The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Sunday as Eid-el-Fitr in the country. The Sultan made the announcement in a nationwide radio and television broadcast...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two persons for alleged human trafficking in Bauchi State. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr....
The Anambra State Police Command has refuted reports of casualties in a fire that engulfed a two-storey building storing textile materials on Ifejika Street, near the...
Justice Yusuf Muhammad-Ubale of the Kano State High Court on Friday sentenced a housewife, Fadila Adamu, to death by hanging for throwing an eight-year-old girl into...
Another deadly bandit leader identified as Kachallah Dan Isuhu, has been reportedly eliminated by a rival gang in a shootout, which has brought an end to...
Police operatives in Ekiti have arrested one Victor Lorjaal for the alleged murder of his mother and elder sister in the state. The spokesman for the...
Police on Wednesday arraigned a 21-year-old woman, Anita Adeboye, at the Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ekiti State for alleged fraud and impersonation. The defendant was...
Troops from the special military task force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have apprehended two individuals suspected of involvement in the murder of Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu....
Traders at the popular Ogbo Ogwu Bridgehead Drug Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Tuesday, took to the streets of the commercial city to protest the...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered an illegal crude oil reservoir in Ondo State. The NSCDC spokesman in the state, Daniel Aidamenbor,...
In a continued effort to curb the dangers of illegal migration, the Nigerian government has successfully evacuated 956 stranded citizens from Libya in the first quarter...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Monday, visited the conflict-ravaged communities of Ilobu, Ifon, and Erin Osun, decrying the large-scale destruction of properties and the displacement...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended two women in Lagos for allegedly engaging in the illegal sale of naira notes. The suspects, identified...
The Nigeria Police Force has intensified its efforts to combat crime across the country, leading to the arrest of more than 2,300 suspects in a series...
Osun State University, Osogbo, has confirmed the loss of five students in a devastating head-on collision that occurred along the Ife-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday, resulting in...
In a coordinated effort to combat cross-border crime, the Anambra and Enugu State Police Commands have initiated joint border patrols and operations. This collaborative strategy, aligned...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has confirmed the arrest of a 42-year-old Indian woman, Neetu Neetu, allegedly with 72 parcels of heroin packaged as...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a stern warning to police officers against incessant harassment, unlawful arrest and prolonged detentions of Nigerians, stressing...
Polmi Dauda, a 20-year-old security guard has been allegedly murdered in what is being treated as a potential case of culpable homicide. The disclosure was made...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced the investigation of one Okorie Sunday for alleged $578,000 cash smuggling. The suspect was arrested at Murtala...
Police operatives in Ogun have arrested eight secondary school students for alleged involvement in secret cult activities at Ifo High School in the state. The Spokesperson...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has cautioned job seekers against falling prey to fraudulent recruitment advertisements circulating online, clarifying that it is not currently...
The Federal Government has disclosed the successful apprehension of two individuals featured on Interpol’s Red Notice, arrested in separate operations across Nigeria. Minister of Interior, Dr....
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a stark warning about the circulation of falsified Oxycontin 80mg (oxycodone hydrochloride) tablets,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday rearrested Friday Audu, the mastermind behind the activities of a group of fraudsters, inside the premises of...
A 42-year-old electricity worker has been electrocuted while working on faulty wires in the Ebute-Metta area of Lagos. The spokesman for the state police command, Benjamin...
The death toll from Wednesday’s fuel tanker explosion in the Karu area of Abuja has increased to 10. The Acting Director-General of the Federal Capital Territory...
Sultry Nollywood actress Ibinabo Fiberesima has decried the deployment of military personnel in Rivers State following the state of emergency order by President Bola Tinubu. The former...
A devastating rainstorm has caused the collapse of classrooms at Mayigi Community Comprehensive High School in Ilase, Ipokia Local Government Area, Ogun State, resulting in the...
A witness, Japhet Akawe, testified before an Ogun State High Court on Wednesday, detailing how a suspected armed robber, identified simply as Moses, allegedly raped his...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned a former Deputy Director of Highways at the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Augustine Olowoniyan,...
Nigerian rapper, actor, and activist Folarin Falana, popularly known in music circles as Falz, has taken to social media to knock President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over...
The Abia State Government has taken decisive action against criminal activity by demolishing a building in Osisioma Local Government Area, which was being used as a...
Akure, the Ondo State capital, witnessed a surge of tension on Wednesday as farmers staged a protest over the alleged killing of five of their members...
Sultry Nollywood actress Hilda Dokubo has taken to social media to condemn the state of emergency declaration imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu....
The Lagos State Government has issued an early warning to residents, forecasting above-normal rainfall and a prolonged rainy season extending into December 2025. Mr. Tokunbo Wahab,...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit drug including cocaine, opioid, tramadol, loud, and molly, packaged in prayer beads, board game packs, and...
The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old teacher identified as Musa Wada, for allegedly beheading his 14-year-old Almajiri student, Bashir Adamu, and cutting off...
Police operatives in Lagos have detained a 25-year-old woman for allegedly conspiring with her brother to rob her boyfriend of three iPhones and bitcoins worth about...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a suspected pipeline vandal and four other criminals in Bauchi State. The NSCDC Commandant in the...
Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested eight trucks conveying suspected illegal solid minerals. They were arrested...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed bail applications filed by four suspects linked to notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, citing significant national security concerns....
As the Anambra State government continues to wage a crackdown against fake religious practitioners, native doctors in the state have pledged to partner with Governor Chukwuma...
A 20-year-old woman identified as Rukayyah Amadu, has been arrested by the Jigawa State Police Command for allegedly killing her co-wife, Asiyah Amadu, by pouring hot...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a husband and wife, Baba Sule Abubakar Sadiq and Hafsat Kabir Lawal, alongside two others, Abdullahi Bala...
Police operatives in Osun State have detained a suspected cultist who allegedly shot a convenience store owner in the state. The spokesman for the state police...
Police operatives in Delta have detained a couple and one other suspected gunrunner in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Bright Edafe, disclosed...
In a series of operations aimed at curbing criminal activities, troops of the 3 Division and Operation SAFE HAVEN have neutralized kidnappers and apprehended suspected gunrunners,...
Proscribed Igbo separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has accused officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) of...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed 357 people under medical surveillance following the death of a 31-year-old physician who succumbed to...
