22nd indigenous IGP, Egbetokun, bows out of service
The 22nd Indigenous Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Thursday formally bowed out of service after 36…
Reps call for establishment of post-service housing scheme for ex-military personnel, widows
The House of Representatives on Thursday called for the establishment of a National Post-Service Housing Scheme for retired military personnel…
NSCDC nabs fake corps member in Abuja, dismisses claims of unlawful detention
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has debunked allegations of unlawful detention and…
Sokoto: Police arrest five suspects in counterfeit currency, impersonation, livestock cases
The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of a counterfeit currency syndicate, recovered an AK-47 rifle ...
Alleged cyberbullying: Court threatens to revoke Sowore’s bail
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday threatened to revoke the bail granted to human rights activist and…
Man arraigned over alleged possession of stolen electrical wires in Ado-Ekiti
The prosecutor, Inspector Sodiq Adeniyi, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on March 10 at about 1.15…
IGP Disu warns rank and file against misuse of firearms
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Disu Olatunji Rilwan, has read the riot act to officers and men of the Nigerian…
Oyo govt promises to clear waste contractors’ debts within 48 hours
The Oyo State Government has reassured waste management consultants operating across the state that all outstanding payments for waste evacuation…
Three dead, five rescued as bus sinks into river in Ibadan
He attributed the cause of the accident to reckless driving and advised motorists to always drive with care and observe…
Ekiti govt approves N6.29bn for rehabilitation of Ado-Ekiti roads
The Ekiti State Executive Council has approved the sum of ₦6,290,549,973.44 for the rehabilitation of major township roads in Ado-Ekiti,…
Court stops Kosofe LG chairman, council from disciplining councillor over alleged N100m fraud
The High Court of Lagos State, presided over by Justice Olufunke Sule-Amzat, has restrained the Chairman of Kosofe Local Government…
ECWA churches raise alarm over rising insecurity in Kwara
The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) churches in Kwara state have condemned reported insecurity challenges in some communities, especially in
Passengers stranded as transport fares surge in Calabar
Commuters in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, were left stranded on Thursday as commercial transport operators increased fares by…
Educate girls, end hawking practices — Bauchi monarch urges parents
Sarkin Durum Community in Bauchi LGA of Bauchi State, Nasiru Mohammed Durum, has decried the habit of parents not sending…
Ibadan: Three dead, five injured in road crash
Three persons have lost their lives, while five others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a road accident that occurred…
Edo traditional ruler in EFCC’s net over alleged financial impropriety
In the petition, the Ukhomuyo Council of Village Heads accused the traditional ruler of allegedly converting the entire Ukhomuyio community…
Mambila project: Agunloye claimed extract from FEC meeting was doctored — EFCC witness
He added that in the course of investigation, the defendant stated in his extrajudicial statement to EFCC...
Court sentences three arrested by DSS to 10 years in prison for arms trafficking
The sentencing came just as a woman, Halima Haliru Umar, who also was arrested by DSS operatives, before a Federal…
EFCC arraigns businessman, firm over alleged $1.5m oil deal fraud
He argued that a ruling previously delivered by the Federal High Court had restrained the EFCC from arresting the defendant....
Falae warns of growing insecurity in Ondo
Falae explained that the community had recorded a disturbing surge in abductions in the last few months...
