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  The Lagos State Police Command has said it is on alert to respond to any security issue in Ikorodu. This is following some concerns over a trending flyer warning residents, especially non-Yoruba indigenes, off Ikorodu town between 10pm and ...

  The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Biu, has ordered an immediate clampdown on all old and rickety vehicles across the country. Biu gave the directives in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer and Assistant Corps ...

  The Oyo State Government has declared Monday as a maiden public holiday to celebrate Isese Day. The day is celebrated annually by traditionalists across the state. The announcement was contained in a circular titled, “Declaration of holiday to mark ...

  The President of National Union Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Prof. Tajudeen Baruwa, has regained his freedom from police detention. He cautioned members of the union against making inflammatory statements that could undermine its stability. The advice came against the ...

  Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under President Bola Tinubu to float the naira is illegal and he is now challenging that in court. On June 14, at a time ...

  The acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, said the service intercepted 4, 252 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 299 cartons of codeine syrup and 5,600 litres of Premium Motor Spirit among others at different locations ...

  ASUU raises alarm over teenage pregnancy at Benue IDP camps The Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) has called on President Bola Tinubu to as a matter of urgency, address the humanitarian crisis in Benue State Internally Displaced Persons ...

  The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion at the Lane Inbound Ikorodu General Hospital for the completion of the Asphalt binder course and wearing course of the new slip road from Thursday, August 17. This is in ...

  Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun on Wednesday ordered that five men arraigned for possessing Indian hemp and two bags of fake foreign currencies be kept in police custody until legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution is ready. The suspects, ...

  Femi Adebayo has revealed the length he went to produce the trending indigenous movie ‘JagunJagun’. In an interview with newsmen, the actor disclosed that he sold his properties to fund the movie because he didn’t want to seek help from ...

  The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) announced on Thursday that 36 officers were killed in Niger State. Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, confirmed the casualties when he gave a breakdown of the ambush of troops in Niger State ...

Popular Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has said the Federal Government’s N5 billion fuel subsidy removal palliatives are diversionary and a waste. Falana disclosed this on Friday during an interview on Channels Television. According to ...

A 34-year-old man, Adebiyi Samuel, has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife, Serah Ogungbe. Samuel was arrested by operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Ogun State on Monday during a routine patrol. The suspect was said to have murdered ...

  The Murtala Muhammed Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service said it intercepted male donkey genitals and dried shark fins worth N1.23bn at the Lagos Airport en route to China and Hong Kong respectively. According to a statement on ...

Police in Jigawa State have arrested 50-year-old Ibrahim Adamu for allegedly using a sharp object to butcher his four-year-old stepson. Spokesman of Jigawa State police command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident in a statement. He said the incident ...

Kelechi and Johnson, once of Chicken Republic and dubbed the “Happie Boys,” have lately made a public declaration. They were later given scholarships by OPM Pastor Chibuzor Gift Chinyere to study in Cyprus. They support their allegations that the pastor ...

  The Abia State Police Command, Thursday, confirmed the death of a female evangelist in an Aba hotel during a sex session with the General Overseer of her church last Saturday night. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Chinaka ...

  Subsidy: FG announces N5bn palliative for each state The Federal Government has announced a N5bn palliative for each state of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory to cushion the impact of the removal of the petrol subsidy. The ...

  Court strikes out firearm charge against Emefiele A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday struck out the firearm charges against the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Nicholas Oweibo struck out the charge ...

  Singer Naira Marley has joined NDLEA to urge Nigerian youths to shun drug abuse. He said the side effects of substance abuse can never be overemphasised. The Marlian boss spoke during his visit to the chairman of the National ...

  A jury in New Zealand found a South African woman guilty on Wednesday of murdering her three young daughters, saying she faced a life sentence for each killing. Lauren Anne Dickason killed her two-year-old twins and their six-year-old sister ...

  Despite economic headwinds that affected Nigeria’s economy, three Nigerians have appeared in the list of richest black people on earth. They are Aliko Dangote, Abdulsamad Rabiu and Mike Adenuga. Aliko Dangote, President of the pan-African Conglomerate, the Dangote Group, ...

  84-year-old man arrested for allegedly k#lling his 75-year-old wife who deprived him of s+x. The Edo State Police Command has arrested an Octogenarian identified as Gabriel Ahuwa, 84, for allegedly h@cking his 75-year-old wife to d£ath with a mach£t£ ...

  Elderly woman insists she will not return her grandson to his mother who left him at six months old. An elderly Nigerian woman has insisted that she will not give her grandson to his mother after she left him ...

  Qatar begins construction of 500,000 houses for Kaduna residents The Qatari government has inaugurated the construction of a 500,000 mass housing project for vulnerable and less-privileged persons in Kaduna State. Qatar’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Ali Bin Ghanem Al-Hajri, performed ...