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Lagos landlord shoots tenant over rent

A landlord, identified simply as Afuye, has been arrested in Lagos for shooting at his tenant over rent.

Ortom orders investigation into gang-rape of Benue teenage girl

Samuel Ortom, the Governor of Benue State, on Tuesday asked security operatives to look into the reported gang-rape of a…
accident

APC chieftain, 2 others die in Borno accident

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has died after the car in which he was travelling crashed on…
CBN

Ehingbeti to bring good policy environment, attract investment: Cardoso

The Co-Chair of Ehingeti 2021, the Lagos Economic Summit, holding from February 16 to 18, 2021, Mr. Yemi Cardoso has…

New transportation Perm Sec solicits staff support

The newly appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transportation, Mr. Kamar Owodiran Olowoshago has solicited for the support of…

EFCC busts nine suspected Internet fraudsters in Benin

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office on Tuesday, arrested nine suspected internet fraudsters in…
Kidnappers release two siblings abducted on their way back from back school in Igarra, Edo State after payment of N6 million ransom.

Gunmen kidnap 3 travellers in Osun

Police confirm kidnapping of three travellers along Iwaraja town of Oriade Local Government Area of Osun state on Monday night.

Police arrest Faruk, 35, over rape of 90-year-old woman in Yobe

The suspect allegedly intruded into the nonagenarian’s room in a compound and forced himself into her.

Amotekun intercepts truckload of Fulani herdsmen heading to Lagos, Ogun

A truck loaded with no fewer than 80 men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen has been intercepted by officers of…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu: Rising COVID-19 cases in Lagos confirm third wave alarm

Sanwo-Olu welcomes FG’s move on community policing

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has welcomed the idea by the Federal Government and the Police Force to integrate…

Nasarawa governor revalidates APC membership

Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Tuesday revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
Fegalo Nsuke MOSOP president

MOSOP president worried over impact of gas flaring, oil spillage

Mr Fegalo Nsuke, President of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has decried the impact of gas…

Northern Governors to revive Ahmadu Bello legacies

The Chairman, Northern Governors Forum and Plateau Gov. Simon Lalong, on Tuesday, said the forum would revive the legacies of…
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says federal government must renegotiate with states for solutions to the nation's current economic challenges.

No room for cattle herders bearing AK-47 rifles in Edo – Obaseki

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has warned that there would be no room for cattle herders to bear assault…

Fishpond dispute claims 11 lives in Kogi

The search for daily bread and ownership of a fish pond has driven some youths in two communities in Kogi…
Lagos announces closure of important roads in Yaba, Oyingbo, Ojuelegba, Mushin

Soil testing: Lagos closes Yaba overpass for 3 weeks

In line with the Lagos State Government Multimodal Master Plan transport system, with reference to the Red Line rail system,…

Police arrest suspected robber in NSCDC uniform in Ogun

Men of the Nigeria Police Force, Ogun State Command have arrested an armed robbery suspect, Adeolu Bankole operating in Nigerian…

#EndSARS: 11-year-old boy hit by stray bullet demands N50m compensation

An 11-year-old-boy, Osasu Omoigui, who was allegedly hits by a stray bullet on his genital during the #EndSARS protest, has…

Sanwo-Olu gives financial support to 50 vulnerable Lagosians

Not less than 50 vulnerable Lagosians were on Tuesday empowered through financial support from the State Government under an initiative…
Court

Court dissolves 14-year-old marriage over husband’s addiction

An Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan on Tuesday, dissolved a 14-year-old marriage between a hair dresser, Morufat Erioye on grounds…

Police arrest robbery suspect operating in Civil Defence uniform in Ogun

Police arrest armed robbery suspect, Adeolu Bankole, operating with a stolen uniform of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in…

Mother of kidnapped Rivers councillorship aspirant dies, son also feared dead

Mother of Hanson Chukwu, the kidnapped PDP's councillorship aspirant in Rundele, Emohua LGA of Rivers dies

Serial rapist with ‘mystical powers’ to unlock doors of victims arrested

A middle aged man who allegedly confessed to be a serial rapist with mystical powers to unlock any door of…
Kidnappers release two siblings abducted on their way back from back school in Igarra, Edo State after payment of N6 million ransom.

Gunmen attack hearse, abduct deceased’s brother, shoot another dead in Edo

Gunmen in Edo have attacked an ambulance conveying a corpse from Lagos to Enugu abducting the deceased's brother and shooting…

19 suspected cultists arrested in connection with Alakuko mayhem

The Lagos State Police Command on Monday said 19 suspected cultists have been arrested in the cult-related clash that occurred…

Lagos auctions 83 forfeited vehicles for violation of transport laws

The Lagos State Ministry of Justice in collaboration with the State TaskForce on Environmental and Special Offences on Monday, on…
Court

2 deaf-mute persons docked for allegedly abducting 17-year-old colleague

Police arraign two deaf–mute persons for allegedly abducting 17-year-old girl with the same disability from Edo to Ekiti State

Clinton Onye jailed five years for illegal dealing in oil products

A man identified as Clinton Onye has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for illegal dealing in petroleum products.
About 146,000 Tobacco Smokers die in Africa

Research: Nigeria records 28, 876 tobacco smoking related deaths annually

Abuja-based Centre group says it research revealed that 28,876 deaths related to tobacco smoking are recorded annually in Nigeria.

Opashola Abdullahi Offa Health Tech Lecturer pleads guilty to romance scam

Opashola Abdullahi, a lecturer of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, has pleaded guilty to a charge of…