The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested six suspected illegal miners in Anambra State. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Olatunde Maku, told...
Borno State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Usman Kadafur, and more than 100 passengers narrowly avoided disaster on Wednesday evening when a Max Air flight from Maiduguri...
The Zamfara State Police Command has fingered the Lakurawa terrorist sect as the mastermind of the deadly explosion that occurred along the Dansadau-Gusau Road in the...
On Thursday, retired military personnel staged a protest at the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja, halting operations to demand payment of their outstanding entitlements. The...
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, November 28, 2024 arraigned the duo of Ajim Kerison Onubuogu and Ajim...
The Obidient Movement, a socio-political group primarily comprising supporters of Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has issued a stern warning to the Nigerian government,...
A report by Invictus Africa has named Ekiti, Lagos and Rivers as the states with the highest number of reported cases of gender-based violence in Nigeria....
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned one Abdullahi Mukit at the Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, for alleged $3,500 fraud. Mukit was...
At least 12 persons died in an auto crash along the Baimari – Geidam Road in Yobe on Tuesday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road...
Gunmen have killed a hotel guest, Gideon Ebukwe, in the Sagamu local government area of Ogun State. The spokesperson for the state police command, Omolola Odutola...
Nigerian comedian, actor, and activist Adebowale ‘Debo’ Adebayo, aka Mr. Macaroni, has questioned the decision behind the arrest and arraignment of human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi....
Former President of the Performing Musicians’ Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, has demanded the immediate release of human rights lawyer and author,...
Nigerian content creator, skit maker, and activist Adebowale ‘Debo’ Adebayo, aka Mr Macaroni, has lamented Nigerian politicians’ persistent looting of public funds. In a post shared on...
Akwa Ibom State workers will today embark on strike following the non-implementation of the national minimum wage in the state. This was contained in a communique...
The Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, on Tuesday, granted bail to two doctors, Dr. Jude Okpani and Dr. Isaiah-Tunde Akinlade, who are standing...
A popular UK-based Nigerian pastor, Tobi Adegboyega, is on the verge of being deported after he lost his fight against deportation following an alleged £1.87 million...
Police on Tuesday arraigned a 40-year-old man, Gafaru Ogundiran, at the Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, for alleged illegal possession of firearms. Ogundiran, however,...
An early morning fire razed more than 50 shops at the popular Bayan Tasha market in Damaturu, Yobe State, on Tuesday. An eyewitness told journalists the...
The National Food and Drugs Agency of Nigeria (NAFDAC) has uncovered a factory on Lagos Island that produces fake alcoholic beverages. The agency said in a...
An early morning fire razed 17 shops and destroyed property worth millions of Naira at the Moniya Market in the Akinyele local government area of Oyo...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a 50-year-old Nigerian businessman for allegedly importing 700 grams of cocaine into the country. The arrest was...
The Lagos State Government has announced the closure of the Marine Bridge for a period of three months to enable emergency rehabilitation works commence. The state...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has resolved to prosecute an herbalist, Ismail Usman, who shot himself while testing his self-made bulletproof charm. The command’s...
Fire has razed a spare parts market in the Idumota Under Bridge area of Lagos State on Friday night, destroying goods and property worth millions of...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed a fundamental rights suit filed by Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky, against the Economic and Financial...
The Lagos State Taskforce has dismissed two of its personnel over their involvement in theft during a recent raid in the state. The taskforce’s spokesman, Mr....
The Court of Appeal, Lagos, on Friday, discharged and acquitted the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, of rape charge following a...
Police operatives in Enugu have arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing N4 million from a bank customer by forging his account details. The spokesman for the...
The Nigerian Army has arrested Fisayo Soyombo, founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), at an illegal oil bunkering site in Port Harcourt, Rivers State....
No fewer than eight persons have died in a boat mishap which occurred in the early hours of Friday along the Dambo-Ebuchi sections of River Niger,...
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Friday has condemned the reported arrest and detention of Mr. Fisayo Soyombo, founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism...
The Edo State Government has lifted the suspension on its state security outfit, previously known as the Edo State Security Network, renaming it the Edo State...
The Lagos State Taskforce has arrested four suspected traffic robbers in the state. The Chairman of the taskforce, Adetayo Akerele, disclosed this in a statement issued...
Police on Thursday arraigned a 52-year-old man, Taiwo Olaniyan, at the Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, for allegedly causing the death of...
Justice T.G. Ringing of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced two police officers: Yusuf AbdulKarim Bature and Musa...
Renowned megachurch leader Bishop TD Jakes has reassured his followers that he remains unshaken in his faith and unafraid of death following a recent health emergency....
The trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman continued on Wednesday, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho with the...
A Magistrate Court in Oshodi, Lagos, has sentenced a man to four months in prison for attempting to vandalize the Jibowu Bridge. The suspect was apprehended...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lilypond Export Command, has intercepted 11 containers of timber and unprocessed wood valued at $296 million, preventing an illegal export attempt...
In a bold move to strengthen security in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of the festive season, operatives of the Dei-Dei ‘B’ Division, acting on...
Police on Wednesday arraigned three men at the Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court 1 in Kogi State for alleged illegal tax collection. The defendants – Kingsley Dan’sebe,...
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has launched an investigation into the detention of a Nigerian citizen, Abdul Olatunji, in South Africa since 2019 without trial....
The Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission has uncovered a warehouse where palliative rice donated by the federal government for distribution to vulnerable people in...
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed five persons dead in a boat mishap along Bennett Island in Warri South Local Government Area of the state....
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has disclosed that suppliers of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to terrorists and their informants are the major obstacles...
The Delta State police command on Tuesday confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state. The command’s spokesman, Bright Edafe, said in a statement...
Two Nigerian fraudsters identified as Anthony Ibekie and Samuel Aniukwu, have been sentenced to a combined 30 years in prison for defrauding American citizens of $3.5...
Bandits operating in Zamfara State have reportedly imposed N15 million levy on some communities in Tsafe local government area of the state with a threat to...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, on Tuesday, directed that vehicles without number plates be impounded across the nation’s capital, Abuja. The...
The Bauchi State Police Command has apprehended two suspects involved in separate criminal activities, including drug dealing and robbery, following a series of targeted operations. One...
