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Police rescue 26 Patients From Mental Home

The Osun Police Command has rescued 26 persons from what it described as ‘strange mental home’ in Iwo area of…

Fire Guts Abuja Market, Destroys Goods Worth Millions of Naira

Twenty shops and goods worth N10 million were destroyed by fire on Friday morning at the Kuje Market in the…

Italy, Germany, Belgium deport 43 Nigerians

Three European countries, Germany, Italy and Belgium have deported no fewer than 43 Nigerians for committing various offences.

Teenage Mom Dumps 4 Months Old Baby Under Oshodi Bridge

A four-month old baby boy dumped under Oshodi bridge, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has been rescued.

Doctors carry out lung transplant from living donor

Doctors in Vietnam on Wednesday successfully carried out a lung transplant surgery from living donors for the first time, the…

Pastor remanded over alleged murder of lover

An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded Joshua Ayobami, 47, a pastor, charged with the alleged murder of a widow…

Man in court for dumping child’s corpse in canal

A father of nine children, Adekunle Adewusi, on Tuesday appeared in an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly disposing…

Police confirm arrest of killers of policeman in Ondo

The Police Division in Okitipupa, Ondo State, has confirmed that it arrested two suspects who allegedly killed, Michael Olujimi, a…

Trump names outspoken general as new national security adviser

US President Donald Trump has named Lt Gen HR McMaster as his national security adviser. He will replace Lt Gen…

175,000 pupils get educational kits in Lagos

Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode on Monday commenced the distribution of 175,000 educational kits, consisting of school…

Robbers kill 2 security guards in Edo

The Police in Edo on Monday said that two security guards were killed by hoodlums during a robbery operation in…

Muslims now to go for Christian pilgrimage to Jerusalem-LASG

The Lagos State Government on Monday said Muslims will now be attending pilgrimage to Jerusalem meant for Christians. The government…

Man sets family house on fire, 5 die including 4 kids

fireThe Police in Oyo state have arrested a man who allegedly set his family house on fire, while the occupants…

How I robbed 35 ATM users-robber

A gun-wielding robber, Gbenga Babatunde, 35, arrested by operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police, Command,…

Stop trading on roads, Lagos warns Oyingbo traders

Lagos State Government has warned traders trading on the road in Oyingbo area of the state to stay off the…

Lagos in right direction to becoming world investment destination-Prof Abass

Prof. Ademola Abass, Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Overseas Affairs and Investment (Lagos Global), says Lagos is…

Why police must intensify effort on child protection-LASG

The Lagos State Government has challenged the police to rise up and protect the rights of the child from being…

Careless mother serves kerosene to 18-month old son as water

A nursing mother in Benin City, Edo State, Mrs. Ata Buhari, has allegedly served her 18-month old baby kerosene, instead…

Commercial motorcyclists protest police extortions in Delta

Commercial motorcyclists in Ogwashi-Uku community of Delta have withdrawn their services from Azagba village, Ogwashi-Uku road over alleged cases of…

2017 budget: Osun assembly holds bilateral talks

The Osun House of Assembly said on Wednesday that it would organize bilateral talks on the 2017 budget in order…

NSCDC arrests two, destroys 10 illegal refineries in Rivers

Mr Lawal Haruna, Commandant Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Rivers Command, Says it’s personnel arrested two persons for…

Kano to resuscitate Triumph Newspaper

The Kano State Government on Wednesday pledged to rehabilitate the abandoned structures of Triumph Publishing Company, publishers of Triumph newspapers,…

INEC promises credible polls in Ekiti, Osun

The National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has pledged to conduct credible elections in Ekiti and Osun in 2018. Mr. Adedeji…
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French troops foil terrorist attack in Mali

French troops on Wednesday foiled a terrorist attack in northern Mali, neutralizing a depot of 15 mortar shells. According to…

Housewife docked for stabbing neighbour

A housewife, Anita Gilbert, was on Wednesday docked at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stabbing her neighbor. Gilbert,…

Acting President Osinbajo Presides Over Wednesday’s FEC Meeting

After his tour of the Niger Delta, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived Abuja and is currently presiding over the…

2 men jailed 6 months each for drug trafficking

A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday sentenced two men- Sunday Ugwu, 18, and Moshood Ajape, 45, to six months…

NSCDC set to clamp down on illegal miners

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Plateau Command, has warned illegal miners to desist from the act or…

Sokoto government to collect N1bn from education levy

Sokoto State Government says it is targeting over N1 billion from the education levy it introduced on its workers in…

IBB varsity gets new sports director

The Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai, in Niger has appointed Dr. Abdul Mohammed as its sports director. Mohammed, who is of…