Demolition: FESTAC town residents seek IGP’s protection to uphold Court order
Residents of FESTAC Town, Lagos, have asked for protection from the Inspector General of Police through their legal representative, Adetayo…
I could have become a drug addict — Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has recounted how he attempted to embrace smoking as a habit as a young man, saying…
Ibadan: Residents grieve as Police, Court officials supervise demolition of illegal structures
Residents watched helplessly as the police and court bailiffs supervised the demolition of over twenty alleged illegal structures situated on…
Insecurity: We’ve paid over N1bn as ransom to bandits, Southern Kaduna community cries out
The Ruruma community in the Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State has said the community has paid over N1…
Kano Hisbah vows crackdown on gambling, betting shops under Sharia Law
The Hisbah body has threatened to arrest anyone involved in gambling and clamp down on betting shops with renewed determination,…
Oldest Catholic Priest in Nigeria, Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, dies at 104
The Catholic Diocese of Auchi, Edo State, announced on Sunday the death of Rt. Rev. Monsignor Thomas Oleghe, who passed…
NDLEA arrests businessman at Enugu airport for ingesting 90 wraps of cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 50-year-old businessman, Osuoha Christian Iheanacho, at the Akanu Ibiam International…
UK-based man cancels engagement over N3.5m bride price demand
A UK-based Nigerian man has called off his engagement after receiving a bride price list totaling N3.5 million from the…
GMOs subjected to rigorous scientific scrutiny before release, NBMA replies critics
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has explained that before any GM food or material is released in the country,…
Ebonyi govt arrests six health workers over alleged theft
The Ebonyi state government have arrested six employees of the Ministry of Health in the state for allegedly allegedly stealing…
Insecurity: Police recover explosives in Borno
The Nigeria Police Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal(EOD) Unit, on Friday, recovered unexploded military ordnances in Maiduguri following reports from vigilant…
NURTW debunks involvement in BCAN inauguration disruption
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has denied allegations linking its newly elected president, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (aka…
Delta commission reviews 30 petitions on Ogwashi-Uku land conflicts
Delta State Government Commission of Inquiry looking into land and kingship disputes in Ogwashi Uku and its neighbouring communities has…
AFN commends CDS Musa over enhanced welfare
Personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) have commended the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, over…
Two Anambra revenue collectors burnt to death ‘for causing accident’ in Onitsha
Angry mob has set ablaze two yet-to-be-identified revenue touts for allegedly causing a tipper driver to ram into a by-stander…
S’Court ruling: We’ll resume raid on betting shops — Hisbah
Islamic morality police in Kano state are to resume raids on betting shops following a supreme court ruling on gambling.…
Police recover stolen vehicle in Abuja operation
Lawrence Bajah Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command of Nigeria Police Force has said its operatives recovered a car snatched…
Ex-convict steals Lagos residence’s iron gate, lands in police net
THE police in Lagos State arrested two suspects, including an ex-convict, Samuel Agbaje, on Tuesday for stealing the gate of…
Navy arrests three suspected oil thieves in Akwa Ibom
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka has arrested three suspected oil thieves carrying 2,000 litres of PMS, and…
Lagos Taskforce clamps down on roadside traders
In a bold move to restore order and free traffic flow, the Lagos State Taskforce has launched a successful enforcement…
