpe, Akwa Ibom, on Sunday.

Shocking: Why I sold my two daughters for N300,000 – Wicked mother

A housewife, Blessing Ebuneku Agoro, 35, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for selling her…
20 kidnapped medical students rescued

Prof. Shugaba: UNIMAID won’t bow to Boko Haram insurgency

Prof. Aliyu Shugaba said the University of Maiduguri won't shut down despite the impact of the over decade-long Boko Haram…
Kidnappers release two siblings abducted on their way back from back school in Igarra, Edo State after payment of N6 million ransom.

Gunmen attack Zaria again, abduct residents

Unknown gunmen have again attacked Kofar Gayan and Kofar Kona areas of Zaria and abducted some residents barely 48hrs after…

6 killed, 10 others injured in Bauchi road crash

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State, on Sunday, said that six people lost their lives in a…

Hit and Run driver kills Okada rider in Osun

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun, on Sunday, said a man lost his life in an auto accident…
13 year-old Abdulkarim Mati arrested for killing two bandits

13-year-old AK 47 wielding boy arrested for killing two bandits

A 13-year-old, trained by bandits to use AK 47 rifle, has been arrested by Katsina Police Command, for killing two…

Petrol Station manager found inside underground tank dies 

The manager of a petrol station (name withheld), who was found inside an underground tank, has reportedly died, in Ughelli…
Yoruba nation agitators

Yoruba Nation agitators defy Gov. Abiodun’s order

Yoruba Nations agitators, on Saturday, defied Gov Dapo Abiodun's warning not to stage protest in any form in Ogun state.
Governor Bello Matawalle

We’ll pay bandits in same coin – Gov. Matawalle

Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has said that his administration will deal decisively with bandits and their sponsors terrorizing the…
Cultists kill 150 people in Edo, as Obaseki vows action against cultism

“I’m shocked and disappointed”: Gov. Obaseki fumes

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Saturday in Benin described the recent attack on Bendel Insurance Football Club players and…

Democracy day: CSOs hits MKO Abiola’s home

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Saturday marched to late Chief MKO Abiola’s Lagos home, in commemoration of…
FCT police disperse protesters in Abuja on Saturday

FCT Police: Why we fired teargas at protesters

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku  The Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Saturday has said that they fired teargas canisters at protesters…
Tinubu shows gratitude to Lalong

Democracy Day: Lalong grants pardon to seven inmates

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has granted pardon to seven prisoners in the state. The governor…

Marriage Registry saga: Obaseki to organise wedding reception for stranded couple

Wife of of Edo State Governor, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, has commended Mr. Abel and Mrs. Marian Ugiagbe, the couple whose…
Protest march in Ojota: Lagos CP ODUMOSU says the five arrested have been released

5 June 12 protesters arrested in Lagos

The Police Command in Lagos arrested five June 12 protesters and has released them, commissioner Hakeem Odumosu says

June 12 protest: Shaibu blames godfatherism for democracy failure

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has blamed the advent of godfatherism in Nigeria's politics as the…

June 12: Ojota boils as protest continues (Photos)

More protests rock Ojota area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on June 12, Democracy Day as Nigerians take to the street…

June 12: Markets, Computer Village, shops shut in Lagos

Several markets in Lagos, including the popular Computer Village were shut on Saturday following threats of protest and violence in…
Police in Ojota fire teargas at hoodlums not June 12 activists

Police fired tear gas at hoodlums not June 12 activists – Sanwo-Olu’s aide

Anthony Adeyinka, an aide of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says Police in Ojota fired tear gas to disperse hoodlums, not June…
Protest march in Ojota: Lagos CP ODUMOSU says the five arrested have been released

Photos: Lagos Police attack peaceful protesters in Ojota

Men of the Lagos State Police Command on Saturday disrupted with tear gas canisters the peaceful June 12 protest staged…
Kabiru Oyedun arrested with body parts of a yet-to-be-identified lady

Osun Police arrest man with unknown lady’s body parts

The Osun Police Command has arrested one Kabiru Oyedun, a suspected ritualist, for being in possession of body parts of…

Ibadan Poly student Ayeni killed by bandits, a week to wedding

A final year student of Ibadan Polytechnic, Ebenezer Ayeni, who was preparing for his wedding on June 19, has been…
Tunde Mobayo Ekiti Police Commissioner

Democracy Day: Police warn Ekiti residents

The Ekiti Police Command has warned residents against engaging in any form of criminal activities as they celebrate the June…